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About the Role
We are seeking a Staff Platform Engineer to join our Platform team in the United States. This role is responsible for providing engineering teams with the platform and tooling for deploying and running critical services. You will own and lead complex initiatives across cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability, and internal developer tooling, acting as a technical leader to influence direction and improve code quality, reliability, and observability.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end execution of complex initiatives, from architecture and design through deployment and continuous refinement.
- Lead the design, maintenance, and implementation of scalable platform services, automation, CI/CD, and infrastructure supporting Fanatics’ technology ecosystem.
- Contribute to observability initiatives, including logging, metrics, and alerting, to improve system reliability and incident response.
- Partner with application and platform teams to improve performance, scalability, and reliability in cloud-native environments.
- Participate in incident response, post-incident reviews, and reliability improvements.
- Advocate for best practices in infrastructure, software delivery, and operational excellence.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers.
- Continuously learn and apply new technologies and approaches to platform engineering challenges.
Requirements
- Proven experience successfully leading complex initiatives while driving team strategy.
- Track record of breaking down complex work into clear, achievable milestones and delivering predictably using agile practices.
- Strong software engineering background, with experience in backend development and distributed systems.
- Deep understanding of the AWS cloud platform and cloud-native architectures.
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and automation.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and developer productivity tooling.
- Deep expertise with Kubernetes and container orchestration in production environments.
- Strong knowledge of observability (logging, metrics, tracing) and experience improving system visibility and reliability.
- Experience with incident management and operational best practices for large-scale systems.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across teams, communicate complex topics clearly, and influence engineering best practices.
- Outcome-driven mindset with a focus on solving real-world engineering challenges.
- A positive, adaptable attitude suited for a fast-moving environment.
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
Skills
- Go
- Python
- AWS
- Kubernetes
- Terraform
- CloudFormation
- CI/CD
- Observability
- Infrastructure as Code
- AI-assisted development tools
- Platform security concepts
- GitHub Actions
- Kafka
- Cassandra
- Java
- Kotlin
Location
- United States
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Staff
Salary/Compensations
- $200,000—$250,000 USD
Benefits
- Full-time employment
- Bonus
- Information about benefits available at https://benefitsatfanatics.com/
About the Company
- Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform, igniting the passions of global sports fans and maximizing presence for hundreds of sports partners globally.
- The company operates across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming.
- Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans.
- It boasts a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major leagues, player associations, teams, colleges, and retail partners.
- The company also partners with 2,500 athletes and celebrities and has over 2,000 retail locations, including Lids stores.
- Fanatics employs over 22,000 individuals committed to enhancing the fan experience globally.
Equal Opportunity
- Fanatics will never ask candidates for money, banking information, or other sensitive personal information as part of the interview process. If you receive a suspicious message claiming to be from Fanatics recruiting, please do not respond and report it here.