Lead Backend Engineer, Sportsbook Platform

Fanatics Collectibles; United States; Remote; USD 144,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Fanatics Betting and Gaming is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead design and development of a scalable online sportsbook platform. You will mentor engineers, drive critical backend systems, and collaborate with product, design, and stakeholders.

You will focus on market integration, risk management, observability, and resilient architectures, guiding teams through launches and improvements. Occasional travel to Fanatics offices and events is expected.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience building scalable backend distributed systems.
• Proficiency in Spring and Java.
• Mentor others in coding and architecture.
• Knowledge of observability practices in distributed systems.
• Agile software delivery with cross-functional collaboration.
• Excellent communication across audiences.
• Adaptable in a fast-paced environment.
• Team-first mentality and willingness to help.

Responsibilities

• Drive development, testing, documentation, and deployment of high-quality software.
• Understand industry, product, and roadmap; shape team strategy.
• Lead end-to-end technical execution of complex features from ideation to deployment.
• Align and streamline designs across the department.
• Partner with product and design to align with business goals.
• Lead incident resolution as part of on-call rotation.
• Remove roadblocks and collaborate cross-team when needed.
• Conduct and elevate code reviews to improve quality.
• Lead planning and design discussions; introduce innovative approaches.
• Champion improvements to software quality, metrics, and documentation.
• Mentor engineers across levels and promote continuous learning.
• Be open to occasional travel to Fanatics offices for conferences and meetings.

Skills

Java

Spring

Clean code

Domain-driven design

Observability

Agile

Communication

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

Kafka

Kubernetes

Helm

Terraform

React

Job description

Fanatics Betting and Gaming is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead design and development of a scalable online sportsbook platform. You will mentor engineers, drive critical backend systems, and collaborate with product, design, and stakeholders.

You will focus on market integration, risk management, observability, and resilient architectures, guiding teams through launches and improvements. Occasional travel to Fanatics offices and events is expected.