Software Engineering Vice President - Sportsbook

THE POSITION
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The VP of Sportsbook Product Engineering will play a critical role in leading our product engineering teams to deliver rapidly incremental customer value. You will lead a talented team of engineers responsible for building a next-gen customer experience that powers America's #1 Sportsbook, including personalized experiences, live betting experiences, generosity, searching and navigation, social and other innovative features. This role requires a fast-paced technology leader that puts the customer first, using their strong leadership and communication skills to work product leadership and drive their teams to deliver customer value every two-weeks. The capacity to make decisions fast, through a blend of strategic thinking, technical expertise and a bias for action is key.

In addition to the specific responsibilities outlined above, employees may be required to perform other such duties as assigned by the Company. This ensures operational flexibility and allows the Company to meet evolving business needs.

THE GAME PLAN
Everyone on our team has a part to play
In this role, you will develop and execute the strategic vision for the Sportsbook product engineering organization, ensuring it aligns with the overall Sportsbook Product and Technology Strategy and FanDuel business objectives. Collaboration with executive leadership, Product and Sportsbook Core Engineering is crucial to define goals, metrics, and ways of working. You will lead, mentor, and inspire a team of engineers, fostering a culture of fast-paced innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Attracting, retaining, and developing top engineering talent is key to building a high-performing and motivated team. 

You will oversee the design and development of innovative sportsbook customer experiences. Ensuring the teams are operating with a customer-first mindset, delivering quality and performant experiences that bring something new to the customer every two weeks is essential. Implementing best practices for engineering, including continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD), monitoring, and incident response, is critical to maintain operational excellence during peak betting events and live sports. 

You will partner with Sportsbook Core Engineering leaders to ensure high availability, performance, and security of sportsbook services with a focus on minimizing downtime during critical sporting events and managing technical debt. The platform must handle massive traffic spikes during major sporting events while maintaining sub-second response times for bet placement and settlement. 

You will also collaborate with the Sportsbook Core Engineering leaders to support on complex changes to the systems and architecture and to prioritize architecture and service evolution that allows your teams in product engineering to deliver autonomously faster and better customer value. 

Collaboration and communication are fundamental to this role. You will work closely with product management and other cross-functional teams to understand requirements and deliver solutions that meet our business goals. Communicating Sportsbook product engineering plans, progress, and outcomes to stakeholders ensures transparency and alignment. 

Staying abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory changes is vital to drive innovation and competitive advantage in the sports betting space. You will evaluate and implement new tools, technologies, and processes to enhance sportsbook customers experience with innovative, performant and intuitive features. 

You will manage the Sportsbook product engineering budget, ensuring efficient allocation of resources, and investment in strategic initiatives. 

• Develop and execute the strategic vision for the Sportsbook product engineering organization, aligned with the overall Sportsbook Engineering strategy 
• Collaborate with Sportsbook Core Engineering and Sportsbook Product team to define sportsbook product engineering goals, metrics, and ways of working 
• Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement 
• Attract, retain, and develop top engineering talent, building a high-performing team 
• Oversee the design and development of innovative and performant customer experiences 
• Implement best practices for product engineering to deliver incremental customer value every two weeks, including CI/CD 
• Ensure high quality and performance of sportsbook customer experiences, supported by the Sportsbook Core Engineering teams, and minimizing downtime during critical events 
• Support Sportsbook Core Engineering in driving compliance with gaming regulations and security standards across all sportsbook systems. 

THE STATS
What we're looking for in our next teammate

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. 
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on product engineering and delivering customer value. 
• 5+ years of leadership experience in a senior engineering role, such as Director or VP of Engineering. 
• Proven experience with leading geographically dispersed teams 
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and API design. 
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop high-performing engineering teams that can deliver incremental customer value every two weeks. 
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions. 
• Deep experience with Lean, Agile, and Continuous Delivery principles. 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders. 
• Passion for technology and innovation, with a continuous learning mindset. 
• Expert in aligning engineering investment with customer outcomes and business metrics 
• Strong business acumen and understanding of how product engineering impacts overall business success. 
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, managing multiple priorities and projects simultaneously. 
• Knows when to apply structure and when to remove friction—no “process for process’s sake”. 
• Prior experience in managing a diverse office or location, with a focus on cross-functional leadership and operational excellence. 
• Proven ability to create, manage, and drive initiatives that enhance workplace culture, ensuring a healthy and productive environment. 
• Experience in creating programs and policies that boost employee morale and reduce turnover. Ability to lead efforts in inclusion initiatives. 
• Ability to develop and execute strategic plans for office presence, growth and development, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives. 

ABOUT FANDUEL

FanDuel Group is the premier mobile gaming company in the United States and Canada. FanDuel Group consists of a portfolio of leading brands across mobile wagering including: America’s #1 Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook; its leading iGaming platform, FanDuel Casino; the industry’s unquestioned leader in horse racing and advance-deposit wagering, FanDuel Racing; and its daily fantasy sports product.  

In addition, FanDuel Group operates FanDuel TV, its broadly distributed linear cable television network and FanDuel TV+, its leading direct-to-consumer OTT platform. FanDuel Group has a presence across all 50 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

The company is based in New York with US offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Jersey City, as well as global offices in Canada and Scotland. The company’s affiliates have offices worldwide, including in Ireland, Portugal, Romania, and Australia.

FanDuel Group is a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment, 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).

PLAYER BENEFITS
We treat our team right

We offer amazing benefits above and beyond the basics. 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 - check out all our benefits here: FanDuel Total Rewards. *Benefits differ across location, role, and level.

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 state, local or federal law. We believe FanDuel is strongest and best able to compete if all employees feel valued, respected, and included.

The applicable salary range for this position is $267,000 - $356,000 USD, which is dependent on a variety of factors including relevant experience, location, business needs and market demand. This role may offer the following benefits: medical, vision, and dental insurance; life insurance; disability insurance; a 401(k) matching program; among other employee benefits. This role may also be eligible for short-term or long-term incentive compensation, including, but not limited to, cash bonuses and stock program participation. This role includes paid personal time off and 14 paid company holidays. FanDuel offers paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.

FanDuel is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please email [email protected].

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