About The Role
We are looking for a Staff Platform Engineer to join our Platform team based in the United States. Our team is responsible for providing engineering teams with the platform and tooling responsible for deploying and running the core critical services that power the entire Fanatics business. You will own and lead complex initiatives across cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes platforms, CI/CD systems, observability, and internal developer tooling.
As a Staff Platform Engineer, you will be a technical leader on our platform team, helping influence the technical direction and raising the bar for code quality, reliability, and observability. You will lead projects from design through delivery, coordinating across engineers, and partner teams with minimal oversight. You will design complete systems and services that meet business goals and our engineering standards, partner with team leadership on planning and the roadmap, and mentor team members on engineering craft and ownership.
What You’ll Do
- Lead end-to-end execution of complex initiatives, from architecture and design through deployment and continuous refinement.
- Lead the design, maintenance, and implementation of scalable platform services, automation, CI/CD, and infrastructure supporting Fanatics’ technology ecosystem.
- Contribute to observability initiatives, including logging, metrics, and alerting, to improve system reliability and incident response.
- Partner with application and platform teams to improve performance, scalability, and reliability in cloud-native environments.
- Participate in incident response, post-incident reviews, and reliability improvements.
- Advocate for best practices in infrastructure, software delivery, and operational excellence.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers.
- Continuously learn and apply new technologies and approaches to platform engineering challenges.
What We’re Looking For
- Proven experience successfully leading complex initiatives while driving team strategy.
- Track record of breaking down complex work into clear, achievable milestones and delivering predictably using agile practices.
- Strong software engineering background, with experience in backend development and distributed systems.
- Deep understanding of the AWS cloud platform and cloud-native architectures.
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and automation.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and developer productivity tooling.
- Deep expertise with Kubernetes and container orchestration in production environments.
- Strong knowledge of observability (logging, metrics, tracing) and experience improving system visibility and reliability.
- Experience with incident management and operational best practices for large-scale systems.
- Proficiency in Go or Python.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools.
- Familiarity with platform security concepts.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across teams, communicate complex topics clearly, and influence engineering best practices.
- Outcome-driven mindset with a focus on solving real-world engineering challenges.
- A positive, adaptable attitude suited for a fast-moving environment.
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
Nice To Have
- Experience scaling services globally
- FinOps or cloud cost management experience
- Regulated or high-availability environment experience
- Experience with Java or Kotlin
- Familiarity with GitHub Actions
- Experience with Kafka and Cassandra
Why Join Us?
- Work on high-impact platform engineering challenges at scale.
- Collaborate with experienced engineers who value technical excellence and innovation.
- Play a key role in shaping the developer experience and operational foundations of Fan Ecosystem.
- Join a culture that encourages learning, growth, and technical leadership.
Depending on the role, your interview and onboarding experience may include in-person components, such as onsite interviews or Launching into Better: LIVE—a multi-day cultural immersion in New York City for full-time, non-seasonal hires. These sessions are designed to build connection and bring our culture to life, though specific travel and participation requirements will be confirmed based on your role and location. Your recruiter will provide clear guidance at each stage of the process.
For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/
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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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Skills Required
- Experience leading and delivering complex cross-team, multi-quarter initiatives
- Ability to break down complex work into milestones and deliver predictably using agile practices
- Strong software engineering background with backend development and distributed systems experience
- Deep understanding of AWS and cloud-native architectures
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code, including Terraform and CloudFormation
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and developer productivity tooling
- Deep expertise with Kubernetes and container orchestration in production
- Strong knowledge of observability, including logging, metrics, and tracing
- Experience improving system visibility and reliability
- Experience with incident management and operational best practices for large-scale systems
- Proficiency in Go or Python
- Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools
- Strong foundation in platform security concepts
- Ability to collaborate across teams, communicate complex topics clearly, and influence engineering practices
- Outcome-driven mindset focused on solving real-world engineering challenges
- Positive, adaptable attitude suited to a fast-moving environment
- Experience scaling services globally
- FinOps or cloud cost management experience
- Experience in regulated or high-availability environments
- Experience with Java or Kotlin
- Familiarity with GitHub Actions
- Experience with Kafka and Cassandra
Fanatics Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Fanatics and has not been reviewed or approved by Fanatics.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Incentives like annual bonuses and overtime opportunities are common, supporting higher total compensation especially in corporate roles. Seasonal premiums and performance bonuses are also cited across roles.
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical plan options, mental-health services, and wellness programs are highlighted as core offerings. Additional supports like HSAs/FSAs and condition management further strengthen the health package.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid maternity and paternity leave, fertility benefits, adoption assistance, and gender-affirmation coverage are explicitly included. Childcare support and backup care resources are also referenced.
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What We Do
Transforming the licensed sports industry through an innovative vertical e-commerce model that allows Fanatics to quickly design, manufacture and distribute high-quality fan gear across retail channels, better serving the real-time expectations of leagues, teams, fans and retailers in today’s mobile-first, on-demand culture.
Why Work With Us
You don't have to love sports to work here (though we love sports fanatics as well!). Fanatics is an industry leading, multi-billion dollar, international, privately held company with a casual, lofty space in the heart of Downtown Boulder. We have the advantages of a startup, without the pitfalls.
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