Fanatics · 2 days ago
Staff Software Engineer - Java, Backend
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$144K/yr - $245K/yr
7+ years expFanatics is a leading global digital sports platform that ignites the passions of sports fans. As a Staff Software Engineer (Java - Backend) on the Promotions Platform team, you will design, implement, test, and maintain software that enhances customer engagement with promotional systems, while contributing to the development of next-generation promotional tools.
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Responsibilities
Lead a team or teams that develops, tests, documents, and deploys high quality software into production, leading the delivery of solutions that are extensible and scalable
Clarify requirements and assists with coding/story estimates
Participate in the on-call rotation when needed to troubleshoot software issues
Quickly identify when to troubleshoot or escalate when tasks or projects hit roadblocks, find a path forward in difficult situations
Mitigate immediate risk, identify and resolve root causes
Remove bottlenecks and make technical and design approach trade-off decisions short term vs long-term
Contribute to team planning and design discussions, building more expertise around design approaches, driving best practices and improving the speed of delivery
Lead code reviews to provide constructive direction
Proactively simplifies code and resolves team architecture deficiencies
Impact software architecture, dependencies, performance, and business value
Improve testability, operational excellence metrics, and team documentation
Advise technology leaders, our product team, and other internal stakeholders to make technology decisions that grow and improve our products
Mentor and coach other engineers and actively work to reduce onboarding burden of future team members
Influence your team's adherence to the principles, guidelines, and best practices of our engineering strategy
Develop a solid understanding of our industry, product, feature set and roadmap
Remain current on the latest technologies and trends in software development
Must be open to occasional travel to Fanatics Betting & Gaming offices and other locations for conferences, events, meetings, and team-building activities
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience building highly scalable and fault tolerant systems with Java and Spring
You understand a broad range of design approaches
You are able to triage and debug system-wide production issues
Demonstrated experience mentoring other engineers
Able to effectively communicate complex technical subjects to a variety of audiences (engineers, technical leaders, marketing and operations teams, non-technical functional leaders)
Familiar with Agile software product delivery and SCRUM methodology
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
You have an agile mindset; able to embrace new initiatives in a fast-paced environment
Thrives in an entrepreneurial, hyper-growth environment where priorities evolve regularly and decisions are made quickly
Team-first mentality, with a willingness to do what it takes to get the job done and a desire to strive for better
Able to effectively work cross-functionally within an enterprise environment
Preferred
Experience working in a start-up environment
1+ years of experience leading a development team
Experience with React
Experience with Apache Kafka
Experience with AWS
Experience with PostgreSQL
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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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
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