Overview
As a Senior Engineer at Fanatics Betting & Gaming (FBG), you will help design, develop, test, and maintain scalable, high‑quality, low‑latency systems that deliver the best possible experience to our customers. You will collaborate across teams, apply data‑driven development principles, and drive operational excellence to extend our platform at scale.
Responsibilities
* Contribute to the design, development, testing, documentation, and deployment of front‑end and back‑end services.
* Develop, test, and deploy backend and front‑end features using Java, Spring Boot, and React.
* Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to deliver features and improvements.
* Participate in code reviews and team discussions to build high‑quality, maintainable systems.
* Engage in sprint planning, architectural reviews, and continuous improvement of engineering processes.
* Champion engineering best practices related to quality, maintainability, and system performance.
* Partner with Product, Design, DevOps, and Security to deliver features in a highly regulated environment.
* Participate in on‑call rotations, assisting with incident response and support of production systems.
* Operate according to Agile methodologies, sharing progress and blockers in daily stand‑ups and retrospectives.
* Stay curious and explore opportunities across the stack, including front‑end tools like React.
* Stay current with the latest technologies, tools, and engineering best practices.
* Occasionally travel to FBG offices or industry events for collaboration and team‑building.
Required Qualifications
* 5+ years of professional software engineering experience focused on front‑end and back‑end development.
* 3+ years of experience building full‑stack applications with Java (Spring Framework) and React.
* Expertise in software engineering principles, architectural patterns, and system design.
* Experience with Agile/SCRUM methodologies and cross‑functional teams.
* Strong problem‑solving skills and a proactive, ownership‑oriented mindset.
* Clear communicator, capable of explaining technical concepts to peers and non‑engineers.
* Ability to navigate shifting priorities in a fast‑paced, high‑growth setting.
* Solid understanding of RESTful service design, distributed systems, data modeling, caching concepts, and database technologies (SQL and/or NoSQL).
* Strong technical skills in a CI/CD environment, with knowledge of performance, maintainability, and scalability principles.
* Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross‑functional teams and external partners to deliver high‑quality features.
Preferred Qualifications
* Hands‑on experience with AWS cloud services and tools supporting deployment, monitoring, and observability (e.g., Terraform, CI/CD, Datadog, CloudWatch).
* Exposure to startup or hyper‑growth environments, with a pragmatic, iterative approach to MVPs and customer value.
* Familiarity with CI/CD practices, cloud platforms, or DevOps workflows.
* Ability to work effectively cross‑functionally within an enterprise environment.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. You must be living in the UK to be considered.
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