Software Engineering Senior Manager

Atlanta, GA, United States

ABOUT FANDUEL

FanDuel Group (“FanDuel") is an innovative sports-tech entertainment company that is changing the way consumers engage with their favorite sports, teams, and leagues. The premier gaming destination in the United States, FanDuel consists of a portfolio of leading brands across gaming, sports betting, daily fantasy sports, advance-deposit wagering, and TV/media.

FanDuel has a presence across all 50 states with approximately 17 million customers and 28 retail locations. FanDuel is based in New York with offices in New Jersey , Georgia, California, Oregon, Canada and Scotland.

Its networks FanDuel TV and FanDuel+ are broadly distributed on linear cable television and through its relationships with leading direct-to-consumer over-the-top platforms.

FanDuel Group is a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment plc, 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).

THE ROSTER

At FanDuel, we give fans a new and innovative way to interact with their favorite games, sports and teams. We’re dedicated to building a winning team and we pride ourselves on being able to make every moment mean more, especially when it comes to your career. So, what does “winning” look like at FanDuel? It’s recognition for your hard-earned results, a culture that brings out your best work—and a roster full of talented coworkers. Make no mistake, we are here to win, but we believe in winning right. That means we’ll never compromise when it comes to looking out for our teammates. From creatives professionals to cutting edge technology innovators, FanDuel offers a wide range of career opportunities, best in class benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. At FanDuel, our principle of “We Are One Team” runs through all our offices across the globe, and you can expect to be a part of an exciting company with many opportunities to grow and be successful.

THE POSITION

Our roster has an opening with your name on it

Our Core Tools Vertical provides core internal tools and integrations for Fraud Prevention, Customer Support Operations, VIP Management and Responsible Gaming Operations. Basically, we play a role in multiple critical areas of FanDuel business. Some of the technologies we use are Java, Python, Terraform on AWS (K8s, EKS, Lambdas, RDS Aurora, SNS, SQS).

You will be leading a new team specifically working on our proactive Fraud Prevention service. Our remit is to address major security issues affecting our products and help us with identity verification and payment authorization. We employ machine learning systems with knowledge from around 34,000 sites and applications around the world to provide us with highly accurate scores on Payment Protection and Account Defense with the goal of enabling us to reduce fraud by 80% or better.

As a Software Engineering Manager at FanDuel, you can develop your skills and experience as the manager of an Agile software engineering team. You will directly manage a team of Engineers and be accountable for the customer experience, project prioritization, software quality, and system maintenance of the services you own. You set the example for our values and help engineers grow by encouraging them to contribute to cross-team technical discussions, supporting their ideas, and empowering them to make decisions. Most of all, you are accountable for the experience, management, and development of the Engineers that report to you.

If you’re looking to exercise and develop your existing core leadership skills both from a technical and people management point of view, then this is the position for you!

THE GAME PLAN

Everyone on our team has a part to play

• Manage, identify, and provide opportunities for Software Engineers, while helping them progress in their careers.

• Work with Senior Engineers to deliver a technical vision with an eye on for Customer satisfaction and security.

• Proactively identify technology gaps and opportunities, mitigate risks created through complexity (technical and regulatory).

• Work with your Product partner to build, prioritize & deliver your teams’ roadmap, communicating blockers and progress throughout the project lifecycle.

• Measure, own and drive predictability through Operational Excellence and transparency through data and KPIs.

• Own your software. You build it and you run it. Help guide your team to deliver whilst providing appropriate support for our users.

• Help scope and define new solutions to problems while influencing the roadmap and ensuring we delivery truly viable features and Products.

• Look after the health & wellbeing of your team.

• Our Tech Stack includes Java, Python, Linux, AWS & K8s.

THE STATS

What we're looking for in our next teammate

• A strong technology background delivering high-volume consumer facing applications as an individual contributor or manager.

• A servant leader with an understanding of situational leadership.

• Understanding of various Agile flavors and which situations are most appropriate to use them.

• Good communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.

• Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.

• Demonstrated abilities driving operational excellence and best practices.

• A strong technology background delivering software as an individual contributor or manager.

• Understanding of modern architectures, design patterns, and platform nuances.

• Able to communicate technical concepts simply and successfully, to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Experience of writing distributed highly scalable and available backend systems & APIs.

• Good citizenship, stakeholder, and team management.

• You’ll exemplify our company behaviors.

• Experience in hiring, building, and developing Agile engineering teams.

PLAYER BENEFITS

We treat our team right

From our many opportunities for professional development to our generous insurance and paid leave policies, we’re committed to making sure our employees get as much out of FanDuel as we ask them to give. 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

Be well, save well and live well - with FanDuel Total Rewards your benefits are one highlight reel after another

FanDuel is an equal opportunities employer and we believe, as one of our principal states, “We Are One Team!”  We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, Veteran status, or another other characteristic protected by state, local or federal law. We believe FanDuel is strongest and best able to compete if all employees feel valued, respected, and included.  We want our team to include diverse individuals because diversity of thought, diversity of perspectives, and diversity of experiences leads to better performance.  Having a diverse and inclusive workforce is a core value that we believe makes FanDuel stronger and more competitive as One Team!

This role includes paid personal time off and 14 paid company holidays. FanDuel offers paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.

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