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The Leaflet

An independent platform for cutting-edge, progressive, legal, and political opinion.

Senior Backend Engineer – Quantitative Sports

Backend EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteSeniorTeam 11-50H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

Florida

Posted

8 days ago

Salary

0

Seniority

Senior

Job Description

Senior Backend Engineer – Quantitative Sports

The Leaflet

• Architect and build backend services that operate reliably under intense data and user load • Reduce system latency and optimize real‑time performance across the pricing pipeline • Collaborate closely with quantitative developers to integrate models and pricing logic • Design and maintain ingestion pipelines for multiple live data feeds • Implement robust testing and monitoring to ensure system resilience • Build internal tools that support trading, operations, and analytics teams • Contribute to technical strategy and long‑term platform evolution • Foster a culture of knowledge sharing and engineering excellence

Job Requirements

  • 8+ years of backend engineering experience
  • Deep proficiency in Python for production systems
  • Experience with low latency, real time, or high throughput systems
  • Background in multi feed ingestion architectures
  • Strong understanding of microservices and distributed systems
  • Experience deploying and operating systems in AWS
  • Familiarity with relational databases (Postgres, MySQL)
  • Experience with analytical stores (Snowflake, ClickHouse)
  • Strong knowledge of messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ)

Benefits

  • Competitive pay and benefits
  • Flexible vacation allowance
  • A hybrid / remote working environment
  • Startup culture backed by a secure, global brand

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