Job description
About Sleeper
Sleeper is a rapidly growing platform for sports fans with messaging and gameplay at its core. We’re reimagining how fans interact with sports—from season-long fantasy leagues to daily gaming formats—with a seamless, social-first experience that puts the user first.
Behind the scenes, Sleeper is powered by a modern, scalable tech stack. While much of our backend is Elixir-driven, this role sits at the intersection of Python-based data services, our Elixir backend, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and distributed analytics infrastructure. You’ll help us ensure our trading systems are robust, our pricing is real-time, and our risk engines are resilient.
The Role
We are seeking a DevOps/QA Engineer with a passion for automation, quality, and observability to join our Risk & Trading team. You’ll work on critical infrastructure and testing pipelines that power Sleeper’s real-money gaming experience—helping to scale pricing engines, maintain system reliability, and build the tooling to detect anomalies before users ever feel them.
What You’ll Be Doing
Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for trading and pricing services (Python & Elixir).
Develop infrastructure as code (Terraform, GCP-native tools) for deploying and scaling trading infrastructure.
Build automated QA pipelines to test settlement, pricing accuracy, and edge-case simulations across sporting events.
Work closely with engineers and data scientists to validate data integrity and model behavior in production.
Monitor system performance and implement observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, etc.) to identify and mitigate production risks.
Create fault-injection tests and run load-testing simulations that replicate real-world market stress.
Participate in post-mortem reviews and help create actionable feedback loops for continuous improvement.
Who You Are
3+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or QA roles—preferably in high-availability or finance/gaming-related environments.
Strong Python skills with experience in test frameworks (e.g., Pytest, Hypothesis).
Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, CircleCI, or similar) and infrastructure automation tools (Terraform, Ansible).
Familiarity with cloud environments (GCP preferred) and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills; a passion for finding edge cases and preventing failure modes.
Understanding of real-time systems, pricing engines, or risk models is a big plus.
Bonus: Experience with Elixir or functional programming environments.
Benefits
Competitive salary and stock options
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
401(k)
Flexible working hours and remote-first culture
Clear paths for career growth and leadership
What We Offer
Sleeper keeps its team intentionally small so every engineer has outsized product impact. You’ll work alongside designers, data scientists, and trading experts—all focused on one mission: connecting people through sports. We believe in equitable pay and an inclusive workplace.
Certain U.S. locations require a reasonable estimate of base salary. Compensation will consider skills, experience, and market data. Sleeper is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. To learn more, visit sleeper.com.
Competitive salary plus benefits including Medical, Dental, PTO, 401k. Please note that The salary range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The policy of Sleeper is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status and to affirmatively seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity. Sleeper is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Company’s career webpage as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to [email protected].
Headquartered in Las Vegas, NV, Sleeper is backed by Silicon Valley’s top investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, and Expa.
To learn more, visit us online at: www.sleeper.com
