This role pays more than
86%
of similar roles. Most pay
$166,004–$243,950
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$264k
versus about
$205k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About FanDuel
FanDuel is a leading online sports betting and daily fantasy sports platform operating across the United States, offering sportsbook wagering, casino games, and horse racing to millions of customers.
FanDuel currently has
42 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$138,000–$188,000
across 42 roles with salary data.
As the Infrastructure Engineering Director, you will lead the foundational cloud and outpost-based infrastructure layer within the Platform Engineering team. You will own the strategy and execution for compute, networking, Kubernetes, and cloud provisioning while establishing operational excellence through standardized runbooks, incident response, and disaster recovery protocols. Your daily work involves managing vendor relationships, overseeing cloud spend, and balancing cost optimization with system reliability. You will build and scale a high-performing engineering team focused on infrastructure maturity and technical rigor. The role requires deep expertise in AWS, including Outposts, EKS, and VPCs, alongside experience with Kubernetes orchestration, Kong Gateway, Kong Mesh, Terraform, Helm, and Datadog. This position solves critical scaling challenges by ensuring the underlying infrastructure remains resilient, secure, and performant while operating under strict regulatory and compliance requirements across diverse cloud footprints.