Software Engineering Manager - Account

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. 

FanDuel Group is a world-class team of brands and products that deliver sports betting, gaming and entertainment to millions of US sports fans every day. That’s no easy task, and wouldn't be possible without a fantastic team who have helped us pioneer new products and innovative features that make us a leader in the industry. Whether you’re looking for better career progression, improved financial security or just a better sense of belonging, we believe we’ve created a culture in which everyone can succeed, no matter how you got here. 

The Position 

We are hiring for two Software Engineering Managers across our Account vertical within FanDuel. Our Account vertical is responsible for some of our most critical services and complex customer journeys such as user sign-ups, login and verification.  

As a manager, you’ll help to own and drive the technical strategy within your product delivery team and across the Account vertical, as well as owning dedicated feature development work. You’ll also encourage, motivate and hold your team to account, with a servant leader mindset. 

If you’re looking to exercise and develop your existing core leadership skills both from a technical and people management point of view, then this could be the position for you!  

Some of your responsibilities will include:  

• Managing a team, working closely with senior engineers to deliver a technical vision  

• Help scope and define new solutions to problems while influencing the roadmap and ensuring we deliver truly viable features and products 

• Own the day-to-day managing of software development, where you are accountable to customer experience, project prioritisation, software quality and system maintenance 

• Measure, own and drive predictability through Operational Excellence and transparency through data and KPIs 

• Work closely with stakeholders from across FanDuel to help them understand the delivery process and collaborate with Product on a backlog of technical initiatives 

• You will write tenets and clear documents around establishing best-practice processes 

• Develop and grow engineers, providing a supporting environment tailored to their individual needs  

 What We’re Looking For 

We’re looking for people managers who enjoy helping and coaching those around them and who have a passion for software delivery and working with other managers to help solve problems.  

• Technical background delivering software (ideally across full-stack software development – React, Java and AWS)  

• Experience in defining and implementing software delivery best practices, Agile / Scrum delivery methodologies and continuous improvement 

• The ability to grow, support and lead a team to success whilst demonstrating a pragmatic approach to problem solving  

• Understanding of modern architectures, distributed systems and how to scale applications  

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. 

The Interview Process  

• Recruiter Screen  

• Hiring Manager Interview 

• Competency Interviews and System Design Interview 

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 

We endeavour to make our interview process as accessible as possible. If you need any assistance prior to your interview, including any reasonable adjustments, please don't hesitate to get in touch. 

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. 

Location: Our Scottish tech hub is based in central Edinburgh and is fitted with fabulous amenities including a gym, showers, bike parking, gaming pods, multiple breakout areas, meeting rooms, a roof terrace and much more.  

We operate a hybrid model for the majority of our roles, where we normally spend a day or two in the office per week.