Software Engineer

FanDuel•Atlanta, GA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Our roster has an opening with your name on it We’re looking for passionate and 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 working for our Sportsbook domain, you are able to take defined designs and turn them into secure, stable, testable, maintainable code with minimal defects. You will be working FanDuel Sportsbook application, providing our customers with a best-in-class experience. You’ll play a pivotal part in making our platform highly usable and will write clear, scalable, and high-quality code. You will work continuously to improve architecture and processes to improve quality and efficiency. 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. 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.

Requirements

Degree in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent work experience.
2 or more years of Software Development experience working with Node.js, TypeScript, and React.
A fundamental understanding of data structures and algorithms with experience working with backend for frontend (BFF) architectural patterns.
Proficient with prompting AI-powered development tools Claude or Cursor to accelerate coding workflows, improve code quality, and increasing efficiency.
Experience working with cloud-based infrastructure and technologies, preferably AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, ECS, RDS).
Experienced with optimization utilizing monitoring and alerting tools like DataDog or Sentry.
Experience working with CI/CD pipeline tooling, preferably Jenkins or BuildKite.
Familiarity with Git, GitLab, Atlassian suite preferred.
Experience with unit testing, testing tools, integrating testing and best-quality practices into an SDLC.

Responsibilities

Take defined designs and turn them into secure, stable, testable, maintainable code with minimal defects.
Work on the FanDuel Sportsbook application, providing customers with a best-in-class experience.
Play a pivotal part in making the platform highly usable and write clear, scalable, and high-quality code.
Work continuously to improve architecture and processes to improve quality and efficiency.
Invent, design and build software that is stable and performant.
Consider the legacy of the code produced and write code that an Engineer unfamiliar with the system can understand.
Limit the use of short-term workarounds.
Do things with the proper level of complexity the first time (or at least minimize incidental complexity).
Create flexible software without over-engineering.
Make appropriate trade-offs, re-use where possible, and be judicious about introducing dependencies.
Be efficient with resource usage (e.g., system hardware, database, memory/CPU, etc.).
Own parts of product and technology & demonstrate subject matter expertise.
Write simple and extendable code following standards and best practices and test code thoroughly.
Help balance customer requirements with the team requirements.
Help the team evolve by actively participating in the code review process, design discussions, team planning, and delivery excellence reviews.
Take on projects and make software enhancements that improve the team software and processes.
Work to resolve the root cause of complex problems, leaving software better and easier to maintain than when found.
Estimate stories/tasks accurately and deliver them in time.
Keep yourself up to date with market standards and open-source frameworks.
Demonstrate responsibility for the state of the code both inherited and produced.