Principal DevOps Engineer - Developer Lifecycle
Blip is a leading tech company focused on software engineering solutions for sports entertainment. We operate at scale. As part of Flutter Entertainment, we play an essential role in the Group's goal of becoming the global leader in online sports betting and iGaming, developing innovative products and platforms for over 14 million monthly customers worldwide.
We are serious about Tech. We are problem-solvers with big ambitions, keeping a people-first mindset at the core of our work. We prioritize flexibility as we strive to deliver the best technological products and tackle the greatest industry challenges.
Recognizing that everyone brings their own strengths, backgrounds and new perspectives, we empower you to be yourself. That uniqueness shapes the culture of belonging we are so proud of.
The Role
We are looking for an experienced Principal DevOps Engineer to join our Developer Lifecycle organization. The Developer Lifecycle org works to provide an efficient SDLC path from local development through to production for all FanDuel’s engineering teams. This includes the full SDLC lifecycle from development through build to deployment.
We’re looking for passionate & experienced technologists, strong communicators, and those with a commitment to continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have the confidence to propose pragmatic solutions to complex problems and be eager to both learn from and educate others. In the role of DevOps Engineer you will work amongst multidisciplinary teams, tackling complex problems to create world class infrastructure as we continuously build out our exciting and innovative developer experience.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Work on 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.
- Define overarching strategic goals and translate them into actionable and detailed plans that can be readily implemented by engineers.
- Demonstrate technical proficiency across the organization.
- Inspire change and champion standards and baselines for uplifting engineering across FanDuel.
- Build and maintain a development platform that supports an efficient developer lifecycle for our engineers.
- Proactively identify new opportunities and advocate for and implement improvements to the current state of projects — potentially having broader business impact across teams or products.
- Approach tasks with a growth mindset and experiment with new approaches, learning, owning the outcomes, and sharing what you learned so that others can learn from it
- Identify and support areas of growth for teammates that consider their unique skills, strengths, backgrounds and working styles
What You’ll Bring
- Familiarity with continuous integration systems, administrating artifact repositories, managing kubernetes clusters, API gateways, service meshes, deployment systems, etc..
- Experience in software development (e.g. Go, Java, JavaScript, Python, etc..)
- Strong experience with delivering programs and projects via tools like Jira
- Transform strategic objectives into actionable programs of work, leading to the execution of effective and successful outcomes
- Proficient in developing applications related to Platform engineering, Infrastructure engineering, Devops, etc.
- Familiarity with cloud-based infrastructure, preferably AWS with infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform)
We'd Like You To Master In
- Ability to interact effectively with other functional teams;
- Communication, common sense and a passion for the art of problem-solving.
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills
This is what you should have. What do we have, you ask? Well...you can check our amazing perks & benefits right here!
So ... are you in?
Equal opportunities
At Blip, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds, ways of thinking, and working to apply.
We are committed to including everyone regardless of their race, disability, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, and religion.
Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences; you don’t have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role.
If you need any adjustments to apply for the position and to ensure this role aligns with your needs, please send an email to accommodations@blip.pt.
We will only respond to inquiries related to disabilities.
