Senior Software Engineer

About FanduelFanDuel 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 POSITIONOur Fraud Prevention service is part of the Core Tools Vertical that provides core internal tools and integrations for Fraud Management, Customer Support Operations, VIP Management, and Responsible Gaming Operations. Our remit is to address major security issues affecting our products and help us with identity verification and payment authorization. We employ AI/ML systems with knowledge from around 34,000 sites and applications around the world to provide us with highly accurate scores on Payment Protection and Account Defense with the goal of enabling us to reduce fraud by 80% or better. We primarily use Java (40%), along with a lot of Terraform on AWS (50% - K8s, EKS, Lambdas, RDS Aurora, SNS, SQS), and a bit (10%) of Front End/Full stack (10%).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.THE GAME PLANYour 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.).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 balance customer requirements with the team requirements.THE STATSWhat we're looking for in our next teammate:Degree in Computer Science or related software engineering field, or equivalent practical experience.Experience writing distributed, highly scalable, and available backend systems & APIs using Java, Kotlin, or similar programming languages.A fundamental understanding of data structures and algorithms.Good grasp on relational, non-relational databases, messaging queues and handling concurrency.Knowledge of release process best practices for APIs and services within production systems.Experience working with cloud-based infrastructure and technologies, preferably AWS.Understanding DevOps concepts such as containers (e.g. Docker), orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes), and Infrastructure as Code (e.g. CloudFormation or Terraform).Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.Demonstrated abilities driving operational excellence and software best practices.Experience with testing concepts, test tools, and integrating testing and best practices in the SDLC.Desire to learn and develop your skills through a growth mindset.Passion for working within a fast-paced environment and can adapt to change.Player BenefitsWe 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 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.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.Apply

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