Software Engineering Vice President - Sportsbook Product

Overview

THE POSITION
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, navigation, search, social features, and other innovations. This role requires a fast-paced technology leader that puts the customer first, using strong leadership and communication skills to guide product leadership and drive 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 to meet evolving business needs.

Game Plan

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 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 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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Qualifications

• 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. It operates a portfolio of leading brands across mobile wagering including: America’s #1 Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook; its leading iGaming platform, FanDuel Casino; and the industry’s leader in horse racing and advance-deposit wagering, FanDuel Racing, as well as FanDuel TV and FanDuel TV+. The company has a presence across the US, Canada, and internationally, and is a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment.

Benefits

We offer comprehensive benefits, including health plans, fertility and family planning support, mental health resources, PTO, sick leave, annual bonus, long-term incentive opportunities, 401(k) with employer match, commuter benefits, and more. Benefits vary by location, role, and level. FanDuel is an equal opportunities employer and believes in a diverse, inclusive workforce. Salary range for this position is $267,000 - $356,000 USD, with potential incentives and additional benefits as applicable. Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities. For accommodations, contact View email address on click.appcast.io.