Senior Staff Software Engineer - Core Marketing Platforms
FanDuel is a premier US-based gaming destination, offering daily fantasy sports, sports betting, and online casino games. Founded in 2009 to innovate the fantasy sports industry, it has become a leading mobile sports betting operator, allowing users to bet on sports, play online games, and build fantasy teams across a wide array of professional sports leagues.
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About FanDuel
FanDuel is the premier gaming destination and #1 Sportsbook in the United States. What started as a backyard brainstorm in Texas in 2009 has grown into a major force in the gaming industry. The company revolutionized fantasy sports by simplifying the season-long game into daily contests, allowing fans to compete and win daily. Today, with over 12 million registered users, FanDuel offers a wide range of products including sports betting on leagues like the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL; an online casino with blackjack, slots, and live dealer games; daily fantasy sports for various sports like football, baseball, and basketball; and horse racing betting for major events. Additionally, FanDuel provides content through FanDuel TV and insights via FanDuel Research, making every moment of the game more engaging for its users.
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About the Role
You will lead the technical strategy, architecture, and operational excellence for core marketing platforms. You will mentor engineers, guide technical roadmaps and designs, improve service stability and scalability, reduce system complexity, write code, pair program, and communicate technical strategy to senior executives.
Requirements
- BA/BS degree in Computer Science or a related software engineering field, or equivalent practical experience
- 7+ years of relevant work experience, or 5+ years with an MS in Computer Science or a related technical field
- Exposure to Java, AWS, and potentially Lambdas or Kafka
- Experience building or contributing to an advanced shared library, design system, or SDK
- Understanding of modern architectures, design patterns, and platform nuances
- Knowledge of web libraries and frameworks such as TypeScript, React, Angular, and/or Bootstrap
- Experience influencing technical outcomes across engineering verticals
- Expert experience with testing concepts, test tools, and integrating testing best practices in the SDLC
- Experience making pragmatic trade-offs between short-term and long-term needs
Responsibilities
- Mentor and guide engineers
- Ensure services and platforms are stable, scalable, and future-proof
- Serve as the subject matter expert for the technical roadmap and champion technical initiatives
- Contribute to technical design, strategy, and roadmaps
- Write code and pair program with engineers
- Reduce system complexity
- Influence technical strategy across engineering verticals
- Communicate complex technical strategy to executives and incorporate business strategy into technical strategies
Benefits
- 10% of work time dedicated to learning
- Salary
- Bonus
- Pension
- Private healthcare
- Share save scheme
- Flexible working policy
- Holiday policy
