Sports Betting Jobs

Working in sports betting: tech-company jobs in a sports wrapper

There are 856 open sports betting roles across 21 organizations.

In our posting data the betting industry out-hires every league: it accounts for roughly one in five new sports jobs month after month, and the single biggest employer in our tracking is not a team at all - it is Fanatics. These are technology companies (DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, PrizePicks, Underdog Fantasy) plus the prediction-market platforms (Kalshi, Polymarket) that now hire from the same talent pool.

The work splits into a few clear tracks: trading and quantitative research (pricing markets, managing risk), engineering and product (the apps are the business), performance marketing and CRM (acquisition at enormous scale), and compliance and responsible gaming, a genuine growth profession as regulation spreads state by state. Customer experience and payments round out the volume hiring.

Three practical notes. Pay runs above team-side rates for the same skills - these companies compete with tech for talent, not with ticket sales departments. Remote and hybrid roles are far more common than anywhere else in sports. And you do not need a sports resume: they hire from fintech, e-commerce, and consulting constantly. If your skills are technical or quantitative, this is the easiest on-ramp in the industry. Apply directly through each company's careers page.

Frequently asked questions

Which companies post the most sports betting jobs?

DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, Fanatics, PrizePicks, and Underdog Fantasy, plus prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket. In our tracking the industry accounts for roughly one in five new sports jobs every month, and Fanatics is the single biggest employer we index.

Do sports betting jobs pay more than team jobs?

Generally yes for the same skills - these are technology companies competing with tech for talent, and remote and hybrid roles are far more common than anywhere else in sports.

Do I need betting experience to get hired?

No. Operators hire constantly from fintech, e-commerce, and consulting. Quantitative and trading roles want Python, SQL, and probability skills; compliance and responsible gaming is a growing track of its own.