[Hiring] Senior Principal Engineer @Fanatics

Role Description

As a Senior Principal Software Engineer at Fanatics Markets, you will help us design, develop, implement, test, and maintain scalable, high quality, low latency systems that help us deliver the best experience possible to our customers. We are one team; we employ the principles of data-driven development, operational excellence, process calibration, and efficiency to deliver a stable, extensible platform at scale. Through fundamentals and excellence in object-oriented design, coding patterns, modern open-source frameworks, and 3rd party platform integrations, we can achieve our goals to rapidly deliver and innovate in this exciting new market.

Responsibilities

• Navigate the Unknown: Master complete ambiguity to define long-term technology strategies and solve the most complex, overarching business problems across the entire organization.
• Architect for Scale: Lead strategically critical projects across multiple teams, delivering systems that serve as the gold standard for robustness, cost-effectiveness, and low-latency performance.
• Be a Force Multiplier: Act as the ultimate technical mentor and leader, removing bottlenecks and making the high-stakes trade-off decisions between immediate opportunity and long-term architectural integrity.
• Drive Operational Excellence: Define and implement the "Fanatics Standard" for best practices, proactively simplifying codebases and resolving architectural deficiencies before they become risks.
• Influence through Partnership: Advise product leaders and internal stakeholders, ensuring every technical decision is a catalyst for core business growth and product innovation.
• Evangelize the Tech: Represent Fanatics Markets externally through tech talks, white papers, and community projects, while seeking out key technology opportunities with global commercial partners.
• Master the Domain: Develop an expert-level understanding of our industry and roadmap, staying ahead of emerging trends to ensure our platform remains the leader in prediction market technology.

Qualifications

• 15 plus years building highly scalable, fault-tolerant systems with a deep command of Kotlin, Java, Kafka, AWS, Kubernetes, Redis, and Postgres.
• Mastery of broad design approaches and the ability to break down complex architectures into actionable components for multiple teams.
• The "firefighter" instinct to triage and resolve system-wide production issues across a distributed, enterprise environment.
• The rare ability to translate "black box" technical complexity into clear narratives for everyone from junior engineers to non-technical executives.
• A proven track record of elevating engineering talent and leading cross-functional teams through the nuances of Agile and SCRUM.
• An entrepreneurial, "team-first" spirit that thrives in fast-paced environments where priorities evolve and decisions are made quickly.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and a relentless desire to simplify the complex and strive for a better technical standard.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a start-up environment.
• 7 plus years of experience designing robust, stable, scalable, cost effective platforms.

Salary Range

$201,400 - $331,250 per year. The base salary for this role is based on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience and may vary depending on the successful candidate’s geographic location. Remote employees may also be eligible for a home office setup stipend.

Company Description

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet.

• Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods.
• Collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets.
• Bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform.
• Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans.
• A global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners.
• Over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores.
• More than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally.