Staff Engineer - Backend/Kotlin (REMOTE) (Fully Remote)

Fanatics; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Fanatics is seeking a Backend Staff Engineer to lead strategically and hands-on, balancing immediate business needs with long-term technical excellence and scalable systems.

You will drive development, testing, and deployment of high-quality software into production, mentor engineers, champion best practices, and lead incident resolution as part of the on-call rotation. Collaboration with product, data, and platform teams will be essential to delivering reliable services at scale.

Responsibilities

• Drive development, testing, and deployment of high-quality, scalable software into production.
• Mentor engineers, champion best practices, and lead incident resolution as part of the on-call rotation.

Job description

• Fanatics is a leading global digital sports platform igniting the passions of sports fans worldwide.
• We power Fanatics Commerce, Collectibles, and Betting & Gaming to let fans Buy, Collect, and Bet.

Role:

• As a Backend Staff Engineer, you are a recognized technical leader operating strategically and hands-on.
• Your bold decisions balance immediate business needs with long-term technical excellence.

What You'll Do:

• Drive development, testing, and deployment of high-quality, scalable software into production.
• Mentor engineers, champion best practices, and lead incident resolution as part of the on-call rotation.

Fanatics

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform that lets fans buy, collect, and bet through Commerce, Collectibles, and Betting & Gaming. With more than 22,000 employees, our culture is committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally.