DevOps Engineering Manager

ABOUT FANDUEL

FanDuel Group is the premier mobile gaming company in the United States. 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 and Puerto Rico with approximately 17 million customers and 31 retail locations.

The company is based in New York with offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta and Jersey City, as well as in Canada, Scotland, 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).

THE ROSTER

At FanDuel, we give fans a new and innovative way to interact with their favorite games, sports and teams. We’re dedicated to building a winning team and we pride ourselves on being able to make every moment mean more, especially when it comes to your career. So, what does “winning” look like at FanDuel? It’s recognition for your hard-earned results, a culture that brings out your best work—and a roster full of talented coworkers. Make no mistake, we are here to win, but we believe in winning right. That means we’ll never compromise when it comes to looking out for our teammates. From creatives professionals to cutting edge technology innovators, FanDuel offers a wide range of career opportunities, best in class benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. At FanDuel, our principle of “We Are One Team” runs through all our offices across the globe, and you can expect to be a part of an exciting company with many opportunities to grow and be successful.

THE POSITION

Our roster has an opening with your name on it

We are looking for an experienced Devops Engineering Manager to help lead our Compute Operations engineering team in our Developer Lifecycle organization. The Compute Operations team works to create a scalable and reliable Compute substrate layer to support FanDuel’s large-scale complex application microservice architecture across several dozen target deployment locations under unique geographic and regulatory constraints. This team defines our compute substrate layer, Kubernetes cluster management, VM based stateful workloads, and maintains compute infrastructure as code assets. This role will specifically focus on leading the VM based stateful workload portion of the team.

You will have established Devops Engineer capabilities. You’re excited to learn how to develop and grow Engineers and will start out with a small number of line-reports to put your learnings to the test. You’ll be responsible for providing an outstanding employee experience tailored to your line report’s individual needs. You’ll be responsible for leading smaller projects or features within a team. If you’re interested in developing core leadership skills both from a technical and people management point of view and having an experienced mentor help guide you, then apply today!

THE GAME PLAN
 Everyone on our team has a part to play

• Manage and lead a platform engineering team which supports the development of performant and reliable applications across FanDuel.
• Lead conversations to remove blockers and foster collaboration across teams
• Collaborate with various cross-functional software engineering teams to enhance and unify our overarching engineering culture.
• Translate overarching strategic goals into actionable and detailed plans that can be readily implemented by engineers.
• Demonstrate technical leadership across the organization.
• Shape and enact standards and baselines for uplifting engineering across FanDuel.
• Under your guidance, supervise the development and implementation of engineering tools seamlessly integrated into the Development Lifecycle.

THE STATS

What we’re looking for in our next teammate

• Deep familiarity with hosting technologies Kubernetes, EC2
• Experience with managing large numbers of Kubernetes Clusters at scale
• Proficient experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Crossplane, ansible etc..
• Proficient experience in software development (e.g. Go, Java, JavaScript, Python, etc..)
• Familiarity with cloud-based infrastructure, preferably AWS with infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform)
• Strong experience with managing programs and projects via tools like Jira
• Transform strategic objectives into actionable programs of work, empowering engineers to execute effectively and drive successful outcomes
• Proficient in executing programs related to Platform engineering, Infrastructure engineering, Devops, etc..
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

PLAYER BENEFITS
We treat our team right
 
From our many opportunities for professional development to our generous insurance and paid leave policies, we’re committed to making sure our employees get as much out of FanDuel as we ask them to give. Competitive compensation is just the beginning. As part of our team, you can expect:

• An exciting and fun environment committed to driving real growth
• Opportunities to build really cool products that fans love
• Career and professional development resources to help you refine your game plan for owning and driving your career and development
• Be well, save well and live well - with FanDuel Total Rewards your benefits are one highlight reel after another

FanDuel is an equal opportunities employer and we believe, as one of our principal states, “We Are One Team!”  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 another 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.  We want our team to include diverse individuals because diversity of thought, diversity of perspectives, and diversity of experiences leads to better performance.  Having a diverse and inclusive workforce is a core value that we believe makes FanDuel stronger and more competitive as One Team!

The applicable salary range for this position is $150,000 - $195,000, 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.

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