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Senior Software Engineer

Fanduel

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eventPublished on Aug 18, 2026 · verifiedWe confirmed on Aug 18, 2026 that it's still live

About the job

THE POSITION

Our roster has an opening with your name on it

We're

looking for a

Senior Software Engineer

to join one of our

Core Marketing Platforms teams , where

you'll

build and

optimize

high-performance microservices that power FanDuel's marketing ecosystem.

You'll

work on systems enabling critical capabilities such as real-time customer communications, personalized promotions, and targeted campaign delivery.

Your work will focus on designing highly scalable, event-driven systems that process large volumes of real-time data, delivering intelligent insights to marketing partners.

You'll

help enable data-driven, personalized experiences for millions of customers across our platform.

You'll

work within a modern microservices and event-driven architecture, building

Martech

solutions enhanced by AI to drive customer engagement and retention.

Take the long-term view and consider what volumes our systems can handle today, vs 3 years from now.

Make existing systems simpler (e.g.

by

consolidating

redundant systems,

deleting

unnecessary code, or removing/updating out of date documentation).

Coaching and developing other software engineers' technical skills.

Lead projects with a holistic view of the strategic direction of the vertical.

Defining the architecture of the future, enabling our systems to

utilize

modern technologies to their fullest whilst achieving our goals, while ensuring that it is balanced with enough time to focus on operationally improving our existing systems.

Solve complex problems, seeking input and guidance from team members

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 prioritization discussions

Work effectively with other team members

& identify

any opportunities/problems arising from technical decisions.

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, balancing customer and team requirements.

You help your team evolve by actively

participating

in the code review process, design discussions, team

planning

and support ticket reviews

You take on projects and make software enhancements that improve team software and processes

You work to resolve the root cause of complicated problems, leaving software better than you found it

Actively help others

leverage

your

expertise

through coaching and mentoring.

You understand proper data storage, classification, optimization

techniques.

You estimate stories/tasks and deliver them on time.

You keep yourself up to date with market standards, open-source frameworks, and other industry tools.

You understand the maintenance characteristics, run-time properties, and dependencies of your team's software, including hardware

platform, operating

system

and build dependencies.

You

participate

in the on-call support rotation for your organization.

Contribute to the professional development of colleagues, improving their technical knowledge and

the engineering

practices.

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.

Most importantly, you are humble, pragmatic, self-managed, thirsty for knowledge, never

satisfied,

and always challenge the norm. Responsible for the state of the code you both inherit and produce.

What we’re looking for in our next teammate

Degree in Computer Science or related software engineering field, or equivalent practical experience.

Strong backend experience with Java

Experience with AWS as well as understanding DevOps concepts such as

IaC

(we use Terraform)

Experience with event streaming technologies such as SNS/SQS or Kafka.

Good grasp on relational, non-relational databases, messaging

queues

and handling concurrency.

Experience working with high volume systems.

Understanding

of modern architectures, design patterns, and platform nuances.

Strong experience working with cloud-based infrastructure and technologies, preferably AWS.

Understating 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.

3-6 bullet points on requirements

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 lear

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