Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack - Sportsbook (FBG)
Leads full-stack development of a scalable sportsbook platform, focusing on backend systems (Java/Spring), risk management, and market integration while mentoring engineers and driving architectural decisions.
- Compensation
- $144.4K–$205.2K / yr
- Location
- New York, NY, United States
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Staff
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Category
- Fullstack
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 7+ years of experience building highly scalable, performant and evolvable backend distributed systems; proficiency in Spring and Java is a must.
- Demonstrated ability to drive best practices in backend development and mentor others in effective coding and architectural strategies, such as clean code, domain driven design and other design and ar
- 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 ent
- Excellent communication skills, capable of conveying complex technical concepts clearly and effectively to diverse audiences, including engineers, executives, and non-technical stakeholders.
- Adaptable mindset, comfortable with shifting priorities and new initiatives in a fast-paced, evolving organization.
- Team-first mentality, with a willingness to do what it takes to get the job done and a desire to strive for better.
Nice to have
- Strong Experience in the sports industry, gaming and content delivery
- Highly effective with Java, Spring boot, React.
- Expertise in messaging technologies such as Kafka 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
- Background in startups or high-growth environments.
Full 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.
About the Team
Launched in 2021, Fanatics Betting and Gaming is the online and retail sports betting subsidiary of Fanatics, a global digital sports platform. The Fanatics Sportsbook is available to 95% of the addressable online sports bettor market in the U.S. Fanatics Casino is currently available online in Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Fanatics Betting and Gaming operates twenty-two retail sports betting locations, including the only sportsbook inside an NFL stadium at Northwest Stadium. Fanatics Betting and Gaming is headquartered in New York with offices in Denver, Leeds and Dublin.
As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll play a key leadership role within the Sportsbook team at FBG, driving the design and development of a highly scalable, fault-tolerant online sportsbook platform. You'll work on critical areas such as sportsbook market integration, risk management, tooling and other backed systems that deliver seamless customer experiences.
In addition to hands-on technical contributions, you'll provide technical mentorship, guide architectural decisions, and analyze complex system challenges to ensure robust and efficient solutions. You'll collaborate across teams, influencing best practices and leading key projects that enhance the sportsbook experience within the broader Fanatics ecosystem.
Responsibilities
- Drive the development, testing, documentation, and deployment of high-quality, stable, scalable software into production
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of the industry, product, and roadmap, leveraging this knowledge to shape team strategy and influence the direction of the organization