Senior Platform Engineer - FanDuel, Hybrid & Remote
Senior Platform Engineer
About Betfair Romania Development:
Betfair Romania Development is the largest technology hub of Flutter Entertainment, with over 2,000 people powering the world’s leading sports betting and iGaming brands. Exciting, immersive and safe experiences are delivered to over 18 million customers worldwide, from our office in Cluj-Napoca. Driven by relentless innovation and commitment to excellence, we operate our own unbeatable portfolio of diverse proprietary brands such as FanDuel, PokerStars, SportsBet, Betfair, Paddy Power, or Sky Betting & Gaming.
Our Values:
The values we share at Betfair Romania Development define what makes us unique as a team. They empower us by giving meaning to our contributions, and they ensure that we consistently strive for excellence in everything we do. We are looking for passionate individuals who align with our values and are committed to making a difference.
Win together | Raise the bar | Got your back | Own it | Positive impact
About FanDuel:
FanDuel is a leading force in the sports-tech entertainment industry, redefining how fans engage with their favorite sports, teams, and leagues. As the premier gaming destination in North America, FanDuel operates across multiple verticals, including sports betting, daily fantasy sports, online gaming, advance-deposit wagering, and media.
Role Overview:
As a Senior Platform Engineer you’ll help build and maintain the infrastructure and internal tooling that empower our teams. Your focus is on delivering secure, scalable, developer‑friendly platform capabilities that speed up delivery while improving reliability and operational efficiency.
You’ll work alongside engineers and cross‑functional teams to evolve our core platform - touching deployment workflows, observability, data services, and networking. This role is hands‑on: you’ll write code, automate processes, and steadily deepen your systems knowledge, while contributing ideas that move the platform forward.
Our tech stack: AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, Ansible, Vault, Datadog and PagerDuty.
Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:
- Implementing platform features that improve scalability, security, and reliability across our systems.
- Developing reusable, selfservice components (e.g., Helm charts, Terraform modules) that abstract complexity and boost developer productivity.
- Writing maintainable code and IaC to ensure changes are repeatable and auditable.
- Collaborating with product, security, and operations to refine requirements and deliver solutions that meet evolving business needs.
- Contributing to design and architecture reviews to ensure longterm maintainability and resiliency.
- Participating in incident response and postincident reviews, and helping to turn findings into platform improvements.
- Championing best practices in automation, observability, and securebydefault infrastructure.
- Learning from and mentoring peers - sharing knowledge, pairing on tough problems, and fostering a collaborative, growthminded culture.
- Provide 24/7 operational support through a structured on-call rotation, responding promptly to incidents and service disruptions.
Skills, Capabilities & Experience Required:
- 3–5 years of hands‑on experience in platform engineering, SRE, infrastructure, or DevOps roles.
- Practical familiarity with Kubernetes, AWS, containerization, Terraform, and at least one configuration‑management tool (e.g., Ansible).
- A sound understanding of distributed‑system fundamentals and modern software‑engineering practices.
- Experience implementing or extending CI/CD pipelines, monitoring/observability tooling, or other internal platform capabilities.
- Solid troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills, with a bias for action and iterative improvement.
- Strong collaboration and communication abilities: comfortable working across teams and disciplines.
- A growth mindset and passion for building developer‑friendly, scalable systems
- Exposure to emerging innovative technologies in business applications is an advantage.
- Future Ready: Demonstrating curiosity and openness toward AI and emerging technologies, with a willingness to continuously learn, adapt, and share knowledge.
Benefits:
- Hybrid & remote working options
- €1,000 per year for self-development
- Company share scheme
- 25 days of annual leave per year
- 20 days per year to work abroad
- 5 personal days/year
- Flexible benefits: travel, sports, hobbies
- Extended health, dental and travel insurances
- Customized well-being programmes
- Career growth sessions
- Thousands of online courses through Udemy
- A variety of engaging office events
Disclaimer:
We are an inclusive employer. By embracing diverse experiences and perspectives, we create a lasting, positive impact for our employees, customers, and the communities we’re part of. You don't have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role. If you need any adjustments to make this role work for you, let us know, and we’ll see how we can accommodate them.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only the candidates who best meet the job requirements will be contacted for an interview.
By submitting your application online, you agree that your details will be used to progress your application for employment. If your application is successful, your details will be used to administer your personnel record. If your application is unsuccessful, we will retain your details for a period no longer than three years, to consider you for prospective roles within the company.
