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Senior Software Engineer - Exchange

Fanatics Betting & Gaming · London, England, United Kingdom

Posted about 2 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
65 days
Fanatics Betting & Gaming's roles stay open a median of 64 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
9% of Fanatics Betting & Gaming's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Fanatics Betting & Gaming
high
60 stale, 6 reposted of 76 open
Hiring momentum
123 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-08

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About this role

The Senior Software Engineer - Exchange role at Fanatics involves significant ownership of the core exchange platform, focusing on backend services that support order processing, market data distribution, and trade lifecycle management for a CFTC-regulated exchange. The position requires modernizing an existing Java codebase and developing new services, while leveraging AI tools to enhance development efficiency. Engineers will also participate in on-call rotations and contribute to the architecture and reliability of mission-critical trading infrastructure.

Our read on this posting2.2out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • 5+ years of experience building highly scalable, high-performance backend applications or distributed systems
  • Strong production experience with Java; Kotlin experience a plus
  • Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka, Kinesis, PubSub, or similar) in a financial or high-throughput context
  • Strong understanding of data integrity and transaction management in PostgreSQL or equivalent RDBMS
  • Solid grasp of software design principles (SOLID, DRY) and testing methodologies (unit, integration, end-to-end)
  • Familiarity with CFTC compliance requirements, MNPI handling, and audit trail obligations in a regulated trading environment

Nice to have

  • Previous experience at a US-regulated financial exchange or licensed trading platform (e.g. CBOE, CME, or similar)
  • Familiarity with low-latency trading systems, order book design, or market data infrastructure
  • Experience with low-latency in-memory systems and the performance engineering techniques required to operate them at scale
  • Experience with Aeron or similar high-performance messaging frameworks used in financial trading environments
  • Experience modernising legacy Java codebases in a financial services context

What you get

  • Open to fully remote candidates based in the United Kingdom
  • Remote employees may be eligible for a home office setup stipend

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed
  • Visa sponsorship not available for this position
  • Role involves modernizing an existing codebase rather than starting from scratch
  • Participation in 24/7 on-call rotations may be demanding

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Listed by Fanatics Betting & Gaming on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-08. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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