Senior Platform Engineer
About The Position
Fanatics Betting & Gaming (FBG) is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to join our Platform Engineering team. This role will sit in either our Runtime/Compute or the Developer Experience/CICD squad. As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will work across cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes platforms, CI/CD systems, and internal developer tooling. You will work closely with Product Engineering, Security, Infrastructure IT, and other platform teams to build, enhance, and support our developer platform. You will help define standards and best practices, and act as a force multiplier for engineering teams by improving reliability, scalability, and developer productivity.
Requirements
- 5–7 years of experience in platform, infrastructure, DevOps, or software engineering
- Proficiency with Python and Java. Familiarity with Kotlin, Go a plus
- Deep Kubernetes and container orchestration knowledge
- Proven CI/CD and GitOps experience
- Infrastructure as Code expertise (Terraform)
- Strong AWS and cloud-native experience
- Experience operating distributed, high-availability systems
- Strong ownership mindset and ability to deliver defined projects independently
- Clear communication and strong collaboration skills
Nice To Haves
- Experience with internal developer platforms or tooling
- Exposure to regulated or high-availability environments
- Backend development experience (Java, Python, Go, or similar)
- Familiarity with observability and reliability engineering practices
Responsibilities
- Own and deliver medium-to-large platform projects from implementation through production
- Build and maintain internal platform services and tooling that improve developer experience and delivery velocity
- Partner with application teams to unblock delivery and align platform capabilities with developer needs
- Drive cloud cost efficiency and optimization across our cloud and infrastructure
- Improve operational excellence through observability, automation, and incident response
- Help evolve CI/CD pipelines and GitOps-based workflows
- Mentor junior engineers through code reviews and knowledge sharing
- Participate in on-call rotations and incident response
Benefits
- This role is eligible for the Fanatics Betting and Gaming annual bonus program and an equity award.
- full-time employees are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, paid time off, and other benefits like GymPass, Pet Insurance, Family Care Benefits, Free Ship deliveries, and more.
- We’ll also give you $700 to set up your home office!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
