Staff Engineer, Backend/Kotlin

Fanatics

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Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$144,000–$235,000 / yr
Posted
5 days ago
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Salary context

Below market

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This role pays less than 79% of similar roles. Most pay $198,163–$255,500 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $190k versus about $227k for comparable roles.

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About Fanatics

Fanatics is a global leader in licensed sports merchandise, operating e-commerce sites, physical retail, and on-demand manufacturing for professional sports leagues and teams worldwide.

Fanatics currently has 7 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $144,000–$235,000 across 7 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Engineer, Backend/Kotlin

The Staff Engineer - Backend/Kotlin (REMOTE) joins the Fanatics Core team to serve as a technical leader for the Fanatics App. This role involves driving the development, testing, and deployment of scalable software while leading the end-to-end technical execution of complex features from architecture to production. You will define engineering principles, mentor engineers, and partner with stakeholders to align technical decisions with business goals. Key responsibilities include conducting code reviews, managing incident resolution, and optimizing design patterns. Required skills include experience with distributed systems, Spring, Kotlin, Java, and observability practices like logging and tracing. Preferred expertise includes Go, Kafka, Amazon SQS, Kubernetes, Helm, and Terraform. The work focuses on building a unified sports platform encompassing ecommerce, live events, and gaming experiences.

What does a Engineer earn in New York?

Median $219000 from 45 postings across 16 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Drive the development, testing, documentation, and deployment of high-quality, scalable software into production.
  • Lead the end-to-end technical execution of complex features from initial ideation and architecture to final deployment.
  • Define and enforce engineering principles, guidelines, and best practices across the organization.
  • Partner with product and design stakeholders to make high-impact technical decisions aligned with business goals.
  • Lead incident resolution as part of the on-call rotation to diagnose and remediate critical software issues.
  • Conduct and elevate code reviews to enhance overall code quality and share technical expertise.
  • Steer team planning and design discussions to introduce innovative approaches and optimize design patterns.
  • Mentor and coach engineers at all levels to foster a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of experience building highly scalable, performant, and evolvable backend distributed systems.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive backend best practices and mentor others in clean code, hexagonal/layered architectures, and domain-driven design.
  • Knowledge of observability practices, including logging, monitoring, and tracing in distributed systems.
  • Expertise in Agile software delivery and modeling process improvements across diverse teams in large enterprise environments.
  • Excellent communication skills to convey complex technical concepts to engineers, executives, and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Proficiency in Spring with Kotlin and/or Java is a plus (preferred).
  • Strong experience in the sports industry, gaming, and content delivery (preferred).
  • Highly effective with Kotlin, Java, and/or Go (preferred).

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