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Software Engineer, Backend Developer, Full Stack Developer

Job in Midlothian, Midlothian county, EH22 1FA, Scotland, UK
Listing for: FanDuel
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-09-04
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Backend Developer, Software Engineer, Full Stack Developer, Java Developer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
The Position Our roster has an opening with your name on itWe're looking for a Software Engineer to join our Trust & Safety team within the CPE Platform vertical, working across 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, you'll work from our office in Edinburgh two days a week. We also offer 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.

Everyone on our team has a part to play

You'll work as part of our Trust & Safety team, helping build and improve Responsible Gaming tools.

You'll build and maintain React-based Responsible Gaming tools

You'll write clear, maintainable backend code using Java, building APIs and services that process high-volumes of signals, events, and enforcement actions

You'll help build and improve APIs, services, and database-backed functionality that can handle high volumes of traffic reliably and at scale

You'll contribute to well-scoped features, fixes, and improvements across the full stack with support from more experienced engineers

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 and tools work and how to support them

You'll collaborate closely with engineers, product partners, operations, and compliance stakeholders to deliver changes that improve the safety and integrity of our platform

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 in our next teammate

Hands-on experience with React (or a similar component-based frontend framework) and an interest in building clean, functional tooling and user-facing interfaces

An understanding of Java or a similar object-oriented language, and an interest in developing backend services and APIsFamiliarity with databases and SQL, with an interest in learning more about data modelling, performance, and scaling

Awareness of common data structures, algorithms, and software design principles

An interest in platform integrity, trust & safety, fraud detection, or compliance systems is a plus — but not required

An interest in distributed systems, reliability, monitoring, and how high-traffic systems operate in production

Familiarity with cloud technologies, containers, or CI/CD is helpful, but not required

An understanding of testing basics and a willingness to write tests as part of everyday development

Comfortable working in a team environment — asking questions, receiving feedback, and learning from othersA practical approach to problem solving and a desire to leave code and documentation clearer than you found it Enthusiasm for working on systems that protect customers and keep our platform fair and safe at scale

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…
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