Platform Engineer III

Overview

As a Software Engineer III at Fanatics Betting & Gaming (FBG), you will be part of our world class Platform Engineering team. This role reports to our Senior Engineering Manager of Platform Engineering. In this role, you will be 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 will have a broad scope of engagement with cloud technologies, DevOps practices, and CI/CD tooling.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain a scalable release pipeline that aligns with GitOps principles.
• 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.
• Gather and present testing metrics and activities to key stakeholders.
• Remain current on technology and trends in engineering.
• Must be open to occasional travel to events and Bet Fanatics offices for various offsite and team meetings.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of application development experience (fullstack preferred).
• Excellent problem solving and root cause analysis skills
• Experience working in large distributed systems (microservices)
• Demonstrated proficiency in Infrastructure As Code systems (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Experience with observability tooling, chaos testing, and incident management.
• Experience implementing and maintaining mature CI/CD release pipelines.
• Ability to integrate 3rd-party systems into a cohesive development platform.
• Positive and flexible attitude to work in a fast-paced environment and a willingness to embrace new initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to partner closely with engineering teams and implement appropriate tools and practices that balance quality with productivity.
• Experience building and driving developer experience initiatives and products
• Highly outcome-oriented and data driven.
• Proficiency with Java preferred. Familiarity with Go, Python, and Kotlin are a bonus.
• Experience in a cloud-native environment is preferred.
• Global experience preferred.
• Experience with software compliance workflows is a bonus.

If you possess some of these skills but not all of them, we still encourage you to apply!

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!