Base Salary
$181k - $238k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and scale fault-tolerant distributed systems using Kotlin, Java, and Spring Boot.
- Develop and optimize high-throughput Kafka event pipelines, including partition strategies, consumer groups, and exactly-once processing.
- Build low-latency event-streaming systems with strong data integrity, cache coherence, and sub-millisecond read paths.
- Partner with product and engineering leadership on cross-domain technical decisions and architectural integrity.
- Diagnose and permanently resolve production issues in a live real-money trading environment.
- Identify performance bottlenecks and technical risks before they affect trading operations.
- Raise engineering standards through design documents, code reviews, architecture reviews, and reusable patterns.
Requirements
- 7+ years building scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems in production.
- Expert proficiency in Java or Kotlin and Spring Boot, with strong knowledge of REST, gRPC, and Protobuf API design.
- Deep hands-on Kafka experience, or comparable Redpanda or Pub/Sub experience, including partitioning, consumer-group rebalancing, and delivery guarantees.
- Deep experience with event-driven architecture and asynchronous messaging under production load.
- End-to-end ownership of designing, building, operating, and improving production systems.
- Strong performance engineering skills across latency, throughput, and data-pipeline efficiency.
- Clear written and verbal communication, including design documentation and explaining production failures and trade-offs.
- Comfort with ambiguity, rapid delivery, and making decisions while requirements are still evolving.
- Preferred: experience with WebSocket fan-out, server-sent events, or pub/sub at scale.
- Preferred: familiarity with financial platforms, real-time trading systems, or prediction markets.
- Preferred: experience in a high-growth startup environment with broad ownership.
- Preferred: familiarity with FIX protocol or exchange connectivity patterns.
Benefits
- Remote work is indicated by the #LI-Remote posting designation.
- Full-time, non-seasonal hires may participate in onsite interviews or a multi-day cultural immersion program in New York City, with specific travel requirements confirmed by role and location.
- Benefits information is provided through Fanatics’ benefits website.
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H1B sponsorship
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Job fields receiving H1B certifications
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About Fanatics
Fanatics is committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience. As a leading global sports platform, Fanatics allows fans to buy, bet, and collect while engaging with sports in deeper, more immersive ways. Fanatics is redefining how fans connect with their favorite teams and players. Through its businesses—Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, Fanatics Betting & Gaming, Fanatics Events, Fanatics Markets, and Fanatics Studios—the company has built a powerful, integrated ecosystem. By bringing together licensed fan gear, physical and digital trading cards, live events, and more, Fanatics delivers personalized experiences to over 100 million fans worldwide. Fanatics currently holds partnerships with over 900 sports properties, including professional and college teams, leagues, players’ associations, and retail partners. Fanatics also partners with over 5,000 athletes and celebrities, including 250 exclusive partnerships, and has over 2,000 retail locations. Beyond these partnerships, Fanatics has its own powerhouse team of more than 22,000 global employees.