Senior Platform Engineer, Fanatics Markets - UK
Fanatics Betting & Gaming · Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom; Leeds, England, United Kingdom; London, England, United Kingdom
Posted about 2 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 56 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
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Fanatics Betting & Gaming's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Fanatics Betting & Gaming.
About this role
As a Senior Platform Engineer at Fanatics Markets, you will focus on enhancing the core infrastructure and developer experience for a real-money prediction and trading app. Your responsibilities will include designing cloud-native systems, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and mentoring junior engineers while leveraging AI tools to improve development efficiency. You will ensure platform security and contribute to the observability roadmap, all while collaborating with product and engineering teams to deliver scalable solutions.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Fanatics Betting & Gaming as an employer.
What you need
- 5 plus years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or backend engineering
- Experience building scalable, cloud-native environments (AWS/Kubernetes)
- Strong proficiency in using AI collaborators (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot)
- Ability to evaluate AI-generated code for security gaps or architectural 'hallucinations'
- Strong hands-on experience with IaC frameworks such as Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation
- High proficiency in Java and Python (Golang is a plus)
Nice to have
- Experience in high-growth startup environments
- Experience with financial systems, real-money transactions, or regulatory compliance
- Background in building internal developer tools or CLI applications
- Experience leading small project groups or 'squads' within a larger team
What you get
- Open to fully remote candidates based in the United Kingdom
- Remote employee may also be eligible for a home office setup stipend
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Visa sponsorship is not available for this position
- Interview process may include in-person components, which could require travel
- Company is pioneering the use of AI as a code collaborator, which may involve adapting to new tools and workflows
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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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