Software Engineer

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

We're growing our Trader Automation Engineering team that works on some of the coolest software in the industry - the systems that price betting markets for the major US sports! The team you will join works proactively with other teams across the organization to build best in class trader automation tooling, while proactively identifying opportunities for technical innovation within the Risk and Trading organization. Our stakeholders are the people who establish the odds and prices for the #1 sports book in America! 

As a Software Engineer within FanDuel’s Trading Solutions team, you will be an essential part of a cross functional agile team that directly impacts our business. You will work collaboratively with a team to implement creative, high-quality solutions, scope effort and timelines, and balance priorities of our stakeholders and engineering needs. This team will work closely to deliver exceptionally high-quality software, while taking pride and ownership in testing, deploying, monitoring, and maintaining that software. Our engineers own every part of the software delivery lifecycle .

You will work directly with quantitative analysts and sports platform engineering teams at FanDuel to improve the user experience of our trading teams. You will go beyond the software developer role and will be called upon to identify opportunities yourself in the trader automation space to innovate through technology.

In addition to the specific responsibilities outlined above, employees may be required to perform other such duties as assigned by the Company. This ensures operational flexibility and allows the Company to meet evolving business needs.

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

You are a significant and autonomous contributor. 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 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).

We are looking for engineers to actively engage in technical discussions, assist in designing and implementing solutions, and deliver constant improvements to our systems. We want you to be excited about constantly learning and driving your professional development. You should have many of the following skills and be eager to build the skills you don’t!:

• You work in project ideas with stakeholders, and peers


• You own parts of product and technology & become subject matter experts


• You write simple and extendable code following standards and best practices. You test your code thoroughly


• You help balance customer requirements with the team requirements


• You help your team evolve by actively participating in the code review process, design discussions, team planning, and ticket/metric/COE reviews


• You classify, store, and handle data in accordance with FanDuel policies


• You track security risks and mitigate and/or escalate them in a timely manner


• You focus on operational excellence, constructively identifying problems and proposing solutions


• You take on projects and make software enhancements that improve the team software and processes


• You work to resolve the root cause of complex problems, leaving software better and easier to maintain than when you found it


• On-call rotation where required. You provide excellent customer support


• You keep yourself up to date with market standards, open-source frameworks


• Creative problem-solving ability


• A passion for learning and always getting better


• Most importantly, you are; humble, pragmatic, self-managed, thirsty for knowledge, never satisfied and always challenging the norm. 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, Data Science, Engineering or related discipline.


• 3 or more years of industry experience in an Engineering field.


• Proficient in building services with a modern OOP language (C# experience is required).


• A fundamental understanding of data structures and algorithms.


• Experience working with CI/CD pipeline tooling (BuildKite and GitHub Actions knowledge is beneficial).


• Experience working with cloud-based infrastructure and technologies.


• Knowledge of infrastructure as code is nice to have, notably Terraform and Helm.


• Experience interacting and designing relational databases.


• Experience with streaming technologies, like Kafka, is preferable.


• Ability to document code, research, and designs clearly.


• Proficiency in translating requirements into design and developing applications.


• Understanding of containers (e.g. Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes).


• Experience with unit testing, testing tools, integrating testing and best-quality practices into an SDLC.


• Experience working in an Agile environment.

ABOUT FANDUEL

FanDuel Group is the premier mobile gaming company in the United States and Canada. FanDuel Group consists of a portfolio of leading brands across mobile wagering including: America’s #1 Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook; its leading iGaming platform, FanDuel Casino; the industry’s unquestioned leader in horse racing and advance-deposit wagering, FanDuel Racing; and its daily fantasy sports product.

In addition, FanDuel Group operates FanDuel TV, its broadly distributed linear cable television network and FanDuel TV+, its leading direct-to-consumer OTT platform. FanDuel Group has a presence across all 50 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

The company is based in New York with US offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Jersey City, as well as global offices in Canada and Scotland. The company’s affiliates have offices worldwide, including in Ireland, Portugal, Romania, and Australia.

FanDuel Group is a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment, 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).

PLAYER BENEFITS
We treat our team right

We offer amazing benefits above and beyond the basics. We have an array of health plans to choose from (some as low as $0 per paycheck) that include programs for fertility and family planning, mental health support, and fitness benefits. We offer generous paid time off (PTO & sick leave), annual bonus and long-term incentive opportunities (based on performance), 401k with up to a 5% match, commuter benefits , pet insurance, and more - check out all our benefits here: FanDuel Total Rewards . *Benefits differ across location, role, and level.

FanDuel is an equal opportunities employer and we believe, as one of our principles states, "We are One Team!". As such, 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 any 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.

The applicable salary range for this position is $116,000 - $152,250 USD, 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.

FanDuel is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please email [email protected] .

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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