Develop, test, document, and deploy high quality software into production
Build features and tools that you and your team use
Participate in the on-call rotation when needed to troubleshoot software issues
Escalate when tasks or projects hit roadblocks
Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality and share knowledge
Contribute to team planning and design discussions, building more expertise around design approaches
Impact software quality and customer experience of product features
Improve testability, operational excellence metrics, and team documentation
Help your team define and adhere to the principles, guidelines, and best practices of our engineering strategy
Develop a fundamental understanding of our industry, product, feature set and roadmap
Work closely with our product team and other internal stakeholders to make technology decisions that grow and improve our products
Help to onboard and mentor junior engineers and interns
Remain current on the latest technologies and trends in software development
Must be open to occasional travel to Fanatics offices and other locations for conferences, events, meetings, and team-building activities

3 + years of experience building highly scalable, performant and evolvable backend distributed systems; proficiency in Spring with Kotlin and/or Java is a plus.
Demonstrated ability to drive best practices in backend development and mentor others in effective coding and architectural strategies, such as clean code, hexagonal/layered architectures, domain driven design and other design and architectural patterns
Knowledge of observability practices, including logging, monitoring, and tracing in distributed systems.
Expertise in Agile software delivery, with a track record of modeling and driving process improvements across teams, and ability to collaborate cross-functionally across diverse teams within large enterprise environments, driving alignment and shared success.
Excellent communication skills, capable of conveying complex technical concepts clearly and effectively to diverse audiences, including engineers, executives, and non-technical stakeholders.
Team-first mentality, with a willingness to do what it takes to get the job done and a desire to strive for better.
Thrives in a high-growth environment where priorities evolve regularly and decisions are made quickly.

Senior Backend Engineer – Foundations

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