Fanatics · 4 hours ago
Software Engineer III - Trading Platform Operations
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$152K/yr - $200K/yr
5+ years expFanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform, and they are seeking a Software Engineer III to enhance the reliability and operability of their trading systems. In this role, you will design and implement major components of the observability stack and collaborate closely with product teams to ensure operational excellence during peak sporting moments.
eSportsManufacturingRetailSporting GoodsSports
No H1B
Responsibilities
Design & build durable components for telemetry, alerting, and diagnostics (dashboards, SLO/SLA reporting, trace pipelines)
Harden production paths: rollout/rollback strategies, safe deploy mechanics, canaries, guardrails, and incident runbooks
Implement load/chaos tests and capacity signals that validate event readiness before peak traffic
Automate routine ops with scripts/services (remediation tasks, data snapshots, feature flag flips); contribute to IaC modules when needed
Collaborate & review—participate in design/code reviews, improve documentation, and mentor earlier-career engineers
Participate in an on-call rotation, ensuring platform stability and providing critical support for operational incidents
Occasionally travel for essential offsite meetings, special events, or collaborative team sessions
Qualification
Required
5+ years in software/platform/SRE roles with production ownership of cloud services
Proficiency with observability tooling (Datadog preferred) and incident management; able to design actionable alerting patterns and reduce MTTR
Practical experience in Azure or AWS
Strong coding/debugging skills (preferably .NET; scripting in PowerShell/Python a plus) and habit of writing clean, maintainable software
Highly outcome-oriented, data-driven, and capable of balancing quality with productivity
Strong communication skills, able to effectively collaborate across international teams
Positive and flexible attitude, comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and embracing new initiatives
Preferred
Experience with event-driven and real-time systems; performance tuning and profiling under load
Proficiency with IaC & CI/CD (Terraform/Terragrunt, Azure DevOps pipelines); automation-first mindset
Interest in our platform tenets: self-service, consistency over customization, and automation everywhere
Familiarity or previous experience within the sports betting industry or strong interest in sports
Experience working with cross-functional teams in fast-paced or start-up environments
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
401K
Paid time off
GymPass
Pet Insurance
Family Care Benefits
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
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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