Software Engineer

This role sits within the CPE Platform vertical, working in Core Products and Experiences, on the Session Management team. The Software Engineer will contribute to a multidisciplinary team building reliable, engaging products for millions of players. The position involves helping deliver well-structured software, taking part in technical discussions, and contributing to documentation, collaboration and continuous improvement across the team.

• Work as part of the Session Management team, helping build and improve backend services that support reliable, scalable customer sessions
• Learn how the systems work and contribute to well-scoped features, fixes and improvements with support from more experienced engineers
• Write clear, maintainable backend code using Java or similar languages, following team standards and best practices
• Help build and improve APIs, services and database-backed functionality that can handle high volumes of traffic
• Test changes carefully and look for simple ways to make services more reliable, observable and easier to support
• Take part in code reviews, design discussions, planning sessions and team ceremonies, asking questions and sharing ideas
• Investigate bugs and support issues, working with the team to understand root causes and make practical improvements
• Learn about scaling systems, databases, caching and cloud infrastructure through hands-on work with the team
• Keep documentation up to date so others can understand how the services work and how to support them
• Collaborate closely with engineers, product partners and stakeholders to deliver changes that improve the reliability and performance of session management
• Bring curiosity, humility and a willingness to learn, while growing engineering judgement and technical confidence over time

• Some experience building backend software through work, internships, placements, bootcamps, university projects or personal projects
• An understanding of Java or a similar object-oriented programming language, and an interest in developing backend services and APIs
• Familiarity with databases and SQL, with an interest in learning more about data modelling, performance and scaling
• Awareness of common data structures, algorithms and software design principles
• An interest in distributed systems, reliability, monitoring and how high-traffic backend systems operate in production
• An understanding of testing basics and a willingness to write tests as part of everyday development
• Comfortable working in a team environment, asking questions, receiving feedback and learning from others
• A practical approach to problem solving and a desire to leave code and documentation clearer than you found it
• Enthusiasm for working on backend systems that support customer-facing products at scale

• Familiarity with cloud technologies, containers or CI/CD is helpful, but not required

• Remote-first working

• Interesting work in a fast-paced and ever-changing industry, with opportunities to learn new skills and broaden horizons
• A sense of achievement from owning software and shipping features that receive positive feedback from users
• Personal development with clear and defined career pathways, a supportive manager, learning opportunities and 10% of your time dedicated to learning
• A sense of belonging in a team that wins together, makes mistakes together and has fun
• A trusting work environment where productivity is valued, giving autonomy and ownership of time and work
• Great financial package including salary, bonus, pension, private healthcare, share save scheme, flexible working and holiday policy
• Remote-first working and a generous paid leave policy
• Commitment to maintaining a healthy work/life balance

FanDuel Group is the premier mobile gaming company in the United States and Canada, operating a portfolio of leading brands across mobile wagering, including FanDuel Sportsbook, FanDuel Casino, FanDuel Racing and daily fantasy sports. Based in New York, FanDuel Group has offices across the US and globally, including in Canada, Scotland, Ireland, Portugal, Romania and Australia, and is a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment.