Senior Software Engineer, Prediction Markets Platform

Crypto.com

. Own the design of Go backend services that list and settle event contracts around the clock .

Posted 10/27/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $200,000 - $230,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing Go backend services, with a strong focus on building resilient distributed systems and managing complex data workflows. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, mentor engineers, and make informed architectural decisions in high-stakes environments.

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Go Backend DevelopmentPostgres Database ManagementDistributed Systems DesignProject LeadershipIncident Response Management

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Hard Skills

GoPostgresPythonAirflowRedisKafkaDockerKubernetesCI/CDSchema Design

Soft Skills

Clear WritingGood JudgmentMentoringCollaborationProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

AWSJob QueuesOpticOddsLSportsStatsPerformSportradar

Industry Keywords

Prediction MarketsSportsbooksExchangesPaymentsSettlementRegulated EnvironmentsCFTCFINRA

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowAWSDistributed SystemsDockerKafkaKubernetesPostgresPythonReactRedisTypeScriptGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the design of Go backend services that list and settle event contracts around the clock
Lead the move of business-critical workflows from Python/Airflow to Go services and durable job processing without breaking live markets
Design pipelines that ingest data from multiple providers, match the same event across them, and reconcile differences accurately and idempotently
Build settlement logic handling late or corrected results, cancellations, voided markets, provider outages, and race conditions
Write and review design docs, set engineering standards, and lead technical decisions across teams
Mentor engineers through code review, pairing, and design feedback
Participate in on-call, lead incident response, and remove causes of recurring incidents
Work with trading, operations, compliance, and product teams across time zones

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years building and running production backend systems, with ownership from design through on-call
Strong skills in Go, or deep experience in another backend language plus a clear willingness to work primarily in Go
Deep Postgres knowledge, including schema design, migrations, query performance, transactions, and isolation levels
Experience designing distributed systems, including concurrency, idempotency, retries, at-least-once processing, and failure handling
A record of leading projects that span teams and making sound architecture trade-offs
Clear writing, good judgment, and comfort when requirements are unclear
Experience with prediction markets, sportsbooks, exchanges, or sports data feeds, such as OpticOdds, LSports, StatsPerform, or Sportradar (nice to have)
Experience with ledgers, payments, settlement, or other systems where money is on the line (nice to have)
Redis, Kafka, or Postgres-backed job queues such as River (nice to have)
Python and Airflow experience (nice to have)
React/TypeScript (nice to have)
AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD (nice to have)
Experience in regulated environments, such as CFTC/DCM, FINRA, or similar (nice to have)
Startup or zero-to-one experience (nice to have)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Attractive annual leave entitlement including: birthday, work anniversary
401(k) plan with employer match
Eligible for company-sponsored group health, dental, vision, and life/disability insurance
Work Flexibility Adoption. Flexi-work hour and hybrid set-up
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