CareerPlan

Senior Software Engineer

Jersey City OfficeFull-time2026-11-04 → 2026-11-11

Core

Senior Software Engineer building real-time risk controls, guardrails, and decision logging for FanDuel's market-making and trading strategies.

Role type

Senior IC software engineer (trading systems)

Builds

Real-time quoting and decisioning components, risk control systems, and high-fidelity decision logging for sportsbook and iGaming platforms.

Domain

Finance / Trading Systems / Real-time Data

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

C#, C/C++/Rust, GitOps, CI/CD, AWS, relational databases, Docker, Kubernetes, unit testing, Agile

Preferred skills

Kafka, Terraform, Helm, event-driven architecture, backtesting/simulation, Jira, Confluence

Responsibilities

Design and build stable, performant software for real-time quoting; implement risk controls (limits, throttles, kill switches); ensure high-fidelity decision logging; partner with quants to define and monitor metrics; mentor junior engineers; resolve root causes of complex problems; maintain operational excellence via on-call support.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC