Staff Backend Software Engineer, Loyalty - 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 Loyalty & Promos organization builds the rewards and promotions customers experience at Fanatics— owning FanCash (our digital rewards currency), loyalty progression (tiers and perks), and promotional offers across SportsBook, Casino, Commerce, and beyond. We’re hiring a Staff Backend Sofware Engineer, Loyalty & Promos to drive the technical strategy, architecture and delivery of our loyalty, rewards and promotions platform — including our real-time, personalized bonusing engine. 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, Commerce and MarTech to make promotions reliable, reusable 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.
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 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.
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
