The requirements listed in our job descriptions are guidelines, not hard and fast rules. You don’t have to satisfy every requirement or meet every qualification listed. If your skills are transferable and you are in the ballpark experience-wise, we'd love to speak to you.

FanDuel Group is a world-class team of brands and products that deliver sports betting, gaming and entertainment to millions of US sports fans every day. That’s no easy task, and wouldn't be possible without a fantastic team who have helped us pioneer new products and innovative features that make us a leader in the industry. Whether you’re looking for better career progression, improved financial security or just a better sense of belonging, we believe we’ve created a culture in which everyone can succeed, no matter how you got here.

The Position

As a Senior Software Engineer within the Responsible Gaming vertical, you will be working on systems that are paramount to the safety and security of our customers and to FanDuel. 

There’s a huge focus on continuing to innovate in this space, with some major projects in the works. We aim to provide a best-in-class service, creating an inclusive gameplay experience that resonates with all our customers across FanDuel products. 

You will be a Senior Software Engineer who has experience developing highly scalable and available backend systems. Whilst this role will be predominantly focused across the backend, there will also be the expectation to focus on frontend development on occasion - so it’s a great opportunity to broaden your skillet! 

Some of your day-to-day responsibilities will include: 

Writing distributed, highly scalable and available backend systems & APIs using Java Working with cloud-based infrastructure and technologies (we use AWS) Working closely with internal stakeholders and teams as well as third party suppliers  Mentoring, coaching and knowledge sharing with colleagues  Influencing the delivery of technical solutions in a team setting Helping your team evolve by actively participating in the code review process, design discussions, team planning, and ticket reviews Resolving the root cause of complex problems, leaving software better and more maintainable

What We’re Looking For

Strong backend experience with Java  Experience with AWS as well as understanding DevOps concepts such as IaC (we use Terraform) Experience with Kafka and event streaming  Experience working on critical systems (ideally high volume and at scale)  Familiarity working in an Agile environment Understanding relational, non-relational databases, messaging queues and concurrency

What You Can Expect

Interesting work - working in a fast-paced and ever-changing industry, new problems and exciting solutions are never too far away. There are always opportunities to learn new skills and broaden your horizons A sense of achievement - Our teams own their own software and when that awesome new feature ships to users and the positive feedback starts rolling in, you can feel really proud of what you and your team created Personal development - clear and defined career pathways for every role at every level, a supportive manager, loads of learning opportunities and even 10% of your time to dedicate to your learning. Belonging - everyone at FanDuel works for each other, we win together, make mistakes together and have lots of fun doing it. Trust - A trusting work environment where productivity is valued above all else, giving you autonomy and ownership of your time and work Great financial package - Including salary, bonus, pension, private healthcare, share save scheme, flexible working & holiday policy along with a number of other benefits.

The Interview Process 

Recruiter Screen (30mins)  Competency Interview (60mins)  Technical Exercise - Coding (60mins)  System Design Interview (45mins) 

We aim to do 3 & 4 as back-to-back interviews. 

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We endeavour to make our interview process as accessible as possible. If you need any assistance prior to your interview, including any reasonable adjustments, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

FanDuel is an equal opportunities employer. Diversity and inclusion in FanDuel means that we respect and value everyone as individuals. We don't tolerate bias, judgement or harassment. Our focus is on developing employees so that they reach their full potential.

Location: Our Scottish tech hub is based in central Edinburgh and is fitted with fabulous amenities including a gym, showers, bike parking, gaming pods, multiple breakout areas, meeting rooms, a roof terrace and much more. 

We operate a hybrid model for the majority of our roles, where we normally spend a day or two in the office per week.