Staff Software Engineer

FanDuel

AI Software Engineer developing innovative customer experiences at FanDuel for millions of players. Collaborating in multidisciplinary teams to tackle complex challenges in a fast-paced sports betting environment.

Posted 4/11/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $170,000 - $213,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudJavaJavaScript.NETNode.jsPythonReactReact NativeSDLC

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You rapidly prototype, experiment, and demonstrate production-like capabilities.
You work on project ideas and strategy with customers, stakeholders, and peers, balancing customer requirements with the team requirements.
You help lead your team when it comes to code quality and roadmap.
Drive engineering engagement best practices (e.g., Operational Excellence, Security, Quality, etc.) and set standards.
Self-manage your craft by deliberately owning the outcome of key initiatives.
You keep yourself up to date with market standards and open-source frameworks.
You provide excellent customer support on an on-call rotation where required.

Requirements

What you’ll need

BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related software engineering field, or equivalent practical experience.
7+ years of relevant work experience.
Experience designing and delivering production-grade LLM/agent workflows.
Proven track record operationalizing LLM systems end-to-end.
Experience integrating LLM capabilities into existing services and SDLC.
Solid experience building and designing highly scalable, fault tolerant and always available systems.
Expertise in at least one higher level language (Python, JS, Java, .NET).
Fullstack experience owning building and designing highly scalable, fault tolerant and always available systems in React, React Native, Native and Node.JS backend.
Strong experience helping lead software engineering teams across Web, Mobile, and/or connected devices spaces.
Experience working with cloud-based infrastructure and technologies, preferably AWS.
Track record of owning the outcome of technical delivery.
Passion for quality and understanding of quality best practices within an SDLC, with experience in unit testing, testing tools, or integrating testing.

Benefits

Comp & perks

We have an array of health plans to choose from (some as low as $0 per paycheck) that include programs for fertility and family planning, mental health support, and fitness benefits.
We offer generous paid time off (PTO & sick leave), annual bonus and long-term incentive opportunities (based on performance), 401k with up to a 5% match, commuter benefits, pet insurance, and more.

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Hard Skills & Tools

production-grade LLM workflowsoperationalizing LLM systemsintegrating LLM capabilitiesSDLCscalable systemsfault tolerant systemsPythonJavaScriptJava.NET

Soft Skills

leadershipcustomer supportself-managementteam collaborationcommunication

Certifications

BA/BS in Computer Science