Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Search
FanDuel · Atlanta
Posted about 3 months ago · $159,000 - $208,950
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 81 days FanDuel's roles stay open a median of 79 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 74% of FanDuel's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at FanDuel
- high 86 stale, 4 reposted of 86 open
- Hiring momentum
- 140 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from FanDuel's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for FanDuel.
About this role
As a Staff Machine Learning Engineer at FanDuel, you will design and implement intelligent search systems and scalable ML architectures, focusing on real-time personalization and search functionalities. Your role involves collaborating with various teams to productionize AI insights, ensuring data security and compliance, and mentoring junior engineers. You will have end-to-end ownership of critical ML systems that enhance user experiences across FanDuel's sportsbook and gaming products.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of FanDuel as an employer.
What you need
- 7+ years of relevant experience developing code in one or more core programming languages (Python, Java, etc.)
- 4+ years of experience designing and building scalable software architectures, including systems supporting ML, Search or LLM workloads
- 2+ years of experience implementing vector search, semantic search, or embedding-based retrieval systems for production ML or AI applications
- 2+ years of experience building platform components and frameworks improving ML/AI development and deployment efficiency
- 1+ years of experience driving technical direction and influencing engineering decisions across teams
- 1+ years of experience collaborating cross-functionally and influencing partner teams
Nice to have
- 1+ years of experience working with typeahead / autocomplete systems and integrating ML signals into query understanding or ranking workflows
- 1+ years of experience combining outputs from multiple retrieval systems to improve relevance
- 1+ years of experience deploying ML and GenAI/LLM models under constraints of scalability, correctness, and maintainability in production environments
- Hands-on experience with ML frameworks (Scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow, etc.) and familiarity with LLM frameworks
- Hands-on experience with ML and GenAI/LLM platforms (e.g., SageMaker, Bedrock, Databricks, etc.)
What you get
- Array of health plans including programs for fertility and family planning, mental health support, and fitness benefits
- 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
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of the tech stack used beyond general terms like 'ML' and 'GenAI/LLM'
- Role includes a broad range of responsibilities which may require flexibility in daily tasks
- Collaboration with multiple teams may lead to varying priorities and project scopes
Summarised from FanDuel's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by FanDuel on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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