Senior Engineer –Experienced Sportsbook & Real-Time Betting experience, startup experience
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Posted: April 15, 2026
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Quick Summary
We are seeking an experienced engineer who has built, launched, or operated a real-money sports betting platform, or played a senior role on a team responsible for core sportsbook systems. This is not a traditional engineering role, but rather a unique opportunity to join a startup and contribute to the development of a real-money sports betting platform.
Required Skills
Job Description
This is not a traditional engineering role.
We are specifically seeking an engineer who has built, launched, or operated a real-money sports betting platform, or played a senior role on a team responsible for core sportsbook systems.
This includes direct experience with:
• bet placement and validation
• odds and market handling
• real-time event ingestion
• settlement and payout systems
• wallet / balance integrity
We are specifically seeking an engineer who has built, launched, or operated a real-money sports betting platform, or played a senior role on a team responsible for core sportsbook systems.
This includes direct experience with:
• bet placement and validation
• odds and market handling
• real-time event ingestion
• settlement and payout systems
• wallet / balance integrity
The platform may not have succeeded commercially due to funding, licensing, or distribution challenges — that is not a concern. We are focused on hands-on experience building real systems that handle real money at scale.
This is not a theoretical or learning role.
If you have not worked directly on a live sportsbook or gambling product, this position is not a fit.
OleOle
OleOle is building a social network and messaging platform for football/soccer. In match gambling driven by live score updates is the driver of our model. 
What we do...
Overview
OleOle is building a blockchain-based sports betting platform as part of a larger football-focused ecosystem with built-in distribution, licensing strategy, and capital support.
We are looking to connect with technical founders or senior engineers who have already built a crypto-native or blockchain-enabled sports betting platform—one that is live, previously live, or production-ready—but failed to scale due to funding, customer acquisition, or licensing constraints, not technology.
This is not a greenfield build and not a standard engineering role. We are specifically seeking people who have real, working blockchain betting infrastructure and are open to folding that technology and expertise into a larger, well-capitalized organization.
 
This role is ideal if you have:
• Built or operated a blockchain or crypto-based sportsbook
• Hands-on experience with:
• On-chain or hybrid (on-chain / off-chain) betting architecture
• Smart contracts for wagers, settlement, or escrow
• Odds feeds and oracle integrations
• Risk management and exposure controls
• Crypto wallets, custody, and transaction flows
• User accounts, KYC, AML, and compliance-adjacent systems
• A platform that:
• Reached live users, beta, or production readiness
• Struggled due to lack of capital, liquidity, or distribution—not engineering
• Interest in integrating into a larger platform rather than rebuilding alone
We are open to solo founders, lead engineers, or small technical teams.
What This Role Is (and Is Not)
This is:
• A chance to bring existing blockchain betting technology into a broader ecosystem
• A role focused on integration, scaling, and hardening production systems
• An opportunity to work with a company that will handle marketing, licensing, and growth
This is not:
• A greenfield smart contract project
• A typical Web3 “dev role”
• A consulting engagement
• A pitch deck–only conversation without real code
Qualifications
Technology Focus
We are particularly interested in experience with:
• Crypto-only betting flows
• Smart contract–based settlement
• Oracle-driven odds and event resolution
• Hybrid architectures that balance on-chain trust with off-chain performance
• Secure wallet integration and transaction lifecycle management
Structure & Upside
Engagement structure will vary based on what exists today and may include:
• Technical leadership role
• Equity or revenue participation
• Technology acquisition or licensing
• Long-term role inside OleOle’s in-house gambling operation
The goal is alignment and long-term ownership—not short-term contracting.
 
Solutions not problems .
• Creative problem solver who can courageously propose and support new ideas to our organization. Not interested in best practices, lets build something better!
• Ability to adapt. An ideal candidate will welcome the opportunity to solve a broad range of problems using a wide array of technologies.
• Comfortable with ambiguity, shifting priorities and general growing pains of an early-stage technology company
• An exceptional entrepreneurial judgment that fosters independence over micro-management
• Understanding of football and international sports a huge plus
 
Ole Ole is located in beautiful Austin Texas, however, this role requires some travel we are privately held and rapidly growing!