Senior Data Scientist

ABOUT FANDUEL

FanDuel Group is the premier mobile gaming company in the United States and Canada. FanDuel Group consists of a portfolio of leading brands across mobile wagering including: America’s #1 Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook; its leading iGaming platform, FanDuel Casino; the industry’s unquestioned leader in horse racing and advance-deposit wagering, FanDuel Racing; and its daily fantasy sports product.  

In addition, FanDuel Group operates FanDuel TV, its broadly distributed linear cable television network and FanDuel TV+, its leading direct-to-consumer OTT platform. FanDuel Group has a presence across all 50 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

The company is based in New York with US offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Jersey City, as well as global offices in Canada and Scotland. The company’s affiliates have offices worldwide, including in Ireland, Portugal, Romania, and Australia.

FanDuel Group is a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment, the world's largest sports betting and gaming operator with a portfolio of globally recognized brands and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: FLUT).

THE POSITION
Our roster has an opening with your name on it

FanDuel is looking for a Senior Data Scientist who specializes in personalization, recommendation systems, and search/ranking models to join our team. In this role you will develop and implement advanced models focused on enhancing customer experiences and deepening our understanding of user behavior across marketing, product, and analytics. A strong background in personalization methods, ranking algorithms, and applied machine learning is highly valued. This role requires the ability to take ownership of open-ended, ambiguous problems, evaluate multiple approaches, and deliver production-ready solutions that directly impact the customer journey.

 

THE GAME PLAN
Everyone on our team has a part to play

• Develop and deploy machine learning models to drive personalized recommendations and user experiences across business units
• Perform analysis on large and complex data sets utilizing relevant tools (SQL, Python, Spark) and provide strategic contributions
• Use statistical and machine learning techniques to segment users and predict future behaviors, developing automated logic and decision algorithms to deliver a better experience to the customer
• Lead projects from start to finish, set proper expectations, and collaborate with other data scientists, ML engineers, and product managers to communicate technical findings and support data driven decision making
• Oversee the integration and deployment of cross-functional and cross-organizational projects, developing process improvements and technical leadership
• Stay up to date on the latest advancements in data science and leverage cutting edge technology
• Mentor, brainstorm with, and enable others within the DS team and broader Data organization

 

THE STATS
What we're looking for in our next teammate

• Bachelor’s degree needed in a highly numerate major (Computer Science, Math, Stats, Econ, etc.); MS degree preferred
• 5+ years of experience in Data Science creating and deploying models
• Hands on experience working in personalization and recommendation systems, with strong understanding of the technical elements required to build and maintain advanced ranking models
• Experience in experimentation to validate models' impact and ability to quantify that impact
• Experience using user behavioral, promotional and marketing data in model building
• Proficiency in SQL and Python
• Experience with tech stacks such as MLFlow, Spark, and Databricks
• Strong engineering skills: able to write production-level code, design scalable ML pipelines, and work closely with engineering teams on deployment
• Comfortable with ambiguity and complexity
• Interest in Sports and/or Sports Gaming preferred
• Background in search/ranking models, with experience building production-facing search ranking or recommendation products

 

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 - check out all our benefits here: FanDuel Total Rewards. *Benefits differ across location, role, and level.