What We Do: Lucra provides real-money, gamification software to consumer platforms. We enable users to compete with each other on the sports they watch & games they play, inside products they know & love.
Lucra is the leading technology provider of real-money gamification services. Our B2B and Direct-To-Consumer technologies facilitate real money contests on partner platforms or within their own app, available on iOS and Android. Lucra's white-label, Software Development Kit (SDK) provides partners with a comprehensive, turnkey solution to embed gamification technology directly into their platforms. This innovation offers features previously unavailable to enterprise clients, including real-money, peer-to-peer contests within their platforms. Lucra is changing the way fans engage with their friends by introducing a new, digital, social-first gaming experience.
Website: www.lucrasports.com
Why We Are So ExcitedSpace: Social, real-money gamification combines several attractive and under-penetrated markets. We are first movers in this market and have an opportunity to create an industry-leading technology that can service millions of customers worldwide.
Stage: We recently closed our third successful fundraising round, backed by high-profile, individual and institutional investors across consumer, sports, and enterprise. We need to ramp up the team and take advantage of the early lead we have in our space.
Team: We are a team composed of repeat founders from Stanford Business School, with employees from Microsoft, NASA, Goldman Sachs, AQR, Athena Health, Atlassian, and more!
Investor Base: We are backed by some of the biggest names in consumer technology and sports, including NFL/NBA/MLB/MLS/MLP team owners, professional athletes, and top-tier venture funds.
About the Role
This role is a foundational one within our organization to join a new Frontend Engineering team, with lots of opportunity for growth. We are looking for a full-time employee with a start date of ASAP. We are fully remote and open to all US locations. We are building for the future!
Non-Technical RequirementsTotal development experience of 6+ years
At least 1-2 years experience developing software at a startup or early stage company
Experience leading multi-month projects and breaking Epics into user stories
Experience leading code reviews and providing constructive feedback
Ability to coordinate with US based part time contractors
Team-first mentality, works well with others
Passion for sports and competition
Not afraid to jump in when you see something you can add value to
Experience participating in remote pair programming sessions
Fluent written and verbal English (native speaker level)
4+ years of experience with vanilla JavaScript and React
Experience with GraphQL (Hasura skills is a plus)
Experience building JavaScript libraries (SDK building experience is a plus)
Frontend build tool automation (Webpack, Vite, ESBuild)
Experience writing unit and integration tests with a focus on adding tests that provide value over writing tests for the sake of coverage
Has experience working in a fast-paced early-stage start-up environment or is incredibly enthusiastic about learning quickly in a new space.
Is able to synthesize information quickly, distill the most relevant insights, and communicate those insights to relevant stakeholders.
Is familiar with instrumenting and using analytics to support data analysis.
Is proactive, bold, and resourceful ("If not me, then who?").
Is not afraid to work 10-12 hour days, if necessary.
Is curious about the social gaming space.
Shares our vision of connecting people through friendly competition.
Thrives in our collaborative culture and is a great team player.
Looking for candidates for an immediate start-date.
