Lead Software Engineer, Games

About this role

About Chalkboard:

Chalkboard is building the future of sports gaming. Our mission is to blur the line between watching and playing by turning real-money sports gaming into a social, immersive experience built for fans who play to win. We're not just creating another betting app. We're reimagining how sports fans engage with the games they love.

At our core, we’re a team of sports-obsessed builders who value clarity, fairness, and the thrill of helping fans turn insight into action.

We’re looking for a Lead Software Engineer, Games to own and scale the games experience across our mobile app and backend systems. In this role, you’ll partner closely with Product, Engineering Leadership, and Infrastructure to deliver high-impact, real-time experiences that power how users engage with Chalkboard.

Your Game Plan:

Own and drive the end-to-end development, delivery, and scaling of the games experience across mobile and backend systems while rapidly iterating in a high-impact, fast-moving environment.

• Deliver and scale a high-quality v0 of the games experience with speed and confidence
• Own backend services, ensuring correctness, performance, and reliability
• Architect systems that are simple to start and built for rapid iteration
• Lead technical planning, execution, and stakeholder alignment
• Take ownership of systems regardless of original authorship
• Drive high standards in architecture, testing, and execution
• Build trust with Product, Engineering, and Leadership through consistent delivery
• Navigate tight deadlines and high-impact deliverables
• Operate effectively across greenfield and existing systems
• Ramp quickly despite incomplete documentation and onboarding challenges
• Balance speed and quality with pragmatic decision-making
• Partner cross-functionally with Product, Infra, and Engineering teams
• Support and elevate teammates through collaboration and leadership
• Act as a technical leader, collaborator, and problem-solver across tea...