Senior Software Engineer, Java, Backend

🕒 March 5

🗽 New York – Remote

🗽 New York – Remote

💵 $121.6k - $200k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔙 Backend Engineer

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Fanatics, Inc.

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2011

🎮 Gaming

🛒 Retail

🛍️ eCommerce

Gaming • Retail • eCommerce

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform that aims to enhance the fan experience for over 100 million sports enthusiasts worldwide. The company operates across several divisions including Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming. They offer fans the opportunity to buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle products, and headwear, collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets, as well as engage in sports betting. Fanatics partners with over 900 sports properties globally, including major leagues, teams, and athletes, and operates more than 2,000 retail locations. The company is committed to corporate responsibility with a focus on philanthropy, diversity and inclusion, brand protection, and sustainability.

📋 Description

• Contribute to the design, development, testing, documentation, and deployment of backend services (Java). • Participate in the on-call rotation and assist in investigating and resolving production issues • Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to deliver features and improvements • Take part in code reviews and team discussions to build high-quality, maintainable systems • Participate in sprint planning, architectural reviews, and efforts to improve engineering processes • Build familiarity with our systems, platform architecture, and customer use cases • Stay current with latest technologies, tools, and engineering best practices • Open to occasional travel to FBG offices or industry events for collaboration and team-building • Develop, test, and deploy backend software features through high-quality, correct production code using Java, Spring Boot, and AWS. • Help design and implement scalable, low-latency distributed systems that power engaging iCasino experiences across web and mobile. • Work closely with internal and external teams to deliver stable, reliable systems aligned with our product roadmap and delivery schedules. • Collaborate with frontend, mobile, and platform engineers to shape backend services that support seamless, cross-platform user experiences. • Participate in architecture reviews, technical design discussions, sprint planning, and code reviews. • Improve and champion engineering best practices related to quality, maintainability, and system performance. • Contribute to discovery and design efforts for complex technical projects, translating business outcomes into scalable technical solutions. • Partner with Product, Design, DevOps, and Security to build and deliver features in a highly regulated production environment. • Participate in on-call rotations, assisting with incident response and ongoing support of production systems. • Operate according to Agile methodologies, sharing progress and blockers in daily stand-ups and retrospectives. • Stay curious and open to exploring opportunities across the stack, including frontend tools like React or shared logic via Kotlin Multiplatform. • Be open to occasional travel to Fanatics offices or industry events for collaboration, planning, or team-building.

🎯 Requirements

• 7 or more years of professional software engineering experience, with a focus on backend development • 3 or more years of experience building back-end applications using Java (Spring Framework) • Expertise in software engineering principles, architectural patterns, and system design • Experience with Agile/SCRUM methodologies and working in cross-functional teams • Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive, ownership-oriented mindset • Clear communicator, capable of explaining technical concepts to peers and non-engineers • Ability to navigate shifting priorities in a fast-paced, high-growth setting. • Solid understanding of RESTful service design, distributed systems, data modeling, caching concepts, and database technologies (SQL and/or NoSQL). • Strong technical skills in a CI/CD environment, with a working knowledge of software design principles related to performance, maintainability, and scalability. • Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Design, Security, DevOps) and external partners to deliver high-quality features.

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical • Dental • Vision • 401K • Paid time off • GymPass • Pet Insurance • Family Care Benefits • Home office setup allowance