Fanatics · 6 hours ago
Staff Engineer Distributed Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$160K/yr - $318K/yr
10+ years expFanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform, and they are seeking a Staff Engineer to shape the architecture of their betting platform. The role involves defining technical strategy, maintaining hands-on technical excellence, and establishing best practices for AI-assisted development.
eSportsManufacturingRetailSporting GoodsSports
Responsibilities
10+ years building and deploying scalable, high-performance production applications
5+ years in technical leadership roles
Experience with systems handling 100M+ daily transactions
Track record of successful multi-team technical initiatives
Kotlin and/or Java: 5+ years building production microservices
Spring Boot: Deep understanding of reactive programming and non-blocking I/O
PostgreSQL: Complex query optimization, indexing strategies, and migration management
Kafka: Event streaming patterns, partition strategies, and consumer group management at scale
Redis/Redis Pub/Sub: Building real-time features supporting hundreds of thousands of concurrent users
Qualification
Required
10+ years building and deploying scalable, high-performance production applications
5+ years in technical leadership roles
Experience with systems handling 100M+ daily transactions
Track record of successful multi-team technical initiatives
Kotlin and/or Java: 5+ years building production microservices
Spring Boot: Deep understanding of reactive programming and non-blocking I/O
PostgreSQL: Complex query optimization, indexing strategies, and migration management
Kafka: Event streaming patterns, partition strategies, and consumer group management at scale
Redis/Redis Pub/Sub: Building real-time features supporting hundreds of thousands of concurrent users
Proven ability to influence technical decisions across an organization
Experience defining technical standards adopted by 50+ engineers
History of mentoring senior engineers to staff-level roles
Can point to specific architectural decisions that unlocked business value
Track record of introducing tools or processes that measurably improved team velocity
Preferred
Previous Staff+ level experience at high-growth companies
Experience in sports betting industry or genuine interest in sports
Published technical articles or conference speaking experience
Experience with regulatory compliance at scale (SOC2, PCI-DSS)
Track record of reducing operational costs through architectural improvements
Contributions to open-source projects or technical community
Experience with real-money transaction systems and regulatory compliance
Background in building developer tools or improving engineering productivity
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
401K
Paid time off
GymPass
Pet Insurance
Family Care Benefits
Home office setup stipend
Company
Fanatics
Fanatics is a sports merchandise retailer that manufactures fan gear and jerseys across retail channels. It is a sub-organization of Kynetic.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2021 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$4.9BKey Investors
Clearlake Capital GroupNational Football LeagueAlameda Research
2022-12-06Private Equity· $700M
2022-03-02Private Equity· $1.5B
2022-01-01Series Unknown· $10M
Leadership Team
J
Joseph Bozich
Advisor to Chief Executive Officer
Michael Mahan
CEO
Recent News
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