Principal Platform Engineer - FanDuel, Hybrid
Betfair Romania DevelopmentCluj-Napoca, Romania
Posted February 4, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
We are Flutter Entertainment’s largest technology hub, with over 2,000 people powering the world’s leading sports betting and iGaming brands. Over 18 million customers worldwide enjoy the exciting, immersive and safe experiences delivered by our teams in Cluj-Napoca operating a unique portfolio of diverse proprietary brands such as Betfair, PokerStars, Paddy Power, Sky Betting & Gaming, FanDuel or Sportsbet. We’re home to the talented and the brave. If you’re tired of business as usual and want to create something new, you’ll love it here. Just like our brands are leaders at global scale, that is the standard we hold up to when it comes to the opportunities we offer to our people, ensuring they have everything they need to succeed. At Betfair Romania Development, one thing is for sure: you will experience different. Quick-thinking, adaptable and disruptive, we believe the future is what you make it. #Software #Development #Technology #IT
Job Description
We are looking for a Principal Platform Engineer to design, build, and scale the infrastructure and internal tooling that powers our engineering teams. The ideal candidate will have significant hands-on experience in platform engineering, SRE, infrastructure, or DevOps roles, and a strong background in system design, distributed systems, and software engineering principles.
Requirements
- Significant hands-on experience in platform engineering, SRE, infrastructure, or DevOps roles.
- Proficiency with Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure (AWS), containerization, IaC (e.g. Terraform) and configuration management (e.g. Ansible).
- A strong background in system design, distributed systems, and software engineering principles.
- Experience building internal platform capabilities such as deployment systems, monitoring/observability tooling, or infrastructure automation.
- Solid understanding of CI/CD principles, pipeline design, and operational best practices.
- Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate complexity and make sound technical decisions.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work across teams and disciplines.
- A mindset of ownership and continuous improvement, with a passion for creating scalable and developer-friendly systems.
Benefits
- Hybrid & remote working options
- €1,000 per year for self-development
- Company share scheme
- 25 days of annual leave per year
- 20 days per year to work abroad
- 5 personal days/year
- Flexible benefits: travel, sports, hobbies
- Extended health, dental and travel insurances
- Customized well-being programmes
- Career growth sessions
- Thousands of online courses through Udemy
- A variety of engaging office events
