Senior Software Engineer
About The Position
FanDuel is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for its Sportsbook domain. The role is frontend-proficient, with the ability to contribute to backend work when needed, and focuses on building and improving the FanDuel Sportsbook application to deliver a highly usable customer experience. The engineer will write clear, scalable, high-quality code and continuously improve architecture, processes, quality, and efficiency. Employees may also be assigned other duties to support operational flexibility and evolving business needs. The engineer will collaborate with stakeholders and peers to design and build stable, performant software; own portions of the product and technology; and help balance customer and team requirements. The position emphasizes pragmatic engineering, maintainability, testing, operational excellence, security, and appropriate technical trade-offs. The engineer will contribute to code reviews, design discussions, team planning, and operational reviews; mentor teammates; assist with recruiting and interviewing; estimate and deliver work; and provide customer support, including participating in an on-call rotation where required. The role also involves using AI-powered tools to improve efficiency and keeping current with market standards and open-source frameworks.
Requirements
- Degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- At least 5 years of software development experience creating and maintaining mobile applications, including experience with React and React Native.
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and core web technologies, including HTML and CSS.
- Fundamental understanding of data structures and algorithms, and experience with backend-for-frontend (BFF) architectural patterns.
- Experience prompting AI-powered development tools such as Claude or Cursor to accelerate coding workflows, improve code quality, and increase efficiency.
- Experience with cloud-based infrastructure and technologies.
- Experience optimizing software using monitoring and alerting tools such as DataDog or Sentry.
- Experience with CI/CD pipeline tooling.
- Experience with unit testing, testing tools, and integrating testing and quality practices into an SDLC.
Nice To Haves
- Cloud experience with AWS, including Lambda, API Gateway, ECS, or RDS.
- CI/CD experience with Jenkins or Buildkite.
- Familiarity with Git, GitLab, and the Atlassian suite.
Responsibilities
- Design and build stable, performant software with teammates, stakeholders, and peers.
- Own parts of the product and technology and develop subject-matter expertise.
- Write simple, scalable, extendable, and maintainable code following standards and best practices; thoroughly test code.
- Improve architecture, software quality, engineering processes, and operational efficiency.
- Use AI-powered tools to maximize efficiency.
- Balance customer requirements with team requirements.
- Participate in code reviews, design discussions, team planning, and ticket, metric, and COE reviews.
- Classify, store, and handle data in accordance with FanDuel policies.
- Track security risks and mitigate or escalate them in a timely manner.
- Identify operational problems constructively and propose solutions.
- Resolve root causes of complex problems and improve the maintainability of software.
- Mentor new teammates on the team's software, operations, and broader context.
- Foster constructive dialogue and seek professional resolutions.
- Help recruit and interview candidates for the team.
- Estimate stories and tasks accurately and deliver them on time.
- Participate in an on-call rotation where required and provide technology customer support.
- Stay up to date with market standards and open-source frameworks.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Company.
Benefits
- Health plans, including options as low as $0 per paycheck.
- Programs for fertility and family planning, mental health support, and fitness.
- Paid time off and sick leave.
- Annual bonus and long-term incentive opportunities based on performance.
- 401(k) with up to a 5% match.
- Commuter benefits.
- Pet insurance.
- Medical, vision, and dental insurance.
- Life insurance and disability insurance.
- Potential short-term or long-term incentive compensation, including cash bonuses and stock program participation.
- Paid personal time off and 14 paid company holidays.
- Paid sick time in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. Benefits vary by location, role, and level.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
