Software Engineer III - Trading Platform Operations

Overview

Fanatics Betting & Gaming (FBG) accelerates Fanatics' mission to build the ultimate digital sports platform. As a Software Engineer III, you are a high-impact individual contributor who designs and ships major components that uplift the reliability and operability of our trading systems. You’ll own meaningful slices of our observability stack, readiness tooling, and incident workflows - partnering closely with Cloud Platform and product teams to turn best practices into paved operational paths

Trading Platform Operations is the engineering force-multiplier that keeps our trading systems observably performant, production-hardened, and event-ready - especially during peak sporting moments. You’ll lead architecture and delivery for reliability and operational tooling across the trading stack, unifying telemetry, resilience, and readiness so product teams can move fast with confidence

Embrace this opportunity to shape the backbone of Fanatics Betting & Gaming’s cutting-edge risk & trading platform, driving excellence in software delivery and operational efficiency while revolutionizing fan engagement.

You Will:

• Design & build durable components for telemetry, alerting, and diagnostics (dashboards, SLO/SLA reporting, trace pipelines).
• Harden production paths: rollout/rollback strategies, safe deploy mechanics, canaries, guardrails, and incident runbooks.
• Implement load/chaos tests and capacity signals that validate event readiness before peak traffic. 
• Automate routine ops with scripts/services (remediation tasks, data snapshots, feature flag flips); contribute to IaC modules when needed
• Collaborate & review—participate in design/code reviews, improve documentation, and mentor earlier-career engineers. 
• Participate in an on-call rotation, ensuring platform stability and providing critical support for operational incidents.
• Occasionally travel for essential offsite meetings, special events, or collaborative team sessions.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years in software/platform/SRE roles with production ownership of cloud services.
• Proficiency with observability tooling (Datadog preferred) and incident management; able to design actionable alerting patterns and reduce MTTR
• Practical experience in Azure or AWS
• Strong coding/debugging skills (preferably .NET; scripting in PowerShell/Python a plus) and habit of writing clean, maintainable software
• Highly outcome-oriented, data-driven, and capable of balancing quality with productivity.
• Strong communication skills, able to effectively collaborate across international teams.
• Positive and flexible attitude, comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and embracing new initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with event-driven and real-time systems; performance tuning and profiling under load. 
• Proficiency with IaC & CI/CD (Terraform/Terragrunt, Azure DevOps pipelines); automation-first mindset.
• Interest in our platform tenets: self-service, consistency over customization, and automation everywhere.
• Familiarity or previous experience within the sports betting industry or strong interest in sports.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in fast-paced or start-up environments.

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: $108,000 - $186,000 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! Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

This is a remote position; however, candidates must reside in one of the following states: AL, AZ, GA, IA, IN, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, NE, NH, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WI, WV. Alternatively, we are open to a hybrid role based in Denver, CO.

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.