Senior Backend Engineer (PHP/Python)

About Betr Founded in 2022 byJoey LevyandJake Paul, Betr is building the world's first real money gaming super app. The company's first product, Betr Picks, launched inSeptember 2023and quickly grew to several hundreds of thousands of paying users that have already won$250Mon the platform. Betr recently launched Betr Arcade with plans on launching additional new nationwide gaming products within its single app experience in 2025 to further differentiate its product offering. In addition to its single-app experience, Betr's gaming products are differentiated through a unique, simplified user interface that is catered to the casual sports fan and gamer, enabling Betr to capture more of the under-penetrated online gaming addressable market. Betr's media division, Betr Media, is one of the fastest growing sports gaming media brands in the U.S. and helps support the company's user acquisition and retention efforts. Betr is backed by Fuel Venture Capital, Aliya Capital Partners, IA Sports Ventures, FinSight Ventures, Florida Funders, Harmony Partners, 8vc, and other top-tier investors. **About the role:**The Betr team is seeking a highly skilled

Senior

Backend Engineer

to join their team. The primary focus of this role will be contributing to the development and expansion of our current

Laravel-based betting platform , utilizing your strong

PHP

skills. Additionally, this role will involve working with

Python

on various internal tools. You will be working alongside a team of experienced PHP developers who are responsible for handling the core business functions of Betr's gambling application. We are also looking for candidates with an interest in

DevOps , who are passionate about improving deployment pipelines and infrastructure. Please note that this position is specifically for backend development and does not involve any frontend work. Join us and be a part of an exciting team working on cutting-edge technology!

What You'll Do:

Build amazing consumer experiences, taking responsibility for code quality, scalability, reliability and performance

Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to understand business requirements and translate them into technical specifications

Excel in working in a collaborative team environment (5+ developers) on a large-scale PHP/Laravel codebase

Have strong communication skills, the ability to articulate complex and technical concepts across teams, & understand the value of over communication (engineering teams succeed and fail based on the level of communication)

Practice disciplined software engineering, are passionate about writing clean, readable code, & are constantly striving to improve the code you encounter

Have experience working in a scrum environment, understand, and want to contribute to our continuous efforts to improve our development infrastructure and processes

Have the ability to work remotely on complex problems

Be a self-starter with a positive attitude!

About You:

7+ years of professional backend development experience

Expert-level proficiency in PHP and deep experience with the Laravel framework

Professional experience or strong proficiency in Python

Understand the value of writing unit tests

Experience working remote

Knowledge of database design and SQL

Detail oriented with the ability to manage & ensure quality work (completeness & accuracy)

Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively

Self-motivated and able to drive initiatives from end-to-end

An entrepreneurial mindset with excellent organizational skills, the ability to be flexible, & prioritize responsibilities

Bonus Points For:

An interest in or experience with DevOps practices and tools (e.g., CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS)

Experience with asynchronous programming

Experience with Kotlin or Java

A lifelong, passionate sports fan with a deep understanding of how to engage fans

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