Software Engineer – Android

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 

As an Android specialist your day to day will be focused on designing, developing and maintaining the Kotlin code in our Sportsbook Channels vertical. You will work on a range of exciting customer facing projects collaborating with cross-functional teams and delivers high-quality, efficient and scalable solutions. We are looking for someone who refuses to accept the status quo, who is driven by continuous improvement with a passion for code optimization. 

Only passionate technologists, who are strong communicators and those with a commitment to continuous improvement need apply. The ideal candidate will have the confidence to propose pragmatic solutions to complex problems and be eager to learn from and educate others. As a Software Engineer, you will work in empowered, multidisciplinary teams, autonomously tackling complex challenges that provide the very best experiences and products for a growing community of millions of players. 

You use technology to solve straightforward problems, seeking input and guidance from team members. You may create or have responsibility to improve or invent small tools or applications. You are able to take defined design and turn it into code and deliver it on schedule, applying appropriate technologies and current software engineering best practices. You write secure, stable, testable, maintainable code with minimal defects. You are proficient in a broad range of data structures and algorithms, knowing when it is appropriate to use them and when it is not. You make appropriate implementation trade-off decisions. You participate in team design, scoping and prioritization discussions. You seek to learn the business context and technologies behind your team’s software. You work effectively with other team members & identify any opportunities/problems arising from technical decisions. You invent, refine and develop your solutions to ensure they are meeting customer needs and team goals. You are a passionate advocate for your customer. 

THE GAME PLAN 
Everyone on our team has a part to play 

As a Software Engineer with a drive for operating through ambiguity, we are looking for your expertise in Android app development to complement our specialist teams, with a desire to learn existing technologies across our stack, champion the adoption of new technologies and techniques where they will add value and help deliver great products our customers come to expect from us. 

Our engineering teams work in an agile environment, but it’s the autonomy and empowerment given to our multi-functional teams that makes the big difference. We utilise methods for delivery, quality and collective improvement that work for them, not a one size fits all approach. That’s what allows our teams to deliver on a constant cycle without external dependencies. 

• Responsible for the state of the code you both inherit and produce. 

• You write simple and extendable code following standards and best practices. You test your code thoroughly 

• You classify, store, and handle data in accordance with FanDuel policies. 

• You track security risks and mitigate and/or escalate them in a timely manner. 

• You understand the maintenance characteristics, run-time properties, and dependencies or your team’s software, including hardware platform, operating system and build dependencies. 

• You clearly document your software to ensure that future generations of developers understand the intention behind the features and components you build. 

• On-call rotation where required. 
   

• In the event of a problem, you are able to troubleshoot, research the root cause of problems, and thoroughly resolve defects. 

• You provide excellent customer support. 

• You participate in the interview process and help your team train SE interns. 

• You will keep yourself up to date with market standards, open-source frameworks. 

• Most importantly, you are; humble, pragmatic, self-managed, thirsty for knowledge, never satisfied and always challenging the norm.

THE STATS 

What we’re looking for in our next teammate 

• Degree in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Experience of Android mobile application development
• Proficiency in Kotlin and/or Java
• Proficiency in translating requirements into design and developing applications.
• Proficiency of Android framework components and their respective lifecycles
• Experience developing highly performant Kotlin / Java code and layouts, including the ability to diagnose performance bottlenecks
• Experience integrating 3rd party API’s and SDK’s
• Experience with CI/CD platforms and pipelines · Familiarity working with cloud-based infrastructure and technologies (e.g AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Experience in shipping high quality products and services within a Mobile Environment
• Experience with testing concepts, test tools, and integrating testing and best practices into the SDLC
• Demonstrated abilities driving operational excellence and best practices.
• In-Depth understanding of best practices for concurrency and threading
• Familiarity with Android tool ecosystem for development, testing, debugging, and performance benchmarking
• Familiarity with git, GitHub, Jira, and Confluence
• Some experience working with React, React Native and TypeScript or willingness to learn/interface with React, React Native and TypeScript.
• You are passionate about working within a fast-paced environments and can adapt to change

PLAYER BENEFITS  
We treat our team right 

• 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 the outcome. 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 – We strive to create clear and defined career pathways for every role at every level and give our employees the tools they need to learn, develop, and become leaders.

• Belonging – Everyone at FanDuel supports one another: we win together, make mistakes together to learn from them and to focus on the future, 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. 

FanDuel is an equal opportunities employer and we believe, as one of our principles states, “We are One Team!”. As such, 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 any other characteristic protected by law. We believe FanDuel is strongest and best able to compete if all employees feel valued, respected, and included.