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2024-03-29

Software Engineer III - Data Platform Engineer - Storage

Company Overview
 
Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. The company ignites the passions of global sports fans and maximizes the presence and reach for hundreds of sports partners globally by offering innovative 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; and 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 over 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, teams, players associations, athletes, celebrities, colleges, and college conferences, and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail business stores. 
 
As a market leader with more than 18,000 employees, and hundreds of partners, suppliers, and vendors worldwide, we take responsibility for driving toward more ethical and sustainable practices. We are committed to building an inclusive Fanatics community, reflecting and representing society at every level of the business, including our employees, vendors, partners and fans. Fanatics is also dedicated to making a positive impact in the communities where we all live, work, and play through strategic philanthropic initiatives.
 

The expected salary range for this role is based on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This role is eligible for the Fanatics Betting and Gaming annual bonus program and an equity award. *Salary range is listed in USD; ranges will change based on country and state of residence, which are reflected in Geographical Zones defined by Fanatics Betting and Gaming.

*Salary Range: $104,000 to $240,000 (Salary 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, bonus, and equity, full-time employees are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, paid time off, and other benefits like GymPass, Pet Insurance, Family Care Benefits, Free Shipt deliveries, and more. We’ll also give you $500 to set up your home office!
For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/

Overview 
As Software Engineer III - Storage at Fanatics Betting & Gaming (FBG), you are here to help build out our Data Platform Engineering team. This role reports to our Director of Platform Engineering and is responsible for defining, implementing, training, and executing against our engineering strategy, creating processes, and building tools within Fanatics Betting and Gaming. The Software Engineer III - Storage will have a broad scope of engagement with cloud technologies, site reliability practices, and self-service infrastructure tooling.

 

Responsibilities

 

    • Design, implement, and maintain large-scale, distributed storage systems as part of a team, advocating for making the right tradeoffs in terms of risk, scale, reliability, and cost performance.
    • Create self-service developer tooling that interfaces with the storage layer with an emphasis in developer experience
    • Work on observability systems that enable holistic system monitoring and drive down incident response and resolution times.
    • Create tooling that empowers developers to focus on value-added activities and product differentiation.
    • Solicit and incorporate internal user feedback to ensure productivity tooling meets the needs of our developers.
    • Evangelize internal products and tooling to drive adoption within the organization.
    • Be part of an incident management team that ensures the high availability of the Fanatics Betting and Gaming platform.
    • Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, inside and outside of Engineering, and collaborate with leaders to gather and present testing metrics and activities.
    • Provide leadership and technical expertise within the engineering team.  Be a mentor and role model for Engineering. 
    • Help development teams adhere to the principles, guidelines, and best practices of the engineering strategy.
    • Remain current on technology and trends in data engineering.
    • Must be open to occasional travel to events and Bet Fanatics offices for various offsite and team meetings.

 

Qualifications

 

    • 5+ Experience building and maintaining large-scale data platforms.
    • 3+ years of experience developing applications in a distributed systems environment (back end preferred).
    • Experience with multiple database platforms and technologies, including relational, non-relational, and caching products.
    • Bonus points for open source contributions to PostgreSQL, MySQL or similar products.
    • Extensive hands-on experience in using AWS & open-source services like RDS, Kafka, and Redis.‘
    • Excellent communication, including influencing and problem-resolution skills.
    • Demonstrated ability to partner closely with engineering teams and implement appropriate tools and practices that balance quality with productivity.
    • Positive and flexible attitude to work in a fast-paced environment and a willingness to embrace new initiatives. 
    • High personal initiative. A desire to seek out problems, learn quickly, and apply solutions proactively and fearlessly.
    • Highly outcome-oriented and data-driven.
    • In-depth root cause analysis of low-level incidents spanning multiple connected systems.
    • Demonstrated proficiency in Infrastructure As Code systems (Terraform, CloudFormation)
    • Experience with observability tooling, chaos testing, and incident management.
    • Ability to integrate 3rd-party systems into a cohesive development platform.
    • Proficiency with Java, Golang, or Python required.

      • If you possess some of these skills but not all of them, we still encourage you to apply!
Ensure your Fanatics job offer is legitimate and don’t fall victim to fraud.  Fanatics never seeks payment from job applicants. Feel free to ask your recruiter for a phone call or other type of communication for interview, and ensure your communication is coming from a Fanatics or Fanatics Brand email address (this includes @betfanatics.com).  For added security, where possible, apply through our company website at www.fanaticsinc.com/careers

Tryouts are open at Fanatics! Our team is passionate, talented, unified, and charged with creating the fan experience of tomorrow. The ball is in your court now.

Fanatics is committed to responsible planning and purchasing (RPP) practices, working with its business partners across its global and multi-layered supply chain, to ensure that planning, sourcing, and purchasing decisions, along with other supporting processes, do not impede or conflict with the fulfillment of Fanatics’ fair labor practices.

NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS/APPLICANTS: In connection with your application, we collect information that identifies, reasonably relates to or describes you (“Personal Information”). The categories of Personal Information that we collect include your name, government issued identification number(s), email address, mailing address, other contact information, emergency contact information, employment history, educational history, criminal record, and demographic information.  We collect and use those categories of Personal Information about you for human resources and other business management purposes, including identifying and evaluating you as a candidate for potential or future employment or other types of positions, recordkeeping in relation to recruiting and hiring, conducting criminal background checks as permitted by law, conducting analytics, and ensuring compliance with applicable legal requirements and Company policies. For additional information on how we collect and use personal information in connection with your job application, review our Candidate Privacy Policy-CA
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