Senior AI Software Engineer

FanDuel is the premier mobile gaming company in the United States and Canada, known for its leading brands in mobile wagering. They are seeking a Senior AI Software Engineer to tackle complex challenges and build innovative customer experiences in a fast-paced sports betting environment, while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and contributing to the Tech Transformation team.

Responsibilities:

• Research and help build proof of concepts using new and innovative technologies
• Identify opportunities and put them into action quickly
• Help the team to build solutions for scale and longevity
• Write secure, stable, testable, maintainable code with minimal defects
• Participate in team design, scoping, and prioritization discussions
• Seek to learn the business context and technologies behind your team's software
• Work effectively with other team members & identify any opportunities/problems arising from technical decisions
• Invent, refine, and develop solutions to ensure they are meeting customer needs and team goals
• Solve difficult problems, applying appropriate technologies and best practices
• Invent, design, and build software that is stable and performant
• Consider the legacy of the code you produce and write code that an Engineer unfamiliar with the system can understand
• Limit the use of short-term workarounds and create flexible software without over-engineering
• Own parts of product and technology & strive to become a subject matter expert
• Write simple and extendable code following standards and best practices
• Test your code thoroughly
• Help balance customer requirements with the team requirements
• Help the team evolve by actively participating in the code review process, design discussions, team planning, and support ticket reviews
• Take on projects and make software enhancements that improve the team software and processes
• Work to resolve the root cause of complex problems, leaving software better and easier to maintain than when you found it
• Estimate stories/tasks accurately and deliver them in time
• Keep yourself up to date with industry tools, utilities, and open-source frameworks

Requirements:

• Experience building production-ready agentic systems or workflows using LLMs (e.g., tool use/orchestration, RAG, evaluation/monitoring)
• BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related software engineering field, or equivalent practical experience
• 4+ years of relevant work experience
• Understanding of modern architectures, design patterns, and platform nuances
• Expertise in at least one higher level language (Python, JS, Java, .NET)
• Fullstack experience building and designing highly scalable, fault tolerant and always available systems
• Experience working with cloud-based infrastructure and technologies, preferably AWS
• Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive
• Demonstrated abilities driving operational excellence and software best practices
• Experience with testing concepts, test tools, and integrating testing and best practices in the SDLC
• Desire to learn and develop your skills through a growth mindset
• Passion for working within a fast-paced environment and can adapt to change