Fanatics · 10 hours ago
Senior Backend Engineer (Enterprise Loyalty)
Fanatics is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join their Enterprise Loyalty team. In this role, you will design, build, and operate scalable backend systems that support customer-facing products and internal platforms, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful software solutions.
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Responsibilities
Design, develop, test, document, and deploy high-quality backend services into production
Build scalable, performant APIs and services that support customer-facing applications
Develop a deep understanding of our industry, products, feature set, and roadmap
Lead the technical delivery of new features from functional requirements through implementation
Contribute to architectural discussions and help define engineering standards, best practices, and guidelines
Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and other engineering teams to make technology decisions that improve our products
Participate in on-call rotations to troubleshoot and resolve production issues
Escalate risks and blockers early and proactively propose solutions
Participate in code reviews to ensure quality, consistency, and knowledge sharing
Improve system reliability, observability, testability, and operational excellence metrics
Contribute to team planning, estimation, and design discussions
Mentor junior engineers and help onboard new team members
Be open to occasional travel to Fanatics offices, conferences, and team events
Qualification
Required
3+ years of experience building and operating highly scalable backend services
Strong experience with Go (Golang) as a primary development language
Experience designing APIs and distributed systems
Familiarity with Agile/SCRUM software development practices
Strong collaboration skills and a team-first mindset
Ability to clearly communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Comfort working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with evolving priorities
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.
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
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