Senior Software Engineer, Low-Latency Sportsbook Pricing

FDJ UNITED; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

FDJ UNITED in the UK is seeking a Senior Quant Model Engineer to lead production-grade services for a cutting-edge sportsbook. You’ll work in the Pricing Engineering team, delivering low-latency models and robust APIs within a product-focused culture that emphasizes SWE best practices.

Ideal candidates have strong Java skills, experience with microservices, and a proactive, collaborative mindset. Your work will impact live odds and bet experiences for customers worldwide.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in SWE role implementing complex requirements in a low latency microservice architecture.
• Excellent Java skills (or similar languages, e.g., C#) with high-quality, well-documented code.
• Experience with multiple architectures and systems to solve new challenges.
• Ability to translate architecture documents into deliverable work items.
• Strong written and verbal communication for stakeholders.
• Growth mindset with quick tool and concept adoption.
• Mentor teammates and foster collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Develop production-grade solutions to business requirements using design patterns.
• Refine requirements based on technical expertise and domain knowledge.
• Build robust APIs and streaming interfaces for pricing models and data products.
• Promote SWE best practices for testing, observability, CI/CD, and automation.
• Review peers' solutions and code constructively.
• Collaborate with Pricing Engineering managers to plan workstreams.
• Share knowledge and contributions across the team and business.

Skills

Java

Software engineering

Low latency

Mentoring

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Masters degree in STEM

Tools

CI/CD

C#

Job description

FDJ UNITED in the UK is seeking a Senior Quant Model Engineer to lead production-grade services for a cutting-edge sportsbook. You’ll work in the Pricing Engineering team, delivering low-latency models and robust APIs within a product-focused culture that emphasizes SWE best practices.

Ideal candidates have strong Java skills, experience with microservices, and a proactive, collaborative mindset. Your work will impact live odds and bet experiences for customers worldwide.