Senior Software Engineer (US)

Dabble • Austin, TX

3d • $160,000 - $180,000 • Remote

About The Position

In the US, Dabble is an innovative Daily Fantasy Sports app, launched in 2023 and on an exciting scale-up journey. Backed by the success of our Australian sportsbook, Dabble is revolutionizing the industry by delivering a unique and immersive community-based experience.
Unlike traditional DFS apps, Dabble combines social media elements with daily fantasy, offering a newsfeed similar to Instagram or Twitter, where users can follow other players (including friends, ex-athletes and celebrities) and copy their bets with ease. Our mission is clear: to lead the charge in creating a social gaming experience like no other, where cutting-edge entertainment meets real connection and engagement.
Dabble US HQ is located in Austin, Texas, but our remote-first culture means our team thrives across the country. We're passionate, we're driven, and we're on the lookout for the next Dabbler!
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Collaborative, open-minded team. We value both big and small ideas!
Each day is led through upholding our core Values: Fun, Celebratory, Community, Evolutionary and Focus
As a key member of the Technology team, the Senior Software Engineer (US) plays a hands-on role in the planning, development, and delivery of complex projects across sport wagering and social media. Working autonomously within a supportive and dynamic environment, this role will act as a senior technical contributor and mentor, collaborating closely with Engineers, Product Managers, and Designers to build and maintain high quality frontend and backend systems.
Partnering across Product, Design, Data, and Operations, this role translates business and customer needs into scalable, reliable technical solutions, while also contributing to architectural decisions, agile delivery, and continuous improvement to support Dabble’s broader business goals.

Requirements

• A minimum of 6 years' experience in a similar role
• Ability to work evening hours to collaborate effectively with our Australia-based development team
• Demonstrated experience leading teams and/or mentoring other developers
• Proven ability to thrive in a fully remote environment, working independently while staying connected to the team
• A track record of successful project/product implementation, with a demonstrated ability to own projects end-to-end
• A strong understanding of software design principles and architecture
• Demonstrated experience developing for mobile and web platforms
• Commercial experience working with Node.js
• Experience working with React, React Native and relevant frontend technologies
• Experience working with AWS and/or other major cloud provider

Nice To Haves

• Experience in gaming, sports betting, fintech, or other regulated industries highly preferred

Responsibilities

• Assist with the planning, development and maintenance of the front-end and back-end codebases using TypeScript, Node.js, React Native, across microservices and distributed systems
• Design and deliver maintainable, high-performance software in a timely manner that scales with our growth, leveraging event-driven architecture with Kafka
• Shape technical conversations around software development processes, agile practices (stand-ups, retros), and platform architecture
• Stay current and provide insight on emerging software approaches, architectures, and vendor solutions
• Ensure that non-functional requirements such as security, performance, maintainability, scalability, usability, and reliability are being considered when developing solutions
• Keep job knowledge up to date by studying new development tools, programming techniques, and computing equipment; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal and professional networks; participating in professional organizations
• Take opportunities to proactively share this knowledge with the wider development team

Benefits

• Three weeks of paid vacation leave per year
• Two weeks of paid sick leave per year
• 401k matching up to 200%
• Health insurance
• Unpaid time off available
• Paid parental leave available
• Dabble Day Dividend: all Dabblers split the day’s revenue evenly on our birthday each year. You share the workload, why shouldn’t you share the reward?

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed