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.

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

We’re looking for passionate 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 senior 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.

You use technology to solve straightforward problems, seeking input and guidance from team members. You may create or have responsibility to improve or invent small tools or applications. You are able to take defined design and turn it into code and deliver it on schedule, applying appropriate technologies and current software engineering best practices. You write secure, stable, testable, maintainable code with minimal defects. You are proficient in a broad range of data structures and algorithms, knowing when it is appropriate to use them and when it is not. You make appropriate implementation trade-off decisions. You participate in team design, scoping and prioritisation discussions. You seek to learn the business context and technologies behind your team’s software. You work effectively other team members & identify any opportunities/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

As part of FanDuel Media and Flywheel organization you will be contributing to the evolution of next generation content first products for FanDuel:

• 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 junior Software Engineers.
• You will keep yourself up to date with market standards, open-source frameworks.
• Most importantly, be; humble, pragmatic, self-managed, thirsty for knowledge, never satisfied and always challenging the norm.

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

• Degree in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years in Front End Development on high traffic web applications
• Experience building web apps using React (JavaScript or TypeScript).
• Knowledge of React framework next.js and other tools for unit testing automation.
• Knowledge and experience with React Component development and Storybook
• Experience working with cloud-based infrastructure and technologies, preferably AWS.
• Understating of containers (e.g. Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Experienced in working with a Headless CMS
• Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.
• Demonstrated abilities driving operational excellence and best practices.

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!

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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