Software Engineer III, Back End (Payments & Wallet) at Fanatics Betting & Gaming

United States

$137.75k - $156k

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 Team Launched in 2021, Fanatics Betting and Gaming is the online and retail sports betting subsidiary of Fanatics, a global digital sports platform. The Fanatics Sportsbook is available to 95% of the addressable online sports bettor market in the U.S. Fanatics Casino is currently available online in Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Fanatics Betting and Gaming operates twenty-two retail sports betting locations, including the only sportsbook inside an NFL stadium at Northwest Stadium. Fanatics Betting and Gaming is headquartered in New York with offices in Denver, Leeds and Dublin. Overview Fanatics Betting & Gaming (FBG) is on a mission to create the best online sportsbook in the industry, and we’re looking for an experienced Software Engineer III, Back End (Payments & Wallet) to help us get there. As a Software Engineer III on our Payments & Wallet team, you will play a key role in designing, developing, and optimizing the backend systems that power the financial core of our sportsbook platform. You’ll work on critical services that enable deposits, withdrawals, wallet management, bet placement and settlement, casino transactions, and payment provider integrations—ensuring fast, reliable, and secure financial operations for our users. At FBG, we’re revolutionizing sports betting with cutting-edge technology, a customer-first mindset, and a world-class engineering team. You’ll have the opportunity to tackle complex, high-scale challenges in an exciting and rapidly growing industry—all while being part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence. Responsibilities You will work closely with our internal and external development teams to deliver a stable and reliable application inline with our product roadmap and schedule. You will evaluate new technologies and open sources to recommend improvements for applications, services and systems. Cultural and technical champion: Improves and champions our best practices and strives to make Fanatics a better place to work as an engineer Build highly scalable and fault tolerant systems in a highly regulated production environment. Continuously improve our platform by embracing best practices in software engineering. Understand business outcomes and drive technical solutions to help achieve our goals. Develop a fundamental understanding of our product, feature set and roadmap, and work closely with the product to make the right technology decisions to enable the team for streamlined growth and future development. Partnering with cross-functional peers (PM, Design, DevOps, Security, Front-end engineers) Must be open to occasional travel to Fanatics Betting & Gaming offices and other locations for conferences, events, meetings, and team building activities Qualifications We value aptitude over experience but here are some key skills that will make you successful on this team: 2-6 years of OO development experience building & deploying scalable, high-performance applications (Java strongly preferred) Experience with Spring Boot Microservices framework, and JPA is strongly preferred Familiar with web-related technologies (e.g. HTTP, REST, TCP / IP). Familiar with version control tools (e.g. Git, SVN). Familiar with UML, OOP, and design patterns. Familiar with AWS services and/or GCP. Proficiency with distributed caching and message-oriented middleware (e.g., Kafka). Experience with Docker and Kubernetes. Experience running experiments, A/B testing and optimizing for business outcomes. Able to effectively communicate complex technical subjects to a variety of audiences (engineers, technical leaders, executives, non-technical functional leaders). Ability to triage and quickly debug system-wide and customer-impacting production issues. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Familiarity with highly available distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and complex 3rd party integrations. Passion for software development and system architecture and sharing knowledge within a highly collaborative team. Depending on the role, your interview and onboarding experience may include in-person components, such as onsite interviews or Launching into Better: LIVE—a multi-day cultural immersion in New York City for full-time, non-seasonal hires. These sessions are designed to build connection and bring our culture to life, though specific travel and participation requirements will be confirmed based on your role and location. Your recruiter will provide clear guidance at each stage of the process. For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/ Ranges will change based on country and state of residence, which are reflected in Geographical Zones defined by Fanatics Betting and Gaming. The range incorporates all of our Geographical Compensation Zones and is subject to change as the Zone associated with the actual offer is confirmed. In addition to the base and bonus, full-time employment, and more. For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/ Salary Range $137,750—$156,000 USD