Fanaticsfbg Senior Staff Platform Engineer at Fanatics leads technical design and delivery of core platform capabilities including cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes. This role drives large-scale projects and mentors engineering teams.
Responsibilities
We are looking for a Sr Staff Platform Engineer to join our Platform team based in the United States. Our team is responsible for providing engineering teams with the platform and tooling responsible for deploying and running the core critical services that power the entire Fanatics business. You will own and lead complex initiatives across cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes platforms, CI/CD systems, observability, and internal developer tooling.
As a Senior Staff Platform Engineer, you will be the technical lead for our platform team, owning the technical direction and priorities across every area of our platform. You will lead large, high-impact programs that span quarters, working through ambiguity and dependencies with the engineering teams that build on our platform to align technical and business goals. You will stay hands-on in the hardest technical work, set the standards for how our platform is designed, built, and operated, and shape the capabilities that engineering teams rely on to ship and run their services. You will regularly present ideas to senior leaders and mentor engineers across the team.
Help drive technical design and delivery of core platform capabilities spanning cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes platforms, Observability, CI/CD systems, and developer tooling
Lead end-to-end execution of complex, multi-quarter features and systems, from architecture and design through deployment and continuous refinement.
Partner with other engineering teams to improve reliability, scalability, and performance of services running in cloud-native environments.
Contribute to incident response and resolution, helping to drive improvements in availability and system stability.
Advocate for best practices in software delivery, infrastructure management, and operational excellence.
Mentor engineers and contribute to a strong engineering culture within the team.
Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, bringing innovative solutions to the team.
Qualification
Strong software engineering backgroundProficiency in Go or PythonExperience scaling services globallyExperience with Java or KotlinFamiliarity with GitHub ActionsExperience with Kafka and Cassandra
Required
Proven experience successfully leading and delivering complex cross-team, multi-quarter initiatives.
Track record of breaking down complex work into clear, achievable milestones and delivering predictably using agile practices.
Strong software engineering background, with experience in backend development and distributed systems.
Deep understanding of the AWS cloud platform and cloud-native architectures.
Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and automation.
Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and developer productivity tooling.
Deep expertise with Kubernetes and container orchestration in production environments.
Strong knowledge of observability (logging, metrics, tracing) and experience improving system visibility and reliability.
Experience with incident management and operational best practices for large-scale systems.
Proficiency in Go or Python.
Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools.
Strong foundation in platform security concepts.
Preferred
Experience scaling services globally
FinOps or cloud cost management experience
Regulated or high-availability environment experience