Senior Software Engineer - Java in Edinburgh

FanDuel Group is an innovative sports-tech entertainment company that is changing the way consumers engage with their favourite sports, teams, and leagues. The premier gaming destination in the United States, FanDuel consists of a portfolio of leading brands across gaming, sports betting, daily fantasy sports, advance-deposit wagering, and TV/media. FanDuel has a presence across all 50 states with approximately 17 million customers and 28 retail locations.

At FanDuel, we give fans a new and innovative way to interact with their favourite games, sports and teams. We’re dedicated to building a winning team and we pride ourselves on being able to make every moment mean more, especially when it comes to your career. We believe in winning right, which means we’ll never compromise when it comes to looking out for our teammates. FanDuel offers a wide range of career opportunities, best in class benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves.

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 Senior 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 will:

• 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.
• Participate in team design, scoping and prioritisation discussions.
• Work effectively with other team members and identify any opportunities/problems arising from technical decisions.
• Invent, refine and develop your solutions to ensure they are meeting customer needs and team goals.

Our Responsible Gaming team's mission is to create a best in class regulatory experience for our customers by working with internal stakeholders and our Regulatory Partners to build scalable, flexible solutions to satisfy regulatory requirements in jurisdictions across the US and Canada.

What we’re looking for in our next teammate:

• Degree in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Experience and passion for writing highly scalable, fault tolerant and always available backend systems and APIs using Java or similar Object-Oriented programming languages.
• Good grasp on relational, non-relational databases, messaging queues and handling concurrency.
• Understanding of modern architectures, design patterns, and platform nuances.
• Knowledge of release process best practices for APIs and services within production systems.
• Experience working with cloud-based infrastructure and technologies, preferably AWS.
• Familiarity with defining infrastructure as code using Terraform or similar.
• Understanding of containers (e.g. Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Expert experience with testing concepts, test tools, and integrating testing and best practices in the SDLC.
• Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.
• Familiarity working in an Agile environment.
• Passion for working within a fast-paced environment and can adapt to change.

From our many opportunities for professional development to our generous insurance and paid leave policies, we’re committed to making sure our employees get as much out of FanDuel as we ask them to give. Competitive compensation is just the beginning. As part of our team, you can expect:

• An exciting and fun environment committed to driving real growth.
• Opportunities to build really cool products that fans love.
• Mentorship and professional development resources to help you refine your game.
• Be well, save well and live well - with FanDuel Total Rewards your benefits are one highlight reel after another.

FanDuel is an equal opportunities employer and we believe, as one of our principal states, “We Are One Team!” We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, Veteran status, or another characteristic protected by state, local or federal law. We believe FanDuel is strongest and best able to compete if all employees feel valued, respected, and included. We want our team to include diverse individuals because diversity of thought, diversity of perspectives, and diversity of experiences leads to better performance.