Staff Software Engineer - Fanatics Markets
Fanatics Betting & Gaming · New York, NY, United States
Posted 22 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 22 days Fanatics Betting & Gaming's roles stay open a median of 43 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 9% of Fanatics Betting & Gaming's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Fanatics Betting & Gaming
- high 33 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
- 2026-09-17
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 Software Engineer on the Distributed Systems team at Fanatics Markets, you will design and build scalable, fault-tolerant systems that support real-money trading. Your role involves developing high-throughput event pipelines, diagnosing production issues, and collaborating with product and engineering leadership to ensure system integrity. This hands-on position requires a deep understanding of the trading business and a proactive approach to performance optimization.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- 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
- 7+ years building scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems in production
- Expert-level proficiency in Java or Kotlin and Spring Boot
- Deep hands-on experience with Kafka (or Redpanda/Pub Sub)
- Deep experience with event-driven architecture and async messaging
- Demonstrated end-to-end domain ownership
- Strong performance instincts
Nice to have
- Experience with real-time delivery systems
- Familiarity with financial platforms, real-time trading systems, or prediction markets
- Experience in a high-growth startup environment
- Familiarity with FIX protocol or exchange connectivity patterns
Worth weighing
- No specific benefits listed in the posting
- Salary range provided but may vary based on geographical location
- Role involves high ownership and ambiguity, which may not suit everyone
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Listed by Fanatics Betting & Gaming on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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