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Senior Quality Engineer

Fully remote / Hybrid

FanDuel Group is a collection of brands operating at the intersection of sports, gaming, tech, and entertainment. Our mission is to give sports fans the chance to win everyday and create experiences they can’t wait to share with their friends.

We’re not just a company, we’re a collective. And we’re not just coworkers, we’re a community. We’re an all-hands-on-deck crew of dreamers, doers, thinkers, makers, builders, breakers, and rebuilders. We value teamwork above all else, and we believe that ersity and inclusiveness are at the core of any good team. Like any good sports team, we’ve got passion. Passion for building a product our customers will love, passion for being the best in our field, and passion for our own people. With a company that’s as committed to its people as it is to its customers, FanDuel Group is a great place to develop yourself and your career.

SUMMARY OF THE ROLE

This role is considered to be the technical leader within a Quality Engineering team. You drive improvements in test processes that span multiple development teams and isions within our Casino product vertical. The work is typically focused on driving improvements in team architecture/test infrastructure solutions aimed at enabling multiple development teams or verticals to deliver a high-quality customer experience.

The Lead Quality Engineer (QE) role will most often only exist in a QE team that begins to build, or currently owns, test infrastructure. This role is akin to the Lead Software Engineer role yet the Lead QE recognises the specialism of building effective & reliable test infrastructure.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Accountabilities:

• You ensure that your team builds and improves upon test infrastructure that allows software development teams to help more effectively and efficiently test their software.
• You provide solutions for development teams to better test software that spans across pre-production, release-to-production and in-production where appropriate.
• You are a key influencer in team quality and testing strategy.
• You drive mindful discussions with peers and teams you are enabling for.
• You bring perspective and provide context for current technology choices and guide future technology choices.
• You write software that is easy for other to contribute to.
• You take ownership of team architecture, providing a system-wide view and design guidance.
• You drive engineering engagement best practices (e.g., Operational Excellence, Security, Quality, etc.) and set standards within your team.
• You work to resolve the root cause of endemic problems including areas where your team limits the innovation of other teams (bottlenecks).
• When confronted with discordant views, you are able to find the best way forward and influence others to follow that path (build consensus).

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND ABILITIES

• Degree in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent work experience.
• You have a proven track record as an effective Quality Engineer in complex software development projects.
• You have a proven track record of enabling development teams to self-serve in complex testing efforts.
• You have built test infrastructure that is reliable, has provided meaningful value to development teams, and does not cause considerable drag.
• Good grasp in a broad range of data structures and algorithms.
• Proficient in at least one modern programming language. Preferably Java.
• Good grasp of relational, and non-relational databases, messaging queues, and concurrency.
• Experience working with cloud-based infrastructure and technologies, preferably AWS. Understating of containers (e.g. Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Passion to automate your work by using scripting languages e.g. Shell scripts.
• Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.
• Demonstrated abilities driving operational excellence and best practices.
• Demonstrated experience in shipping high-quality products and services.
• Familiarity working in an Agile environment.

WHAT YOU GET IN RETURN

• An open and collaborative team who value and respect each other
• An environment where you are empowered
• An excellent wellbeing package including, flexible working & uncapped holidays, employee assistance program, full medical, dental and optical cover and cycle to work scheme.
• Excellent development opportunities including, 10% time, hackathons, conference attendance, online and in-office training and a preference to promote from within.
• A stress-free financial package inclusive of, pension, life assurance, share save scheme, value creation rewards and season ticket commuter loans.