Backend Engineer

Location:New York City

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).


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

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.

We’re looking for a Software Engineer for one of our Core Marketing Platforms teams, working with a multitude of microservices achieving various goals for our marketing partners such as real-time communications or promotions. Your work will focus on highly efficient systems dealing with large volumes of real time data, delivered to various systems to enable targeted marketing.

  • Make existing systems simpler (e.g. by consolidating redundant systems, deleting unnecessary code, or removing/updating out of date documentation).
  • Solve straightforward problems, seeking input and guidance from team members
  • Take defined design and turn it into code and deliver it on schedule, applying appropriate technologies and current software engineering best practices.
  • Write secure, stable, testable, maintainable code with minimal defects
  • Participate in team design, scoping and prioritization discussions
  • Work effectively with other team members & identify any opportunities/problems arising from technical decisions.
  • Propose pragmatic solutions to problems and be eager to learn from and educate others.


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

  • You own parts of product and technology & strive to become a subject matter expert. 
  • You write simple and extendable code following standards and best practices. You test your code thoroughly.
  • You help your team evolve by actively participating in the code review process, design discussions, team planning, and support ticket reviews. 
  • You clearly document your software to ensure that future generations of developers understand the intention behind the features and components you build.
  • In the event of a problem, you can troubleshoot and thoroughly resolve defects.
  • You provide excellent customer support.
  • You estimate stories/tasks and deliver them on time.
  • 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 
  • You participate in the on-call support rotation for your organization.


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

  • Degree in Computer Science or related software engineering field, or equivalent practical experience. 2+ years of relevant work experience.
  • Strong backend experience with Java
  • Understanding of AWS as well as DevOps concepts such as IaC (we use Terraform)
  • Some experience with event streaming technologies such as SNS/SQS or Kafka.
  • Good grasp on relational, non-relational databases, messaging queues and handling concurrency.
  • Understanding of modern architectures, design patterns, and platform nuances
  • Understating of containers (e.g., Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes).
  • Experience working with cloud-based infrastructure and technologies.
  • Experience with testing concepts, test tools, and integrating testing and best practices in the SDLC
  • Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.
  • Familiarity working in an Agile environment
  • Passion for working within a fast-paced environment and can adapt to change


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 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.

The applicable salary range for this position is $116,000 - $145,000 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.

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