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# Staff Software Engineer - Fanatics Markets at Fanatics Betting & Gaming

- **Company:** Fanatics Betting & Gaming
- **Location:** New York NY, United States
- **Compensation:** $181k–$238k
- **Posted:** 2026-08-25
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-14
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/fanaticsfbg/jobs/4378591009

## Job description

## About Us

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.

## About the Team

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.

Fanatics Markets is the real-money prediction and trading app where you can invest in moments you care about. Built on a secure platform, we let users predict real-world outcomes and trade on events they actually follow - from sports and entertainment to political elections and beyond. Our mission is to redefine how fans engage with the moments and markets that matter most. We're looking for the right people to help us build the future of prediction markets.

The Opportunity

As a Staff Engineer on our Distributed Systems team, you'll be at the core of what makes Fanatics Markets work — the event-driven infrastructure that powers real-money trading at scale. This is a hands-on, high-ownership role on a sprint-based team, where you'll work alongside our engineer leaders to build the systems that keep our markets liquid and our book healthy at peak volume. Real money is on the line every time our system quotes a price — the work is technically demanding, commercially consequential, and directly visible in daily P&L snapshots the whole team sees.

You won't be handed a spec. You'll be expected to understand the trading business well enough to write one, and to care about outcomes beyond just shipping the feature.

## Responsibilities

- Design, build, and scale distributed systems using Kotlin, Java, and Spring Boot, architecting for the traffic spikes and concurrency demands of a live real-money trading platform.
- Own the development and optimization of high-throughput event pipelines using Kafka, including partition strategy, consumer group design, and exactly-once processing guarantees.
- Design and build systems that process high-throughput, low-latency event streams — ensuring data integrity, cache coherence, and sub-millisecond read paths under peak load.
- Partner with product and engineering leadership to align cross-domain technical decisions, contributing domain expertise while preserving architectural integrity
- Diagnose and durably fix production issues in a live trading environment, distinguishing pricing latency, strategy misfires, mapping errors, and adverse selection patterns
- Proactively identify performance bottlenecks and technical risk before they affect trading operations
- Raise engineering standards through design docs, code/architecture reviews, and patterns that scale as product expands

## Qualifications

- 7+ years building scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems in production
- Expert-level proficiency in Java or Kotlin and Spring Boot, with a strong command of modern API design — REST, gRPC, and Protobuf.
- Deep hands-on experience with Kafka (or Redpanda/Pub Sub) — including internal mechanics, partition strategies, consumer group rebalancing, and delivery guarantees.
- Deep experience with event-driven architecture and async messaging — consumer group strategies, partition schemes, delivery guarantees under real production load
- Demonstrated end-to-end domain ownership — designed, built, operated, and improved systems, not just shipped features
- Strong performance instincts — latency, throughput, and data pipeline efficiency, with a track record of measuring what matters
- Clear, direct communicator — comfortable writing a design doc, explaining a production failure to a trader, or debating trade-offs with a principal engineer
- High tolerance for ambiguity and speed — comfortable deploying daily and making good calls while the spec is still being written.

## Preferred

- Experience with real-time delivery systems — WebSocket fan-out, server-sent events, or pub/sub at scale.
- Familiarity with financial platforms, real-time trading systems, or prediction markets.
- Experience in a high-growth startup environment where ownership is broad and the technical landscape evolves quickly.
- Familiarity with FIX protocol or exchange connectivity patterns.

Depending on the role, your interview and onboarding experience may include in-person components, such as onsite interviews or Launching into Better: LIVE—a multi-day cultural immersion in New York City for full-time, non-seasonal hires. These sessions are designed to build connection and bring our culture to life, though specific travel and participation requirements will be confirmed based on your role and location. Your recruiter will provide clear guidance at each stage of the process.

For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/

#LI-Remote

## #LI-AL1

Ranges will change based on country and state of residence, which are reflected in Geographical Zones defined by Fanatics Betting and Gaming. The 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 and bonus, full-time employment, and more. For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/

Salary Range $180,500—$237,500 USD

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## About Fanatics Betting & Gaming

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Fanatics Betting & Gaming is the online and retail sports betting and iGaming subsidiary of Fanatics, building a real-money wagering platform that integrates with the broader Fanatics ecosystem of commerce and collectibles.
- **Entity Type**: Private (subsidiary of Fanatics Inc., which is also private)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, USA
- **Founded**: 2021
- **Founders**: Michael Rubin (Founder & CEO of Fanatics)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Online Sports Betting & iGaming (Real-Money Wagering)
- **Target customers**: B2C — sports fans and bettors in the United States
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "Relentlessly enhancing the fan experience" by allowing sports fans to buy, collect, and bet through a unified digital platform.

