Software Engineer III

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform, and they are seeking a Software Engineer III to design, develop, test, and maintain scalable systems for their betting and gaming division. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality features and improve engineering processes in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the design, development, testing, documentation, and deployment of frontend and backend services
• 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+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a focus on frontend as well as backend development
• 3+ years of experience building full-stack applications using Java (Spring Framework) and React
• 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
• Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services and tools supporting deployment, monitoring, and observability (e.g., Terraform, CI/CD, Datadog, CloudWatch)
• Exposure to startup or hyper-growth environments, with a pragmatic, iterative approach to building MVPs and delivering customer value
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices, cloud platforms, or DevOps workflows
• Able to effectively work cross-functionally within an enterprise environment