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Senior Software Engineer

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FanDuel Edinburgh, Edinburgh Office Source published Sep 20, 2026 Verified 12 hours ago
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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Make existing systems simpler (e.g. by consolidating redundant systems, deleting unnecessary code, or removing/updating out of date documentation).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 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   Benefits@fanduel.com . 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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