Senior Observability Engineer

FanDuel; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 149,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k with up to a 5% match

Generous paid time off

Annual bonus opportunities

Job summary

FanDuel is seeking a Senior Observability Engineer to elevate its observability ecosystem, providing visibility into system performance and user experience. You'll work closely with engineering and product teams, leveraging AI and automation to drive improvements in reliability and performance.

Ideal candidates have a strong background in observability engineering, experience with tools like Datadog, and a knack for collaboration. Benefits include comprehensive health plans, generous PTO, and a competitive salary range from $149,000 to $186,000.

Qualifications

• Solid hands-on experience in observability engineering or related roles.
• Strong expertise in monitoring with tools such as Datadog.
• Ability to influence technical decisions across teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and enhance scalable observability solutions.
• Contribute to observability strategy and roadmap across teams.
• Support operational excellence through improving incident response processes.

Skills

Observability engineering

Monitoring and observability practices

Proficiency in Kubernetes

Cloud infrastructure expertise (e.g., AWS)

Automation and tooling

Strong analytical skills

Problem-solving

Software engineering fundamentals

Tools

Datadog

Terraform

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

THE POSITION

FanDuel is looking for a Senior Observability Engineer to design, build, and mature the observability ecosystem that underpins our platform and services. You will deliver deep visibility into system behavior by combining system telemetry with user signals to provide a holistic view of performance, reliability, and user experience. You’ll also explore how AI and machine learning can enhance observability, from intelligent alerting and anomaly detection to accelerating root cause analysis.

This is a hands‑on role. You’ll partner closely with engineering and product teams to deliver scalable observability capabilities, serve as a subject‑matter expert in monitoring, alerting, and incident management, and equip teams with self‑service insights and tooling. By connecting system behavior to real user impact and leveraging AI‑assisted workflows to surface issues faster, you’ll drive improvements in reliability, performance, and data‑informed decision‑making across the organization.

In addition to the specific responsibilities outlined above, employees may be required to perform other such duties as assigned by the Company. This ensures operational flexibility and allows the Company to meet evolving business needs.

THE GAME PLAN

Everyone on our team has a part to play

• Contribute to the observability strategy and roadmap, partnering with multiple teams to align with business priorities and engineering goals.
• Design and enhance scalable observability solutions that provide actionable insights into system health, performance, and user experience.
• Help establish and promote best practices for monitoring, alerting, incident management, and post‑mortems across teams.
• Support operational excellence by improving incident response processes, on‑call practices, and post‑incident reviews, focusing on continuous improvement.
• Collaborate on cross‑team initiatives to improve system reliability, identifying risks and contributing to their resolution.
• Apply automation and AI‑assisted workflows to improve root cause analysis and reduce operational toil.
• Work with engineering and product stakeholders to surface observability insights that inform technical decisions and prioritization.
• Analyze system and user signals to help detect, prevent, and mitigate reliability issues.
• Contribute to optimizing observability platforms for performance, scalability, and cost‑efficiency.
• Mentor peers and contribute to raising observability and reliability standards within the team.
• In addition to the responsibilities outlined above, employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned by the Company to ensure operational flexibility and meet evolving business needs.

A Sneak Peek Into Our Tech Stack

AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, Ansible, Vault, Datadog and PagerDuty

THE STATS

What we’re looking for in our next teammate

• Solid hands‑on experience in observability engineering, SRE, platform engineering, or related roles, with impact across team‑level systems.
• Strong expertise in monitoring and observability practices, with hands‑on experience using tools such as Datadog.
• Experience contributing to observability or reliability initiatives across teams or services.
• Proficiency with Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure (e.g. AWS), and infrastructure‑as‑code tools such as Terraform.
• Ability to influence technical decisions within and across teams, collaborating effectively with a range of stakeholders.
• Good understanding of distributed systems principles (e.g. consistency, availability, partition tolerance) and practical trade‑offs.
• Experience defining and implementing SLOs, SLIs, and alerting strategies, including an understanding of user‑impacting metrics.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, with proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g. Go, Java, Python, or TypeScript), and experience building tooling, automation, and scalable systems.
• Experience improving systems through automation, helping reduce operational toil and recurring issues.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to interpret technical signals and relate them to system performance and reliability.
• Good communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• A sense of ownership and accountability, with a focus on delivering reliable, scalable solutions and continuous improvement.

PLAYER BENEFITS

We treat our team right. We offer amazing benefits above and beyond the basics. We have an array of health plans to choose from (some as low as $0 per paycheck) that include programs for fertility and family planning, mental health support, and fitness benefits. We offer generous paid time off (PTO & sick leave), annual bonus and long‑term incentive opportunities (based on performance), 401k with up to a 5% match, commuter benefits, pet insurance, and more.

FanDuel is an equal opportunities employer and we believe, as one of our principles states, “We are One Team!”. As such, we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, local or federal law. We believe FanDuel is strongest and best able to compete if all employees feel valued, respected, and included.

FanDuel is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please email [e-mail].

COMPENSATION

Applicable salary range for this position is $149,000 - $186,000 USD, dependent on relevant experience, location, business needs and market demand. This role may offer the following benefits: medical, vision, and dental insurance; life insurance; disability insurance; a 401(k) matching program; among other employee benefits. The role may also be eligible for short‑term or long‑term incentive compensation, including cash bonuses and stock program participation. The role includes paid personal time off and 14 paid company holidays. FanDuel offers paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.