# Senior Staff Platform Engineer - Core at Fanatics Betting & Gaming > Remote · United States · Staff · Backend · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Afanaticsfbg%3A4451996009 (read 2026-11-08). ## Facts (observed) - Company: [Fanatics Betting & Gaming](https://alderhq.app/companies/fanatics-betting-gaming) - Location text: New York, NY, United States; United States - Where it can be done from (inferred): Remote · United States (evidence: "Remote role open worldwide") - Posted: 2026-10-16 (23 days ago) - First seen by alder: 2026-11-07 · last verified: 2026-11-08 - Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times - Apply on the employer's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/fanaticsfbg/jobs/4451996009 - Skills listed (inferred): AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Distributed systems ## Pay and sponsorship - Posted pay: $220k–$275k per year (from the listing's pay field) - Market band for similar posted roles (New York, n 42): p25 $220k, median $241k, p75 $255k ## Description (the employer's text) ### 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 Role We are looking for a Sr Staff Platform Engineer to join our Platform team based in the United States. Our team is responsible for providing engineering teams with the platform and tooling responsible for deploying and running the core critical services that power the entire Fanatics business. You will own and lead complex initiatives across cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes platforms, CI/CD systems, observability, and internal developer tooling. As a Senior Staff Platform Engineer, you will be the technical lead for our platform team, owning the technical direction and priorities across every area of our platform. You will lead large, high-impact programs that span quarters, working through ambiguity and dependencies with the engineering teams that build on our platform to align technical and business goals. You will stay hands-on in the hardest technical work, set the standards for how our platform is designed, built, and operated, and shape the capabilities that engineering teams rely on to ship and run their services. You will regularly present ideas to senior leaders and mentor engineers across the team. ### What You’ll Do - Help drive technical design and delivery of core platform capabilities spanning cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes platforms, Observability, CI/CD systems, and developer tooling - Lead end-to-end execution of complex, multi-quarter features and systems, from architecture and design through deployment and continuous refinement. - Partner with other engineering teams to improve reliability, scalability, and performance of services running in cloud-native environments. - Contribute to incident response and resolution, helping to drive improvements in availability and system stability. - Advocate for best practices in software delivery, infrastructure management, and operational excellence. - Mentor engineers and contribute to a strong engineering culture within the team. - Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, bringing innovative solutions to the team. ### What We’re Looking For - Proven experience successfully leading and delivering complex cross-team, multi-quarter initiatives. - Track record of breaking down complex work into clear, achievable milestones and delivering predictably using agile practices. - Strong software engineering background, with experience in backend development and distributed systems. - Deep understanding of the AWS cloud platform and cloud-native architectures. - Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and automation. - Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and developer productivity tooling. - Deep expertise with Kubernetes and container orchestration in production environments. - Strong knowledge of observability (logging, metrics, tracing) and experience improving system visibility and reliability. --- Data: alder (https://alderhq.app). 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