Senior Staff Software Engineer

Our roster has an opening with your name on it. You are considered a technical thought leader for the Engineering organization. You are part of a community of our most senior Engineers, working with limited to no guidance and focusing on the organization’s most complex, ambiguous problems. You provide guidance to and influence decisions made by other Engineers within the vertical. You regularly interact with executives up to the C‑suite, distilling relevant information from a complex technical strategy and incorporating relevant business strategy into technical strategies. As part of this role, you own the technical strategy for an engineering vertical, with responsibility for technical architecture and operational excellence. You take a leadership role on the vertical’s most important bodies of technical work. You balance a long view with short‑term demands, taking a pragmatic approach to system design. You embody the principle that simpler is always better, looking to reduce the complexity of the systems where you contribute. You do not accept the status quo or restrict yourself to organizational boundaries – you influence other verticals’ and the organization’s “North Star” technical strategy, working with the Principal Community and other Engineering Leaders to drive decisions around programming languages, architecture, products, tools, approaches, and processes. You provide mentorship and guidance for other Engineers, serving as a role model and supporting their career progression.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of a vertical’s architecture, aligning the vertical’s Engineers on a common technical strategy.
• Take ownership of a vertical’s operational excellence, adopting a hands‑on approach to the resolution of the vertical’s most complex issues when needed.
• Write simple code, taking complex paradigms and implementing them in a way that Engineers at all levels can understand and contribute to.
• Insist on high standards for code quality while not letting perfection be an enemy of the good.
• Influence the strategy of the vertical’s teams, helping them understand how to make technical trade‑off decisions between short‑term business needs and long‑term technology needs.
• Drive engineering engagement best practices (e.g., Operational Excellence, Security, Quality) and set standards for your vertical.
• Help others leverage your expertise by coaching and mentoring in your organisation, contributing to the professional development of Engineers within the vertical, improving their technical knowledge and engineering practices.
• Support the software as part of an on‑call rotation.

Qualifications

• Expert level experience building and designing highly scalable, fault‑tolerant and highly available systems.
• Experience influencing technical decisions across 50+ person Engineering verticals.
• Understanding of a broad range of complex data structures and algorithms.
• Expert level understanding of design patterns and architectural principles.
• Experience in making pragmatic trade‑off decisions between short‑term needs and long‑term needs.
• Experience in many modern programming languages, e.g., Java, Python, or any functional/OO programming language.
• Some expertise in modern front‑end frameworks (e.g., React, Angular) and the core web stack (JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3), including proven ability to optimise for performance and responsiveness.
• Demonstrated ability to drive operational excellence and best practices through influence.

Contract & Benefits

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.
• Flexible vacation allowance to let you refuel.
• Hall of Fame benefit programs and platforms.

Player Benefits

• Interesting work – working in a fast‑paced and ever‑changing industry, new problems and exciting solutions are never too far away.
• A sense of achievement – our teams own their own software, and when that new feature ships to users and the positive feedback starts rolling in, you can feel 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.

Location & Working Model

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. FanDuel Group 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.