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Fanatics · 1 day ago

Senior Software Engineer (SDE III)

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$121K/yr - $160K/yr
date5+ years exp

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform, and they are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to join their Platform Engineering team. The role involves working across cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes platforms, and CI/CD systems to enhance and support the developer platform while improving reliability and scalability.

eSportsManufacturingRetailSporting GoodsSports
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Own and deliver medium-to-large platform projects from implementation through production
Build and maintain internal platform services and tooling that improve developer experience and delivery velocity
Partner with application teams to unblock delivery and align platform capabilities with developer needs
Drive cloud cost efficiency and optimization across our cloud and infrastructure
Improve operational excellence through observability, automation, and incident response
Help evolve CI/CD pipelines and GitOps-based workflows
Mentor junior engineers through code reviews and knowledge sharing
Participate in on-call rotations and incident response

Qualification

KubernetesCI/CDInfrastructure as CodeAWSPythonJavaGitOpsClear communicationCollaboration skillsOwnership mindset

Required

5–7 years of experience in platform, infrastructure, DevOps, or software engineering
Proficiency with Python and Java. Familiarity with Kotlin, Go a plus
Deep Kubernetes and container orchestration knowledge
Proven CI/CD and GitOps experience
Infrastructure as Code expertise (Terraform)
Strong AWS and cloud-native experience
Experience operating distributed, high-availability systems
Strong ownership mindset and ability to deliver defined projects independently
Clear communication and strong collaboration skills
A Bachelor's degree, or professional certification, or a combination of education and experience

Preferred

Experience with internal developer platforms or tooling
Exposure to regulated or high-availability environments
Backend development experience (Java, Python, Go, or similar)
Familiarity with observability and reliability engineering practices

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
401K
Paid time off
GymPass
Pet Insurance
Family Care Benefits
Home office setup stipend

Company

Fanatics

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Fanatics is a sports merchandise retailer that manufactures fan gear and jerseys across retail channels. It is a sub-organization of Kynetic.
dateFounded in 2002
location
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
http://www.fanaticsinc.com

H1B Sponsorship

Fanatics has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2021 (2)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$4.9B
Key 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
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Michael Mahan
CEO

Recent News

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Fanatics becomes e-commerce partner of Zuffa Boxing
2026-01-23
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