Staff 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 Staff Platform Engineer at Fanatics Markets, you will set technical direction and design platform abstractions while collaborating with various teams to ensure rapid innovation and system stability. Your role involves leading cross-team initiatives, mentoring engineers, and actively participating in building core platform capabilities, particularly focusing on AI-augmented development workflows. You will also be responsible for defining standards for AI integration, architecting CI/CD ecosystems, and ensuring platform security and observability.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- 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
- 8 plus years of experience in platform engineering or DevOps
- Proven track record of architecting scalable, high-availability cloud-native environments (AWS/Kubernetes)
- Expert proficiency in using AI collaborators (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot) to ship production code
- Demonstrated capability to articulate the pros/cons of various AI tools
- Deep technical mastery of IaC frameworks such as Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation
- Strong programming proficiency in Java and Python (Golang preferred)
Nice to have
- Previous experience in high-growth startup environments
- Contributions to open-source projects or technical community
- Experience with real-money transaction systems and regulatory compliance
- Background in building developer tools or improving engineering productivity
- Experience leading without authority and influencing technical direction across teams
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
- Role involves a significant focus on AI and emerging technologies
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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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