Software Engineer - Java in Edinburgh

ABOUT FANDUEL
FanDuel Group (“FanDuel") 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. FanDuel is based in New York with offices in New Jersey, Georgia, California, Oregon, Canada, and Scotland.

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 prioritisation discussions.
• You seek to learn the business context and technologies behind your team's software.
• You work effectively with 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 Responsible Gaming team's mission is to create a best in class regulatory experience for our customers. We do this 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. We strive to build internal tools that have clear contracts and are easy to integrate with to enable teams across FanDuel’s portfolio.

THE GAME PLAN
Everyone on our team has a part to play. You own parts of product and technology & strive to become a subject matter expert. You write simple and extendable code following standards and best practices. You test your code thoroughly. You write code that captures the essential nature of the solution and is appropriately flexible, reusable, efficient, and adaptable to changing requirements. You ensure high code quality in code reviews. You adopt approaches (e.g. set up best practices and coding standards, help resolve differences of opinions) to foster an effective/collaborative code review culture. You are able to independently design software components in well scoped scenarios, with simplicity and maintenance as key considerations. Your components are testable, debuggable and have logical APIs that are not easily misused. You know when to make significant refactors and when it’s better to leave things as-is. You help your team evolve by actively participating in the code review process, design discussions, team planning, and support ticket reviews. You clearly document your software to ensure that future generations of developers understand the intention behind the features and components you build. In the event of a problem, you can troubleshoot and thoroughly resolve defects. You provide excellent customer support. Most importantly, you are humble, pragmatic, self-managed, thirsty for knowledge, never satisfied and always challenging the norm. Responsible for the state of the code you both inherit and produce.

THE STATS
What we’re looking for in our next teammate:

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related software engineering field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2+ years of relevant work experience.
• Experience and passion for writing highly scalable, fault tolerant and always available backend systems & APIs using Java.
• 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.
• 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.

PLAYER BENEFITS
We treat our team right. 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. Having a diverse and inclusive workforce is a core value that we believe makes FanDuel stronger and more competitive as One Team.