Senior Software Engineer (SDE III)

Fanatics

58d•$121,000 - $160,000

About The Position

As part of the CICD/DevEx squad within Fanatics Betting & Gaming’s Platform Engineering organization, you will help build and evolve the internal platforms, services, and tools that power our entire software delivery ecosystem. This role blends full-stack software engineering and platform expertise, enabling you to design intuitive internal web applications (such as developer portals and service dashboards), build reliable backend services that integrate with our CI/CD and Kubernetes environments, and drive automation that accelerates the velocity of our engineering teams. You’ll collaborate with developers across the company to improve their day-to-day experience—from code to production—by delivering modern, secure, and scalable platform capabilities. Your work will directly shape the developer experience and reliability of our systems as we continue to scale Fanatics Betting & Gaming’s real-time, high-performance platform.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in software or platform engineering with strong full-stack application development skills (React, TypeScript, Java, Python, or similar).
Proven experience with CI/CD pipelines and tooling (Github Actions, FluxCD, ArgoCD), Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation).
Deep understanding of cloud-native environments (AWS preferred).
Experience developing secure and maintainable internal web applications and APIs.
Experience working in large distributed systems (microservices)
Highly outcome-oriented and data driven
Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills with a collaborative mindset.
A Bachelor’s degree, or professional certification, or a combination of education and experience

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with developer experience platforms (e.g., Backstage, service catalogs, internal portals) is a plus.
Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity or code quality.
Experience in sports betting or gaming industries, or genuine interest in sports.
Proficiency with Python and Java. Familiarity with Kotlin, Go, OPA are a bonus.
Previous experience in high-growth startup environments.
Contributions to open-source projects or technical communities.
Background in developer productivity or internal platform initiatives.
Experience leading initiatives across teams or influencing technical direction without formal authority.

Responsibilities

Design and build internal web applications, APIs, and service integrations that streamline developer workflows (e.g. internal developer portals, release dashboards, deployment tooling, local dev environments).
Collaborate with other platform, and product teams to improve the discoverability and usability of platform capabilities.
Maintain and evolve backend services that power CI/CD automation and developer tools.
Architect, build, and operate scalable CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes), and cloud native infrastructure systems and tooling (AWS, Terraform).
Enhance platform reliability, observability, and security through automation, monitoring, and continuous improvement.
Partner closely with engineering teams to ensure a consistent, efficient developer experience from commit to deployment.
Promote DevOps culture and platform mindset across engineering teams.
Contribute to documentation, process improvements, and internal knowledge sharing
Participate in on-call rotations to maintain platform stability.
Occasionally travel for offsites or cross-team collaboration.