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The platform processes billions of dollars in volume annually, serves millions of users, generates hundreds of millions in revenue, and is profitable while continuing to grow at 10x+ year over year.The team is small, highly ambitious, and made up of people from diverse backgrounds including quantitative trading, game development, art, entertainment, and consumer technology. Engineers have the opportunity to build systems and experiences that will be used by millions of people while working on the financial infrastructure supporting massive transaction volume.With more than $65M raised from leading investors, the company is building toward a large-scale entertainment platform that combines real-money mechanics with novel consumer experiences.What You Will DoAs a Senior Software Engineer on the Backend team, you'll take significant ownership over the engineering system and drive projects from idea through completion.You'll work on consumer-facing features, complex data-driven systems, and the engineering infrastructure that allows a fast-growing team to ship quickly and reliably.Build Consumer-Facing ProductsBuild backend systems powering consumer-facing products used by millions of usersDevelop features that directly impact core business and product metricsOwn projects from technical design through implementation, testing, deployment, and iterationWork 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