Underdog · 1 month ago
Engineering Manager - Crypto
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$208K/yr - $310K/yr
7+ years expUnderdog Fantasy is a rapidly growing sports company focused on enhancing the sports experience for fans. The Engineering Manager for Crypto will lead the initiative to explore blockchain applications in prediction markets and payments, shaping product direction and engineering culture from the ground up.
eSportsFantasy SportsGaming
Responsibilities
Build the future of sports entertainment. Shape the development of a crypto roadmap that provides seamless, engaging, and scalable experiences for millions of sports fans globally
Build a winning engineering culture. Cultivate a collaborative, innovative environment that thrives on technical excellence, creativity, and shared passion for delivering impactful products
Operate in true zero-to-one mode. Your first months will be a mix of exploration, technical validation, rapid prototyping, and shaping the early roadmap. You’ll determine the right architecture, the right bets, and ultimately the right team to scale
Collaborate to shape the product vision. Partner closely with product managers, product designers and engineering leads to define features, plan delivery, and drive the development process to launch a new crypto tab, navigate crypto payments and withdrawals, and identify other opportunities like stablecoin yield offerings
Qualification
Required
At least 2 years of experience managing a high-performing cross-functional team responsible for delivering high-impact features
At least 7 years of experience building heavy-traffic consumer mobile applications and/or systems
Experience building or integrating crypto or blockchain products
Strong product intuition; you work tightly with PMs and designers to translate ambiguous goals into clear technical plans
Strong background as an IC engineer: you're comfortable diving into architecture, design reviews, and technical tradeoffs with your team
Experience working with product managers in gathering requirements, investigating technical needs, and creating designs that fit within project timelines
High level of ownership, accountability, and bias for action. You move work forward, unblock others quickly, and make thoughtful tradeoffs between speed and quality
Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills. You thrive in feedback-heavy, high-expectation environments and see clear goals and frequent check-ins as the norm. You set that tone for your team as well
Preferred
Founder/CTO experience at a crypto-related company
Demonstrable experience in both native mobile and backend development
Experience delivering engaging, mobile-first consumer product experiences
Experience owning an entire product vertical or having acted as a head of engineering / founding engineer at a high-growth startup
Benefits
Unlimited PTO (we're extremely flexible with the exception of the first few weeks before & into the NFL season)
16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
Home office stipend
A connected virtual first culture with a highly engaged distributed workforce
5% 401k match, FSA, company paid health, dental, vision plan options for employees and dependents
Company
Underdog
We’re the fastest-growing sports gaming company ever. Our mission is to build innovative games and products for American sports fans.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$115MKey Investors
Spark CapitalBlackRockKevin Carter
2025-03-26Series C· $70M
2022-07-26Series B· $35M
2021-05-03Series A· $10M
Leadership Team
Jeremy Levine
Founder & CEO
Rishi Garg
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
Mergers & Acquisitions
2025-10-19
2025-10-18
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