Staff iOS Engineer (Swift)

Overview

As a Staff Software Engineer, iOS at Fanatics Betting & Gaming (FBG), you'll be joining the dynamic and culturally driven Customer Accounts and Transactions (CATx) mobile team, responsible for powering the rapidly growing Fanatics sportsbook app. This team oversees the entire user onboarding journey—from app launch and account creation to login—and enhances customer loyalty by developing features that optimize the overall user experience.

This role is a critical part of the make-up of CATx mobile team from both a technical and leadership perspective. As a staff level engineer, you will be expected to take ownership of the evolving iOS code base, deliver highly scalable code, assist with architectural needs and improvements, and help management with process improvements.

We embrace principles of data-driven development, operational excellence, and continuous process optimization to deliver a stable, scalable platform. Central to our strategy is Kotlin Multiplatform, which empowers us to deliver high-quality features quickly and consistently across multiple ecosystems. By focusing on object-oriented design, modern coding practices, open-source frameworks, and third-party platform integrations, we continuously innovate and deliver at speed in this exciting and fast-moving market.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team or teams that develops, tests, documents, and deploys high quality software into production, leading the delivery of solutions that are extensible and scalable
• Clarify requirements and assists with coding/story estimates
• Participate in an on-call rotation to address urgent issues outside business hours and contribute to app enhancements and operational efficiency (OE) by troubleshooting and resolving application-related problems.
• Quickly identify when to troubleshoot or escalate when tasks or projects hit roadblocks, find a path forward in difficult situations
• Mitigate immediate risk, identify and resolve root causes 
• Remove bottlenecks and make technical and design approach trade-off decisions short term vs long-term
• Contribute to team planning and design discussions, building more expertise around design approaches, driving best practices and improving the speed of delivery
• Lead code reviews to provide constructive direction
• Proactively simplifies code and resolves team architecture deficiencies
• Impact software architecture, dependencies, performance, and business value
• Improve testability, operational excellence metrics, and team documentation
• Advise technology leaders, our product team, and other internal stakeholders to make technology decisions that grow and improve our products
• Mentor and coach other engineers and actively work to reduce onboarding burden of future team members
• Influence your team's adherence to the principles, guidelines, and best practices of our engineering strategy
• Develop a solid understanding of our industry, product, feature set and roadmap
• Remain current on the latest technologies and trends in software development
• Must be open to occasional travel to Fanatics Betting & Gaming offices and other locations for conferences, events, meetings, and team-building activities

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of iOS development experience
• Demonstrated proficiency coding in Swift & SwiftUI
• The bulk of our business logic strategy relies on Kotlin Multiplatform (KM). You should be comfortable learning and developing business logic within this ecosystem.
• You understand a broad range of design approaches
• You are able to triage and debug system-wide production issues
• Demonstrated experience mentoring other engineers
• 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
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• You have an agile mindset; able to embrace new initiatives in a fast-paced environment
• Thrives in an entrepreneurial, hyper-growth environment where priorities evolve regularly and decisions are made quickly
• 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 work cross-functionally within an enterprise environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a start-up environment
• 1+ years of experience leading a development team
• Experienced working in Swift UI and Kotlin Multiplatform

Ready to build the future of sports betting? 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; actual salary will vary based on location. *Salary Range: $144,000 - $282,000 per year (actual salary will be determined in part by a successful candidate’s geographic location). In addition to base salary, 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, and more. We’ll also give you $700 to set up your home office!

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. 

Launched in 2021, Fanatics Betting and Gaming is the online and retail sports betting subsidiary of Fanatics, a global digital sports platform. The Fanatics Sportsbook is available to 95% of the addressable online sports bettor market in the U.S. Fanatics Casino is currently available online in Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Fanatics Betting and Gaming operates twenty-two retail sports betting locations, including the only sportsbook inside an NFL stadium at Northwest Stadium. Fanatics Betting and Gaming is headquartered in New York with offices in Denver, Leeds and Dublin.