Software Engineer

FanDuel•Atlanta, GA

9d•$116,000 - $152,250•Hybrid

About 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 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 can 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 prioritization 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. Our Wallet Vertical is responsible for each FanDuel user’s wallet, payments, withdrawals, transaction history, tax information, and player activity journeys. You will be part of a Payments Engineering team within Wallet, responsible for building and maintaining user journeys around deposits and withdrawals. We use AWS, K8s, Terraform, Java, Python and React amongst other languages & technologies. 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.
Experience and passion for writing distributed, highly scalable and available backend systems & APIs using Java or similar programming languages.
Enough experience with web applications to support and debug JavaScript and React codebase.
A fundamental understanding of data structures and algorithms.
Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.
Demonstrated abilities driving operational excellence and software best practices.
Experience with testing concepts, test tools, integrating testing and best practices in the SDLC, and overall quality engineering practices.
Understanding DevOps concepts such as containers (e.g. Docker), orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes), and Infrastructure as Code (e.g. CloudFormation or Terraform).
Desire to learn and develop your skills through a growth mindset.
Passion for working within a fast-paced environment and can adapt to change.

Responsibilities

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.
Use technology to solve straightforward problems, seeking input and guidance from team members.
Create or have responsibility to improve or invent small tools or applications.
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.
Be proficient in a broad range of data structures and algorithms, knowing when it is appropriate to use them and when it is not.
Make appropriate implementation trade-off decisions.
Participate in team design, scoping, and prioritization discussions.
Seek to learn the business context and technologies behind your team's software.
Work effectively with other team members & identify any opportunities/problems arising from technical decisions.
Invent, refine, and develop your solutions to ensure they are meeting customer needs and team goals.
Be a passionate advocate for your customer.
Build and maintain user journeys around deposits and withdrawals.
Consistently produce high-quality work.
Solve difficult problems, applying appropriate technologies and best practices.
Work with your team to invent, design, and build software that is stable and performant.
Be proficient in a broad range of design approaches and know when it is appropriate to use them and when it is not.
Consider the legacy of the code you produce 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 minimize incidental complexity).
Create flexible software without over-engineering.
Prefer to not let perfect be the enemy of good.
Make appropriate trade-offs, reuse where possible, and be judicious about introducing dependencies.
Be efficient with resource usage (e.g., system hardware, database, memory/CPU, infra costs).
Own parts of product and technology & strive to become a subject matter expert.
Take ownership of the code you inherit and produce.
Understand how to balance quality and customer experience against delivery velocity.
Write simple and extendable code following standards and best practices.
Test your code thoroughly.
Help balance customer requirements with the team requirements.
Actively participate in the code review process, design discussions, team planning, and support ticket reviews.
Be organized and structured.
Hold your peers accountable for our established Agile practices.
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 you found it.
Estimate stories/tasks accurately and deliver them on time.
Keep yourself up to date with industry tools, utilities, and open-source frameworks.
Be humble, pragmatic, self-managed, thirsty for knowledge, never satisfied and always challenging the norm.
Be responsible for the state of the code you both inherit and produce.

Benefits

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.
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.
Medical, vision, and dental insurance.
Life insurance.
Disability insurance.
A 401(k) matching program.
Short-term or long-term incentive compensation, including, but not limited to, cash bonuses and stock program participation.
Paid personal time off.
14 paid company holidays.
Paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.