Senior Platform Engineer - Core Platform- UK & Ireland

Fanatics; Leeds; On-site; GBP 96,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Fanatics in Leeds is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to enhance their Platform Engineering capabilities across cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and CI/CD systems. The role involves project ownership, improving developer tooling, and mentoring junior engineers.

The ideal candidate will possess 5–7 years of experience, strong AWS and Kubernetes skills, and a collaborative mindset. The position offers a salary range of £96,000 – £120,000 depending on location, with opportunities for periodic travel to the United States.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience in platform, infrastructure, DevOps, or software engineering.
• Familiarity with Kotlin, Go is a plus.
• Experience operating distributed, high-availability systems.
• Clear communication and strong collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver medium-to-large platform projects from implementation through production.
• Build and maintain internal platform services and tooling.
• Partner with application teams to unblock delivery.
• Drive cloud cost efficiency and optimization.

Skills

Platform, infrastructure, DevOps, or software engineering

Python proficiency

Java proficiency

Kubernetes knowledge

CI/CD experience

Infrastructure as Code expertise (Terraform)

AWS and cloud-native experience

Strong communication skills

Collaboration skills

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitOps

Job description

Overview

Fanatics Betting & Gaming (FBG) is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to join our Platform Engineering team. This role will sit in either our Runtime/Compute or the Developer Experience/CICD squad. As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will work across cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes platforms, CI/CD systems, and internal developer tooling. You will work closely with Product Engineering, Security, Infrastructure IT, and other platform teams to build, enhance, and support our developer platform. You will help define standards and best practices, and act as a force multiplier for engineering teams by improving reliability, scalability, and developer productivity.

What You’ll Do

• 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

What You Bring

• 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

Nice to Have

• 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

Salary Range

£96,000 – £120,000 (London). Salary is determined by location and may vary based on geography.

Working Across Regions

This role operates in a globally distributed environment, working closely with teams across the UK, Ireland, and the United States. Strong communication, time‑zone coordination, and shared ownership are essential for success.

Travel Expectations

Periodic travel to the United States is expected for off‑sites, planning sessions, and collaboration. Occasional travel within the UK and Ireland may also be required.

Not sure if you check every box?

We believe great engineers come from all kinds of backgrounds. We value impact, technical leadership, and a growth mindset just as much as specific tool experience.

Unfortunately, we do not offer sponsorship and you must be living in the UK or Ireland to apply.