Software Engineer
FanDuel
- Location
- Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Mid
- H-1B history
- 1 approvals (FY2023)
- Posted
- 1h ago
Skills
About this role
THE POSITION
Our roster has an opening with your name on it
We’re looking for a Software Engineer to join our CPE Platform vertical, working within Core Products and Experiences. In this role, you’ll contribute to a multidisciplinary team building reliable, engaging products for millions of players. You’ll bring some hands-on engineering experience, a practical approach to solving problems, and a willingness to learn from and support others. You’ll help deliver well-structured software, take part in technical discussions, and contribute to documentation, collaboration, and continuous improvement across the team.
We are a growth company so there are plenty of opportunities for you to learn and grow with us, plus we have remote-first working and a generous paid leave policy to enjoy your downtime. We’re committed to making sure everyone who works here can maintain a healthy work/life balance.
THE GAME PLAN
Everyone on our team has a part to play
• You’ll work as part of our Session Management team, helping build and improve backend services that support reliable, scalable customer sessions
• You’ll learn how our systems work and contribute to well-scoped features, fixes and improvements with support from more experienced engineers
• You’ll write clear, maintainable backend code using Java or similar languages, following team standards and best practices
• You’ll help build and improve APIs, services and database-backed functionality that can handle high volumes of traffic
• You’ll test your changes carefully and look for simple ways to make our services more reliable, observable and easier to support
• You’ll take part in code reviews, design discussions, planning sessions and team ceremonies, asking questions and sharing ideas
• You’ll investigate bugs and support issues, working with the team to understand root causes and make practical improvements
• You’ll learn about scaling systems, databases, caching and cloud infrastructure through hands-on work with the team
• You’ll keep documentation up to date so others can understand how our services work and how to support them
• You’ll collaborate closely with engineers, product partners and stakeholders to deliver changes that improve the reliability and performance of session management
• You’ll bring curiosity, humility and a willingness to learn, while growing your engineering judgement and technical confidence over time
What We're Looking For
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