Responsibilities- Drive the development, testing, documentation, and deployment of high-quality, scalable software into production
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of the industry, product, architecture, and roadmap, leveraging this knowledge to shape team strategy and influence the direction of the organization
- Lead the end-to-end technical execution of complex features and systems, from ideation and architecture to deployment and refinement
- Define and enforce engineering principles, guidelines, and best practices
- Partner closely with product, design, and other stakeholders to make high-impact technical decisions that align with both business goals and long-term scalability
- Lead incident resolution as part of the on-call rotation, ensuring swift diagnosis and remediation of critical software issues
- Demonstrate ability to lead or drive triage of difficult reliability issues and produce clear root-cause analysis.
- Partner Cross functionally, and across multiple teams to bring complex features and projects from prototype to production.
- Contribute to engineering excellence through documentation, tooling improvements, code reviews, and knowledge sharing.
- Steer team planning and design discussions, introducing innovative approaches to solve technical challenges and optimize design patterns
- Champion improvements to software quality, testability, operational metrics, and team documentation, setting a higher standard for the organization
- Mentor and coach engineers at all levels, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth across the team
- Be open to occasional travel to Fanatics offices and other locations for conferences, events, meetings, and team-building activities
Required Qualifications- 8+ years of experience building highly scalable, performant and evolvable backend distributed systems; proficiency in Spring with Kotlin and/or Java is a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to drive best practices in backend development and mentor others in effective coding and architectural strategies, such as clean code, hexagonal/layered architectures, domain driven design and other design and architectural patterns
- Expertise in messaging technologies such as Kafka, Kinesis, Flink or Amazon SQS, with a solid understanding of event-driven architectures.
- Knowledge of observability practices, including logging, monitoring, and tracing in distributed systems.
- Expertise in Agile software delivery, with a track record of modeling and driving process improvements across teams, and ability to collaborate cross-functionally across diverse teams within large enterprise environments, driving alignment and shared success.
- Excellent communication skills, capable of conveying complex technical concepts clearly and effectively to diverse audiences, including engineers, executives, and non-technical stakeholders.
- Team-first mentality, with a willingness to do what it takes to get the job done and a desire to strive for better.
- Thrives in a high-growth environment where priorities evolve regularly and decisions are made quickly.
Preferred Qualifications- Strong Experience building segmentation services, high available - low latency applications.
- Highly effective with Kotlin, Java and/or Go
- Comfortable working with Cloud Native and Infrastructure as Code, like Kubernetes, Helm and Terraform
- Ability to work in diverse codebases, both legacy and greenfield, in different languages and environments
- Experience with CRM technologies such as SFMC, Braze, etc.
If you possess some of these qualifications but not all of them, we still encourage you to apply!
Depending on the role, your interview and onboarding experience may include in-person components, such as onsite interviews or Launching into Better: LIVE-a multi-day cultural immersion in New York City for full-time, non-seasonal hires. These sessions are designed to build connection and bring our culture to life, though specific travel and participation requirements will be confirmed based on your role and location. Your recruiter will provide clear guidance at each stage of the process.
For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/
Ranges will change based on country and state of residence, which are reflected in Geographical Zones defined by Fanatics Betting and Gaming. The range incorporates all of our Geographical Compensation Zones and is subject to change as the Zone associated with the actual offer is confirmed. In addition to the base and bonus, full-time employment, and more. For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/
Salary Range
$180,500-$237,500 USD
