Software Engineer - Core Marketing Platforms at FanDuel – Edinburgh | Jobyssey

THE POSITION

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We're looking for a 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.

Make existing systems simpler (e.g. by consolidating redundant systems, deleting unnecessary code, or removing/updating out of date documentation).

Solve well-defined problems independently, knowing when to seek input or guidance from the wider team

Translate technical designs into clean, well—tested code using appropriate technologies and current software engineering best practices, delivered on schedule.

Write secure, stable, testable, maintainable code with minimal defects

Contribute to team discussion on technical design, scoping and prioritisation.

Collaborate effectively across the team, surfacing risks and opportunities that arise from technical decisions.

Propose pragmatic solutions and share knowledge and learnings with the wider team.

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 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 identify a swift resolution.

You provide excellent customer support.

You estimate stories/tasks and deliver them on time.

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

You participate in the on-call support rotation for your organization.

What We’re Looking For

What we’re looking for in our next teammate

Degree in Computer Science or related software engineering field, or equivalent practical experience. 2+ years of relevant work experience.

Strong backend experience with Java

Understanding of AWS as well as DevOps concepts such as IaC (we use Terraform)

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

Good grasp on relational, non-relational databases, messaging queues and handling concurrency.

Understanding of modern architectures, design patterns, and platform nuances

Appreciation of orchestration and containerisation, ideally Kubernetes
(K8s)

Experience working with cloud-based infrastructure and technologies.

Experience with testing concepts, test tools, and integrating testing and best practices in the SDLC

Familiarity working in an Agile environment

Passion for working within a fast-paced environment and can adapt to change

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.

ABOUT FANDUEL

FanDuel Group is the premier mobile gaming company in the United States and Canada. FanDuel Group consists of a portfolio of leading brands across mobile wagering including: America’s #1 Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook; its leading iGaming platform, FanDuel Casino; the industry’s unquestioned leader in horse racing and advance-deposit wagering, FanDuel Racing; and its daily fantasy sports product.

In addition, FanDuel Group operates FanDuel TV, its broadly distributed linear cable television network and FanDuel TV+, its leading direct-to-consumer OTT platform. FanDuel Group has a presence across all 50 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

The company is based in New York with US offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Jersey City, as well as global offices in Canada and Scotland. The company’s affiliates have offices worldwide, including in Ireland, Portugal, Romania, and Australia.

FanDuel Group is a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment, the world's largest sports betting and gaming operator with a portfolio of globally recognized brands and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: FLUT).

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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.

FanDuel is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please email [email protected].

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!

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