Backend Software Engineer
Compensation: $170k – $250k + meaningful equity
Company Overview
Onyx Odds is a social sports prediction platform poised to shake up the world of sports. Onyx has seen immense growth in user activity and positive feedback resulting in an expansion of the team.
Onyx is a venture backed startup, having raised millions in VC funding. The founder is a Harvard grad with a background at Jane Street.
Onyx Odds is based in New York City with its offices in downtown Manhattan.
Job Description
We’re looking to add a key engineering hire to our very lean team. We are looking for someone who’s excited to work directly with the founding team to build, own, and scale the core product. As a Software Engineer, you’ll have end-to-end responsibility across the stack, significant product input, and the opportunity to shape both the technical architecture and company from day one.
Own projects from inception to production, including architecture decisions, implementation, and observability
Collaborate directly with cross business functions and leadership on product direction, roadmap, and prioritization
Background
Computer Science degree from a top university
Strong backend skill set: Node, Typescript
Familiarity with frontend frameworks for web and mobile (React and React Native)
3–6+ years of experience as a software engineer
A background developing low-latency systems or performance sensitive applications is a plus
Thrive in startup environments — you’re entrepreneurial, resourceful, and get energy from building things that users love
A background or interest in sports, trading, predictions, or crypto is a plus
Visa Sponsorship: We are unable to offer employment visa sponsorship for this position
What You'll Get
Very competitive compensation bands with regular growth in payscales
Robust health, dental, and vision plans, covering 100% of health, dental, and vision premiums
Meaningful equity
HSA account with significant company contributions
Free in office lunch daily
Location
We are based in FiDi in New York City. The team member can work in-person or hybrid.
Please note: We do not offer employment visa sponsorship for this position.
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