Software Engineer III (React Native)

PrizePicks•Atlanta, GA

4h•$145,000 - $155,000•Remote

About The Position

At PrizePicks, we are the fastest-growing sports company in North America, as recognized by Inc. 5000. As the leading platform for Daily Fantasy Sports, we cover a diverse range of sports leagues, including the NFL, NBA, and Esports titles like League of Legends and Counter-Strike. Our team of over 450 employees thrives in an inclusive culture that values individuals from diverse backgrounds, regardless of their level of sports fandom. Ready to reimagine the DFS industry together? Overview At PrizePicks, we are changing the game in daily fantasy sports. We are a passionate team of innovators dedicated to creating a best-in-class experience for our members. Our engineering team builds and scales the platform that powers our explosive growth — from our consumer-facing mobile app to the services that handle millions of daily transactions. We are looking for a Software Engineer III to join our Sweat & Lineups team and help us continue to build the future of fantasy sports. Job Summary We are seeking a Software Engineer III with strong TypeScript and React Native expertise to join our Sweat & Lineups team. In this role, you will own feature development within PrizePicks’ React Native mobile application — including My Entries, Early Payout, and anything Sweat experience! You will own the delivery of complex work end-to-end, learn and teach engineers across the organization, and contribute to architectural decisions that shape your team’s mobile experience. This is a role for someone who can break down hard problems, deliver high-quality user experiences, and start having influence beyond their own code.

Requirements

3–5 years of professional software engineering experience, with meaningful time building React or React Native applications
History of delivering complex features within a software team to drive business outcomes
Experience breaking down ambiguous requirements into concrete technical plans
Exposure to large-scale, high-traffic applications — you understand the challenges of building mobile experiences that serve millions of concurrent users
Advanced proficiency in TypeScript — you write clean, type-safe, production-quality code
Strong React Native experience — deep understanding of component lifecycle, hooks, performance optimization, and native module integration
Familiarity with Expo and its ecosystem
Experience with state management solutions and complex navigation patterns
Solid testing practices — unit and component testing with Jest, familiarity with Maestro or similar E2E testing frameworks
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Expo/EAS workflows — app store releases, OTA updates
Understanding of mobile-specific concerns — performance profiling, memory management, and platform differences
Autonomous — you can take an ambiguous problem and drive it to a well-defined solution
Comfortable providing and receiving direct technical feedback
Strong written communicator, especially important in a fully remote environment
Able to balance deep technical work with collaborative design and planning
Foster a strong team environment, we enjoy team happy hours and off-site gatherings to get to know one another

Nice To Haves

Experience using AI-assisted development tools for coding, planning, and scoping work
Experience with agentic coding tools and AI-augmented development workflows
Prior experience working in a remote engineering organization
Experience building reactive UIs that handle high-frequency data updates (e.g., Live data, Web sockets and real-time player scoring) with minimal performance impact
A sharp eye for using animations and haptics to signal "critical moments" that enhance the minute to minute gameplay
Understanding how to build layouts specifically for the "second screen" experience, where users are watching the game and the app during intense moments.
Experience or interest in building high-stakes financial visualizations for DFS or prediction markets, with a focus on real-time Sweat elements like live P&L tickers, dynamic price movement graphs, and interactive exposure charts similar to elite fintech or trading platforms.

Responsibilities

Own feature development: Take ownership of features end-to-end — from technical design through delivery — breaking complex UI and interaction flows into well-scoped, deliverable pieces.
Write high-quality code: Produce TypeScript and React Native code that is clean, performant, well-tested, and raises the bar for the codebase.
Contribute to architecture: Participate in team-level architectural decisions around component patterns, state management, navigation, and performance optimization.
Improve quality proactively: Identify opportunities to improve app performance, code quality, accessibility, and developer experience — and act on them.
Guide junior engineers: Provide technical guidance to Software Engineers I and II through thorough code reviews, pairing sessions, and design feedback.
Collaborate cross-functionally: Work with Product, Design, and QA to validate technical decisions and ensure alignment between product goals and implementation.
Participate in on-call rotation: Take increasing ownership of incident response, contributing to root cause analysis and systemic improvements.
Build team knowledge: Document technical decisions, component patterns, and architecture to strengthen your team’s shared understanding.

Benefits

Company-subsidized medical, dental, & vision plans
401(k) plan with company match
Annual bonus
Flexible PTO to encourage a healthy work/life balance (2 weeks STRONGLY encouraged!)
Generous paid leave programs, including 16-week paid parental leave and disability benefits
Workplace flexibility and modern work schedules focused on getting the job done, not hours clocked
Company-wide in-person events and team outings
Lifestyle enhancement program
Company equipment provided (Windows & Mac options)
Annual performance reviews with opportunities for growth and career development