Staff Backend Engineer, CAT - FBG
About The Position
At Fanatics Betting & Gaming (FBG) we bring together Betting, Gaming, Markets, Promos and Loyalty to build seamless, fan-first wagering and rewards experiences.Our Customer Accounts & Transactions (CAT) organization owns the systems that manage every customer's journey into and through Fanatics Betting & Gaming — identity and authentication, registration and KYC, wallet and ledger, deposits and withdrawals, eligibility and geolocation, responsible gaming, and fraud and abuse detection — so customers can securely create accounts, move money, and place bets with confidence across every market we operate in. We’re hiring a Staff Backend Software Engineer, CAT to drive the technical strategy, architecture and delivery of our customer accounts and transactions platform — including identity and authentication, wallet and ledger, deposits and withdrawals, and eligibility and fraud detection. You'll work with cross-functional engineering teams (FE, BE, SEMs, TPM, QE, Platform), improve operational excellence (on-call/rota, incident response and SLAs), and partner with Product, Compliance and Risk to make account and payment experiences secure, scalable and fast to market.
Requirements
- 7+ years of OO development experience building scalable, high-performance backend systems (Java preferred).
- Strong experience with distributed systems and microservices architecture.
- Experience designing systems requiring high reliability and data consistency.
- Experience with Spring Boot, REST APIs, and event-driven systems.
- Familiarity with AWS or GCP, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Experience with Kafka or similar messaging systems.
- Ability to debug complex production issues in distributed systems.
- Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience leading large technical initiatives and mentoring engineers.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience thriving in fast-paced, high-growth startup environments.
- If you possess some of these qualifications but not all of them, we still encourage you to apply!
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and delivery of large-scale, mission critical systems aligned with product roadmap and long-term strategy
- Drive architectural decisions and evaluate new technologies and open-source solutions.
- Cultural and technical champion: Define and enforce engineering best practices across teams.
- Design and build highly scalable, fault-tolerant, and financially correct systems in a regulated environment.
- Continuously improve platform reliability, observability, and performance
- Translate business outcomes into scalable technical solutions.
- Develop a deep understanding of product, financial systems, and roadmap.
- Lead cross-team initiatives and partner with PM, Design, DevOps, Security, Risk, Fraud, and external providers.
- Drive resolution of complex production issues and implement long-term fixes.
- Mentor and coach engineers to raise the overall technical bar.
- Must be open to occasional travel to Fanatics Betting & Gaming offices and other locations for conferences, events, meetings, and team-building activities
Benefits
- Ranges will change based on country and state of residence, which are reflected in Geographical Zones defined by Fanatics Betting and Gaming.
- The range incorporates all of our Geographical Compensation Zones and is subject to change as the Zone associated with the actual offer is confirmed.
- In addition to the base and bonus, full-time employment, and more.
- For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
