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Staff Software Engineer

FanDuel

FanDuel

Software Engineering
Atlanta, GA, USA
Posted on Friday, July 19, 2024

ABOUT FANDUEL

FanDuel Group (“FanDuel") is an innovative sports-tech entertainment company that is changing the way consumers engage with their favorite sports, teams, and leagues. The premier gaming destination in the United States, FanDuel consists of a portfolio of leading brands across gaming, sports betting, daily fantasy sports, advance-deposit wagering, and TV/media.

FanDuel has a presence across all 50 states with approximately 17 million customers and 28 retail locations. FanDuel is based in New York with offices in New Jersey , Georgia, California, Oregon, Canada and Scotland.

Its networks FanDuel TV and FanDuel+ are broadly distributed on linear cable television and through its relationships with leading direct-to-consumer over-the-top platforms.

FanDuel Group is a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment plc, the world's largest sports betting and gaming operator with a portfolio of globally recognized brands and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: FLUT).

THE ROSTER

At FanDuel, we give fans a new and innovative way to interact with their favorite games, sports and teams. We’re dedicated to building a winning team and we pride ourselves on being able to make every moment mean more, especially when it comes to your career. So, what does “winning” look like at FanDuel? It’s recognition for your hard-earned results, a culture that brings out your best work—and a roster full of talented coworkers. Make no mistake, we are here to win, but we believe in winning right. That means we’ll never compromise when it comes to looking out for our teammates. From creatives professionals to cutting edge technology innovators, FanDuel offers a wide range of career opportunities, best in class benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. At FanDuel, our principle of “We Are One Team” runs through all our offices across the globe, and you can expect to be a part of an exciting company with many opportunities to grow and be successful.

* Please note this is a hybrid position based in Atlanta.*

THE POSITION
Our roster has an opening with your name on it

We’re looking for passionate & experienced technologists, strong communicators and those with a commitment to continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have the confidence to propose pragmatic solutions to complex problems and be eager to learn from and educate others.

As a Staff Software Engineer working for our Sportsbook Channels vertical, you will work in empowered, multi-disciplinary teams, autonomously tackling complex challenges that provide the very best experiences and products as we build out an exciting and innovative customer experience within the fast paced and growing sports betting environment. You will own and become subject matter experts of areas of your product and technology stack and will be the go-to person for those areas. You take the lead on new features and deliver it end-to-end. You enjoy coaching and developing other software engineers' technical skills.

You make appropriate implementation trade-off decisions. You take the long-term view. You participate in team design, scoping, and prioritization discussions. You seek to learn the business context and technologies behind your team's software. You work effectively with other team members and identify any opportunities or problems arising from technical decisions. You invent, refine, and develop your solutions to ensure they are meeting customer needs and team goals. You are a passionate advocate for your customer.

THE GAME PLAN
Everyone on our team has a part to play

Your work is consistently of high quality. You solve difficult problems, applying appropriate technologies and best practices. You work with your team to invent, design, and build software that is stable and performant. You are proficient in a broad range of design approaches and know when it is appropriate to use them and when it is not. Your solutions are pragmatic. You consider the legacy of the code you produce and write code that an Engineer unfamiliar with the system can understand. You limit the use of short-term workarounds. You do things with the proper level of complexity the first time (or at least minimize incidental complexity). You create flexible software without over-engineering. You make appropriate trade-offs, re-use where possible, and are judicious about introducing dependencies. You are efficient with resource usage (e.g., system hardware, database, memory/CPU, etc.).

  • You own parts of product and technology & strive to become a subject matter expert. You work on project ideas with product, stakeholders, and peers, balancing customer requirements with the team requirements.
  • You help your team evolve by actively participating and leading in the code review process, design discussions, team planning, and tech debt ticket creation/refinement.
  • You write simple and extendable code following standards and best practices. You test your code thoroughly. You help lead your team when it comes to code quality.
  • You work to resolve the root cause of complex problems, leaving software better and easier to maintain than when you found it.
  • When confronted with discordant views, you can find the best way forward and influence others to follow that path by building consensus.
  • You foster a constructive dialogue and seek resolutions in a professional way.
  • You keep yourself up to date with market standards and open-source frameworks.
  • You provide excellent customer support on an on-call rotation, where required.
  • Most importantly, you are humble, pragmatic, self-managed, thirsty for knowledge, never satisfied and always challenging the norm. You’re responsible for the state of the code you both inherit and produce.

THE STATS
What we're looking for in our next teammate

  • Degree in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent work experience
  • 7+ years of relevant work experience
  • Full stack experience building and designing highly scalable, fault tolerant and always available systems
  • Proficient in building engaging, performant, and forward-thinking web frontends in React Native
  • Experienced in full stack, preferably in a Node.js based backend
  • Proficient in building RESTful services
  • Experience in shipping high quality products & services within the Web, Mobile, and/or connected devices
  • Passion for quality, with experience in unit testing, testing tools (preferably Postman, Appia), and integrating testing and best-quality practices into an SDLC
  • Understanding of modern architectures, design patterns, and platform nuances
  • Good grasp of a broad range of data structures and algorithms
  • Familiarity of working in an Agile environment
  • Experience working with a high concurrency/high transactional/highly available platform
  • Ability to understand the dependencies between components and how they combine to deliver service to the consumer and business
  • Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive with demonstrated abilities driving operational excellence and best practices
  • Experience working with GitOps patterns, CI/CD pipeline tooling (preferably Buildkite), and familiarity with Git, GitHub, Jira, Confluence, and OpenAPI.
  • Experience working with cloud-based infrastructure and technologies, preferably AWS
  • You’re passionate about the fast-paced, innovative, and growing Sports Betting industry

PLAYER BENEFITS
We treat our team right

From our many opportunities for professional development to our generous insurance and paid leave policies, we’re committed to making sure our employees get as much out of FanDuel as we ask them to give. Competitive compensation is just the beginning. As part of our team, you can expect:

  • An exciting and fun environment committed to driving real growth
  • Opportunities to build really cool products that fans love
  • Mentorship and professional development resources to help you refine your game
  • Be well, save well and live well - with FanDuel Total Rewards your benefits are one highlight reel after another

FanDuel is an equal opportunities employer and we believe, as one of our principal states, “We Are One Team!” We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, Veteran status, or another other characteristic protected by state, local or federal law. We believe FanDuel is strongest and best able to compete if all employees feel valued, respected, and included. We want our team to include diverse individuals because diversity of thought, diversity of perspectives, and diversity of experiences leads to better performance. Having a diverse and inclusive workforce is a core value that we believe makes FanDuel stronger and more competitive as One Team!

The applicable salary range for this position is $150,000 - $200,000, which is dependent on a variety of factors including relevant experience, location, business needs and market demand. This role may offer the following benefits: medical, vision, and dental insurance; life insurance; disability insurance; a 401(k) matching program; among other employee benefits. This role may also be eligible for short-term or long-term incentive compensation, including, but not limited to, cash bonuses and stock program participation. This role includes paid personal time off and 14 paid company holidays. FanDuel offers paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.

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