Senior Staff Engineer - Mobile/Kotlin (REMOTE)

Fanatics Betting & Gaming; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Fanatics Betting & Gaming is seeking a Sr. Staff Engineer to lead and shape architecture for Android apps, with hands-on development in Kotlin Multiplatform and Compose Multiplatform. You will drive end-to-end technical delivery and set standards across teams.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product and design, contribute to incident response, and occasionally travel to Fanatics offices. The role requires 10+ years building scalable Android apps and strong leadership.

Qualifications

• 10+ years building scalable Android apps.
• Expert in Kotlin Multiplatform and Compose Multiplatform.
• Strong mentoring and architecture skills.
• Experience with backend APIs and analytics platforms.

Responsibilities

• Shape team strategy and roadmaps by understanding industry and product.
• Lead end-to-end technical execution of features and systems.
• Define engineering principles and best practices.
• Drive Android platform decisions with Kotlin Multiplatform.
• Collaborate with product, design, and other stakeholders.
• Lead on-call incident resolution and remediation.
• Mentor engineers and foster continuous learning.
• Occasionally travel to Fanatics offices for meetings.

Skills

Android

Kotlin Multiplatform

Mentoring

Code reviews

Tools

Kotlin Multiplatform

Compose Multiplatform

Android Studio

Job description

About Us

Fanatics 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 Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet. Through the Fanatics 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. Fanatics 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 Sr. Staff Engineer at Fanatics, you are a recognized technical leader. You operate both strategically and hands‑on while leading ambitious projects, and your solutions set the standard for the team. Your bold decisions balance immediate business needs with long‑term technical excellence. Through your leadership, you cultivate a culture of excellence and innovation that leaves a lasting impact.

We own the Fanatics App, the brand‑forward application of Fanatics that encompasses elements of all of our different brands and businesses. The Fanatics App brings together Free to Play sports games, live events, ecommerce, and new product experiences to deliver a new Sports platform. Fundamentally, we are one team in everything we do from the user experience to coding and architecture. In order to deliver on our Customer Promise, we use best in class technologies; thus allowing platforms to be as up to date as possible so that we can rapidly deliver and innovate in this exciting new market.

Every time a fan places a bet, earns a reward, or checks out on Fanatics – Fanatics Core made that possible. We build the shared foundations – identity, payments, loyalty, wallet, data, and platform – that power sports betting, ecommerce, collectibles, and beyond. We supercharge the business by providing products and capabilities so that teams can focus on what matters most: building delightful experiences for the fans.

Responsibilities

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the industry, product, and roadmap, leveraging this knowledge to shape team strategy and influence the direction of the organization
• Lead the end‑to‑end technical execution of complex features and systems, from ideation and architecture to deployment and refinement
• Define and enforce engineering principles, guidelines, and best practices
• Customer Focused, Android Platform expert driving decisions to best serve Android and the Mobile ecosystem for the Fanatics apps through Kotlin Multi‑platform
• Partner closely with product, design, and other stakeholders to make high‑impact technical decisions that align with both business goals and long‑term scalability
• Work with iOS and Android leaders throughout the company to share best practices, code and entire features across multiple apps
• Lead incident resolution as part of the on‑call rotation, ensuring swift diagnosis and remediation of critical software issues
• Proactively identify and remove roadblocks, occasionally collaborating cross‑team collaboration to maintain momentum on complex projects
• Conduct and elevate code reviews, sharing expertise to enhance code quality
• Steer team planning and design discussions, introducing innovative approaches to solve technical challenges and optimize design patterns
• Champion improvements to software quality, testability, operational metrics, and team documentation, setting a higher standard for the organization
• Mentor and coach engineers at all levels, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth across the team
• Be open to occasional travel to Fanatics offices and other locations for conferences, events, meetings, and team‑building activities

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience building delightful, highly scalable, performant and beloved Android apps, excellence in Kotlin Multiplatform, Compose Multiplatform and other Android technologies
• Demonstrated ability to drive consensus and mentor others in effective coding and architectural strategies
• Systems‑level functional knowledge, experience or understanding of Backend Client API, Platform Engineering, and Client‑supporting systems in Marketing and Analytics
• Knowledge of observability practices , including logging, monitoring, and tracing in native apps
• Excellent communication