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Senior Backend Engineer

BetrCanada1d ago

JavaPHPKotlinAWSDockerKubernetesSQLPostgreSQLRedisKafkaDatadog

About Betr

Founded in 2022 by Joey Levy and Jake Paul, Betr has built the world's first real money gaming super app. In September 2023, Betr launched Betr Picks, which has quickly become one of the leading fantasy sports pick 'em products in the U.S. The product is currently available in 34 states. In September 2025, Betr launched Betr Social Sportsbook and Betr Arcade. Since launch, Betr Social Sportsbook, which is live in 32 states, has been one of the fastest growing products in the industry. Betr Arcade has quickly emerged as a leading skill games platform and is live in 38 states. Betr Social Casino soft launched in February 2026 and is launching in 28 states. Betr plans on launching prediction markets in 2026. Betr has one million paying users and is one of the fastest growing companies in the industry.

Betr is also the most followed sports gaming company on social media in the world, featuring 24/7 original content created by Betr Media, the company's internal media division.

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:

We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Integration Team at Betr, a rapidly growing sports betting and daily fantasy sports company. This team is the backbone of our platform—ingesting odds feeds from multiple providers, managing critical data pipelines, and ensuring seamless integration between all parts of our system.

You'll own significant technical areas from day one, work with cutting-edge sports betting technology, and solve complex distributed systems challenges at scale.

This position is fully remote, but is based in Canada. Candidates must currently reside in Canada and be legally authorized to work there.

What You'll Do:

Own integration with sports feed data providers

Build and maintain WebSocket clients for real-time odds and event data

Ingest and normalize data from REST APIs and streaming feeds

Handle data mapping between providers (teams, players, events, markets)

Troubleshoot data quality issues and discrepancies across feeds

Kafka & Data Pipeline Management

Design and maintain Kafka topics and consumer/producer architecture

Monitor and troubleshoot consumer lag issues

Optimize message processing for high-volume, real-time data streams

Manage data flow between microservices (ITC → SBK → Picks)

Work with Redis for caching and performance optimization

Market Management System (MMS)

Maintain and extend the Market Management System

Build tools for product ops (Retool dashboards)

Implement market settlement logic

Handle market limits and configuration management

Support live market suspension/unsuspension logic

Platform Reliability & Performance

Ensure 99.9% uptime for critical data pipelines

Optimize memory consumption and application stability

Implement monitoring and observability (Datadog)

Debug production issues across distributed systems

Participate in on-call rotation

Requirements:

5+ years backend engineering experience with production systems

Strong proficiency in Kotlin or Java (we use Kotlin primarily)

Deep understanding of Kafka (topics, consumers, producers, streaming)

Experience with distributed systems and event-driven architecture

SQL and database optimization skills (Mysql, PostgreSQL)

Ability to debug complex issues across multiple services

Strong communication skills for cross-team collaboration

Nice to Have:

Experience with PHP (we have some legacy systems)

WebSocket implementation experience

Redis for caching at scale

Real-time data processing and normalization

Vert.x or similar reactive frameworks

Sports betting or gaming industry background

DevOps/infrastructure experience (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes)

Experience with RabbitMQ

Retool or similar internal tooling platforms

Why Join Betr's ITC Team?

High Impact: You'll own critical systems that power the entire platform

Technical Depth: Complex distributed systems, high-volume real-time data, interesting scale challenges

Ownership: From day one, you'll own significant technical areas

Growth: We're expanding rapidly—lots of opportunity to grow with the company

Team: Work with a strong engineering team that values technical excellence

Remote-First: Work from anywhere in Canada

At Betr, we're driven by a shared vision to reshape the sports & gaming industry. As a dynamic startup poised for remarkable growth, we're dedicated to crafting innovative experiences that cater to sports enthusiasts across the nation. We believe in pushing boundaries, embracing diversity, and fostering a collaborative culture that extends beyond the world of sports. Join us in shaping the future of sports entertainment!

Betr provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We deeply understand the value of bringing together a team with different perspectives, educational backgrounds, and life experiences. We encourage people from underrepresented backgrounds to apply

Thank you for your interest in Betr. We look forward to reviewing your application.

Senior Backend Engineer

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