Senior Staff Engineer

The Role

We are seeking a Senior Staff Engineer within our Enterprise Loyalty team who will be responsible for architecting, designing, implementing, testing, and maintaining our software. The Senior Staff Engineer is an expert technologist with ​​experience in highly scalable, highly available software.

What You'll Do:

• Develop, test, document, and deploy high quality software into production
• Develop a fundamental understanding of our industry, product, feature set and roadmap
• Deliver and lead the technical development of new features from functional requirements to logic and UI
• Help your team define and adhere to the principles, guidelines, and best practices of our engineering and architectural strategy
• Work closely with our product team, design, and other internal stakeholders to make technology decisions that grow and improve our products
• Participate in the on-call rotation when needed to troubleshoot software issues
• 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 to onboard and mentor junior engineers and interns
• Be open to occasional travel to Fanatics offices and other locations for conferences, events, meetings, and team-building activities

What We're Looking For:

• 7+ years of experience building highly scalable services
• Experience with GoLang as the primary development language
• Some experience with JavaScript & TypeScript (bonus points for React)
• Team-first mentality, with a willingness to do what it takes to get the job done and a desire to strive for better
• Able to effectively communicate complex technical subjects to a variety of audiences (engineers, technical leaders, marketing and operations teams, non-technical functional leaders)
• Familiar with Agile software product delivery and SCRUM methodology
• Thrives in a high-growth environment where priorities evolve regularly and decisions are made quickly
• Able to effectively work cross-functionally within an enterprise environment

The salary range for this position is $185,760 to $268,750, which represents base pay only and does not include short-term or long-term incentive compensation. When determining base pay, as part of a final compensation package, we consider several factors such as location, experience, qualifications, and training. 

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering 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 approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally.