Software Engineer - Core Marketing Platforms

About the role

FanDuel is looking for a Software Engineer to join one of its Core Marketing Platforms teams in Edinburgh. You will build and optimise high-performance microservices that power FanDuel's marketing ecosystem, covering real-time customer communications, personalised promotions and targeted campaign delivery. The work centres on scalable, event-driven systems that process large volumes of real-time data, within a modern microservices and event-driven architecture.

Key responsibilities

• Simplify existing systems, for example by consolidating redundant ones, removing unnecessary code and updating outdated documentation.
• Solve well-defined problems independently, seeking input from the wider team when needed.
• Translate technical designs into clean, tested code using appropriate technologies and best practices, delivered on schedule.
• Write secure, stable, testable and maintainable code with minimal defects.
• Take part in discussions on technical design, scoping and prioritisation, and surface risks and opportunities.
• Own parts of product and technology, becoming a subject matter expert, and write simple, extendable code following standards.
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, team planning and support ticket reviews, and clearly document your software.
• Troubleshoot problems quickly, estimate stories and tasks, and take part in the on-call support rotation.

Required profile

• Degree in Computer Science or a related software engineering field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2+ years of relevant work experience.
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment and adapting to change.

Required skills

• Strong backend experience with Java.
• Understanding of AWS and DevOps concepts such as IaC (Terraform).
• Event streaming technologies such as SNS/SQS or Kafka.
• Relational and non-relational databases, messaging queues and concurrency.
• Modern architectures, design patterns, orchestration and containerisation, ideally Kubernetes.
• Testing concepts, test tools and integration of testing in the SDLC.
• Agile working style.

What we offer

• A great financial package including salary, bonus, pension, private healthcare, share save scheme, flexible working and holiday policy.
• Career pathways, a supportive manager, learning opportunities and 10% of your time dedicated to learning.
• A trusting, autonomous work environment.