About the role

What will you do at Onyx Games LLC?

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.

Which skills does this role require?

Backend DevelopmentNodeTypescriptReactReact NativeLow-Latency SystemsPerformance Sensitive ApplicationsEntrepreneurial MindsetResourcefulnessBackend Software EngineerSocial Sports PredictionVenture CapitalHarvardJane StreetHealth InsuranceDental InsuranceVision InsuranceFree LunchTypeScriptNode.jsProduct Strategy

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