The Position

Responsible Gaming is a critical part of FanDuel Core Products & Experiences. 

• We care about our customers and want to make sure they have an enjoyable and safe experience using our platform.
• Our team provides best-in-class self-service tools allowing customers to set and track their spending and playing limits.
• We’re employing cutting-edge technology to provide predictive insights into customer behaviour - helping us swiftly identify those potentially at risk. 
• We work closely with industry regulators to ensure we meet our compliance requirements. 
• It’s not all technology! We take Responsible Gaming seriously and are active in educating both our customers and staff about responsible play.

This role covers managing one of our Responsible Gaming teams, and you’ll be involved with all aspects of the SDLC from planning to production support as well as coaching, mentoring and assessing the performance of software engineers of varying levels.

This role would suit new or existing managers with previous hands-on experience of software development in either Java or Python, and experience of working in a feature team where your contribution is measured by the impact of the features you deliver to our customers. You’ll be responsible for leading moderate-sized projects or features within a team. Stakeholder management skills and dealing with ambiguity are key.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Coach and support team members to enable their growth and success.
• Collaborate with other managers to drive delivery and solve complex problems.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Apply software engineering knowledge to help stakeholders understand the delivery process.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, optimize, or extend solutions for the best outcomes.
• Mentor and develop engineers, creating a tailored and positive employee experience.
• Strengthen and expand leadership skills across both technical and people management domains.

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience managing teams across the full software development lifecycle, from planning to production support.
• Strong background in coaching, mentoring, and assessing the performance of software engineers at different levels.
• Hands-on development experience with development technologies such as Java or Python, and experience with cloud tech such as AWS
• Experience of writing distributed highly scalable and available backend systems & APIs.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to navigate ambiguity and collaborate globally.
• Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive
• Demonstrated abilities driving operational excellence and best practices
• Demonstrated experience in shipping high quality products and services
• Able to communicate technical concepts simply and successfully, to both technical and non-technical audiences

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!