Senior Software Engineer - Backend/Kotlin

Fanatics; United States; Remote; USD 121,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Fanatics is seeking a Backend Engineer for its Core platform to design, develop, and maintain scalable services that power our global sports platform. You will work across teams to ship high-quality backend systems supporting ecommerce, collectibles, and betting initiatives.

The role emphasizes strong coding practices, observability, and mentoring, with opportunities to influence architecture and adopt modern patterns in a fast-growing environment. Some travel to Fanatics offices may be required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building scalable backend distributed systems.
• Proven ability to drive best practices in backend development and mentor others in architecture.
• Strong knowledge of observability, logging, monitoring and tracing in distributed systems.
• Experience delivering with Agile software methodologies and cross-functional collaboration.
• Excellent communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, document, and deploy high quality software into production.
• Build features and tools that you and your team use.
• Participate in on-call rotation to troubleshoot issues and unblock tasks.
• Mentor junior engineers and interns; contribute to design discussions.
• Ensure code quality through reviews and adherence to engineering standards.
• Collaborate with product and other stakeholders on technology decisions.

Skills

Backend distributed systems

Java/Kotlin

Agile methodologies

Observability

Communication

Tools

Spring Framework

Kotlin

Java

Kafka

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

About Usthe company is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across the company Commerce, the company Collectibles, and the company Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet. Through the the company platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. the company has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally.

Overview

As a Backend Engineer at the company Core, you'll design, develop, test, and maintain scalable, high-quality systems to deliver exceptional customer experiences. We own the the company App, the brand-forward application of the company that encompasses elements of all of our different brands and businesses.

We own the the company App, the mobile app at the company that encompasses elements from all of our different brands and businesses. The the company App brings together Free to Play games, live events, ecommerce, and new product experiences to deliver a best-in-class Sports platform. Fundamentally, we are one team in everything we do, from the user experience to coding and architecture. We aim to deliver on our Customer Promise by delighting our millions of monthly active users.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, document, and deploy high quality software into production
• Build features and tools that you and your team use
• Participate in the on-call rotation when needed to troubleshoot software issues
• Escalate when tasks or projects hit roadblocks
• Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality and share knowledge
• Contribute to team planning and design discussions, building more expertise around design approaches
• Impact software quality and customer experience of product features
• Improve testability, operational excellence metrics, and team documentation
• Help your team define and adhere to the principles, guidelines, and best practices of our engineering strategy
• Develop a fundamental understanding of our industry, product, feature set and roadmap
• Work closely with our product team and other internal stakeholders to make technology decisions that grow and improve our products
• Help to onboard and mentor junior engineers and interns
• Remain current on the latest technologies and trends in software development
• Must be open to occasional travel to the company offices and other locations for conferences, events, meetings, and team-building activities

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building highly scalable, performant and evolvable backend distributed systems; proficiency in Spring with Kotlin and/or Java is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to drive best practices in backend development and mentor others in effective coding and architectural strategies, such as clean code, hexagonal/layered architectures, domain driven design and other design and architectural patterns
• Knowledge of observability practices, including logging, monitoring, and tracing in distributed systems.
• Expertise in Agile software delivery, with a track record of modeling and driving process improvements across teams, and ability to collaborate cross-functionally across diverse teams within large enterprise environments, driving alignment and shared success.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of conveying complex technical concepts clearly and effectively to diverse audiences, including engineers, executives, and non-technical stakeholders.
• Team-first mentality, with a willingness to do what it takes to get the job done and a desire to strive for better.
• Thrives in a high-growth environment where priorities evolve regularly and decisions are made quickly.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong Experience in the sports industry, gaming and content delivery
• Highly effective with Kotlin, Java and/or Go
• Expertise in messaging technologies such as Kafka or Amazon SQS, with a solid understanding of event-driven architectures.
• Comfortable working with Cloud Native and Infrastructure as Code, like Kubernetes, Helm and Terraform
• Ability to work in diverse codebases, both legacy and greenfield, in different languages and environments

Salary Range

$121,000—$200,000 USD

Ranges will change based on country and state of residence, which are reflected in Geographical Zones defined by the company Betting and Gaming. The range incorporates all of our Geographical Compensation Zones and is subject to change as the Zone associated with the actual offer is confirmed. In addition to the base and bonus, full-time employment, and more. For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/