Job Specifications
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.
THE POSITION
Our roster has an opening with your name on it
We’re looking for passionate & experienced Senior Software Engineers to join our Sportsbook vertical with a focus on backend development. We look 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 software engineer, you will work in empowered, multidisciplinary teams, autonomously tackling complex challenges that provide the very best experiences and products for a growing community of millions of players.
Our stacks are based in Java, Javascript, VMs, Kubernetes and AWS to deliver high-availability systems on modern architecture utilizing DevOps practices. We're also cross-functional with QA, product and design skillsets complimenting engineering allowing us to solve complex problems end to end. We have a strong learning culture and promote 10% time each week.
You will own and become a subject matter expert of areas of your product and technology stack and will be the go-to person for those areas. As a Senior Engineer on your team, you work efficiently and routinely deliver the right things with limited guidance. Your work focuses on complex, ambiguous problem areas in existing or new software initiatives. You take the long-term view, considering where each system is at in its life cycle and where appropriate, proactively fix architecture deficiencies. You can take the lead on new features and deliver them end to end.
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
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).
Responsible for the state of the code you both inherit and produce.
You write simple and extendable code following standards and best practices. You test your code thoroughly.
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 understand the maintenance characteristics, run-time properties, and dependencies or your team's software, including hardware platform, operating system and build dependencies.
You clearly document your software to ensure that future generations of developers understand the intention behind the features and components you build.
On-call rotation where required.
In the event of a problem you are able to troubleshoot, research the root cause of problems, and thoroughly resolve defects.
You provide excellent customer support.
You participate in the interview process and help your team train SE interns.
You keep yourself up to date with market standards, open-source frameworks.
You coach and develop other software engineers’ technical skills. You have the desire to learn, teach, and mentor others.
Most importantly, you are; humble, pragma
About the Company
FanDuel Group 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 North America, FanDuel Group consists of a portfolio of leading brands across gaming, sports betting, daily fantasy sports, advance-deposit wagering, and TV/media, including FanDuel, Stardust Casino and TVG.
The company is based in New York with US offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Jersey City, as well as global offices in Canada ...
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