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NEON Labs Job Postings

Software Engineer - Backend

Are you interested in mobile gaming, social networking, and sports betting? Do you want to get in on the ground floor of one of the fastest-growing industries in sports and tech today?

NEON Labs is building sports betting-focused products that will change the way consumers interact with each other and sportsbooks alike. Our launch product, Mad Props!, is a peer-to-peer social wagering app. MadProps allows users to challenge their friends to props related to sporting events, political events, and pop culture while maintaining your ledger with users. Imagine a sportsbook layered on top of your favorite messaging app...

The sports betting industry is still new. Most products on the market are geared towards putting a sportsbook in your pocket, but the information on these apps is cumbersome and confusing to the everyday sports fan. This is why Neon Labs was created. To create fun and entertaining products in this space that the everyday user would understand and be able to play with their friends.

We’re looking for a backend software engineer to help us scale our apps, primarily Mad Props!, as we gear up for launch during the NFL and College Football season. Your primary role will be working on the API that powers the mobile apps and related sports data ingestion, including working with Node.js, Javascript, ES6, Express, Java, AWS, SQL, and NoSQL.

If you are interested, please submit your resume and brief answers to the following questions to careers@neonlabs.app.

  • Why do you want to work at Neon Labs?

  • Why do you feel you would be a fit for this role?

  • What perspectives can you bring to the role that will make us better?

  • Is there anything else we should know about you?

About You

  • You have 2+ years of experience in software engineering.

  • You have production experience writing backend applications and API code that scales to a large number of users, preferably with Node.js.

  • You take ownership of your work. You can take a feature request or goal and run with it.

  • You’re able to collaborate with the rest of the team to solve problems that go beyond your expertise.

  • You can learn on the fly.

  • Backend development with Node.js, ES6, and Express. Knowledge of AWS, Docker, or CI is a plus.

  • Experience implementing modern and scalable REST APIs.

  • Experience developing applications on the cloud (AWS is a plus).

  • Familiar with software version control, preferably Git.

Benefits/Perks

  • Flexible remote work environment. Remote work is part of Neon Labs DNA. We currently have team members throughout the United States with a handful of members in the Greater Boston area.

  • Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance

  • 401(k) with a company match