Software Engineer - Core Marketing Platforms

THE POSITION Our roster has an opening with your name on itWe'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 Fan Duel'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 with in 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Make existing systems simpler (e.g. by consolidating redundant systems, deleting unnecessary code, or removing/updating out of date documentation).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 Dev Ops 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 horizonsA 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 Fan Duel works for each…