Fanatics · 20 hours ago
Senior Engineer Backend
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$152K/yr - $200K/yr
3+ years expFanatics is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Core Services team. In this role, you will design, build, deploy, and operate backend services that are critical to the company's platform integration and communication.
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Responsibilities
Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain high-quality backend services in production
Own services end-to-end, including reliability, performance, observability, and operational readiness
Collaborate with platform, data, and product partners to design clear service boundaries and APIs
Participate in system design discussions and contribute to architectural decisions
Help define and uphold engineering best practices around code quality, testing, and operations
Participate in on-call rotations and troubleshoot production issues when they arise
Conduct code reviews to maintain quality and share knowledge across the team
Contribute to technical documentation and service runbooks
Mentor junior engineers and help onboard new team members
Be open to occasional travel to Fanatics offices and other locations for meetings, events, or team-building activities
Qualification
Required
3+ years of experience building and operating highly scalable backend services
Experience with Go as a primary development language
Strong understanding of service-oriented architectures, APIs, and system integrations
Comfortable owning services end-to-end, including reliability, performance, and on-call responsibilities
Able to communicate complex technical concepts clearly and collaborate effectively across teams
Familiarity with modern software development practices, including code reviews, CI/CD, and operational ownership
Thrives in a fast-moving environment where priorities evolve and decisions are made quickly
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
Fanatics has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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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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