## Products & Services
- **Fanatics Sportsbook**: A native iOS and Android mobile app for online sports betting, available in 23 states and Washington D.C., covering approximately 95% of the U.S. addressable online sports bettor market. Features include "Fair Play" (refunds single-player prop bets if a player is ruled out early) and "FanCash" (up to 10% cashback on every bet, win or lose, redeemable for merchandise, collectibles, and bonus bets).
- **Fanatics Casino**: An online casino platform available in Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, offering slots, blackjack, roulette, live dealer games, and exclusive titles from Fanatics Game Studios (e.g., Fanatics Blackjack, Field Goal Frenzy).
- **Retail Sportsbooks**: Operates 22 retail sports betting locations, including the only sportsbook inside an NFL stadium (Northwest Stadium).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed for Fanatics Betting & Gaming as a standalone entity. Fanatics Inc. was valued at $31 billion in a 2022 funding round, though more recent reports suggest a lower valuation in private markets.
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding — Fanatics Inc. has raised significant capital (over $7 billion in total) from investors; FBG is funded internally by Fanatics.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Fanatics Inc. investors include Silver Lake, Fidelity Management & Research, SoftBank Vision Fund, BlackRock, and the National Football League (NFL). FBG partners with over 900 sports properties, including major leagues (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL), players associations, teams, and colleges.
- **Growth Signals**: Claims to be "the fastest growing sportsbook in America." Acquired PointsBet's U.S. business in August 2023 (final state closed April 2024), accelerating market expansion and integrating PointsBet's risk management and trading technology from Banach Technology. 75% of Sportsbook customers use FanCash monthly, with up to 10% of FanCash redeemed on Fanatics.com.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Ecosystem Integration**: Uniquely positioned as the first true sports brand to enter legal sports betting, FBG is tightly integrated with Fanatics Commerce (licensed fan gear, Lids retail stores) and Fanatics Collectibles (trading cards, memorabilia). FanCash can be used across the entire ecosystem, creating a powerful loyalty loop.
- **Massive Existing User Base**: Fanatics has a database of over 100 million global sports fans, providing a built-in acquisition channel that competitors lack.
- **Proprietary Technology**: Built natively on iOS and Android for superior user experience. Acquired Banach Technology (via PointsBet) for advanced quantitative trading and risk management models.
- **Innovative Product Features**: "Fair Play" and "FanCash" are unique differentiators that reduce bettor frustration and increase loyalty.

## Strategic Focus
- **Market Expansion**: Continuing to launch in new states as legalization expands. Recently launched Fanatics Casino web version and standalone app (March 2025).
- **Product Enhancement**: Deepening personalization through the Fanatics ecosystem, leveraging data from commerce and collectibles to offer tailored betting experiences. Investing in exclusive casino game development via Fanatics Game Studios.
- **Technology Leadership**: Building on the Banach Technology acquisition to improve trading, risk management, and in-play betting capabilities.
- **Prediction Markets**: Expanding into prediction markets as part of the broader Fanatics platform.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as "fast-paced," "intense," and "relentless" — employees are expected to "jump in at a moment's notice to deliver the win." The company emphasizes a "By Fans, For Fans" ethos and seeks high performers who are passionate about sports and technology.
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Many engineering and corporate roles are listed as "Remote (US)" on the careers page, though some roles may be office-based in New York, Denver, Leeds, or Dublin.
- **Notable Perks**: Opportunity to work at the intersection of sports, technology, and gaming. Employees get to be part of a company that owns the only sportsbook inside an NFL stadium. The company emphasizes employee welfare, wellness, and professional development.
- **Engineering Culture**: Heavy investment in native mobile development (iOS/Android), data engineering, machine learning, and trading systems. Roles include Analytics Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer, Data Platform Engineer, and Engineering Manager for Market Maker.

## Sources
1. [fanaticsinc.com](https://www.fanaticsinc.com/fanatics-betting-gaming)
2. [fanaticsinc.com](https://www.fanaticsinc.com/fanatics-sportsbook-online-experience)
3. [fanaticsinc.com](https://www.fanaticsinc.com/join-our-team)
4. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/fanaticsfbg)
5. [fanaticsinc.com](https://www.fanaticsinc.com/)

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