Staff Platform Engineer
About the role
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 seeking a Staff Platform Engineer to join our Platform Engineering team based in the UK or Ireland. This position plays a critical role within the EMEA Platform Engineering organisation, partnering closely with teams across the UK, Ireland, and United States to build and operate the platforms that power Fanatics Betting & Gaming’s global software ecosystem.
As a Staff Engineer, you will operate with a high degree of autonomy and ownership, leading complex technical initiatives across cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes platforms, CI/CD systems, and internal developer tooling. You will influence platform architecture, define standards and best practices, and act as a force multiplier for engineering teams by improving reliability, scalability, and developer productivity.
What You’ll Do
- Help drive technical design and delivery of core platform capabilities spanning cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes platforms, Observability, CI/CD systems, and developer tooling
- Architect, build, and operate cloud-native platforms on AWS with a focus on reliability, security, scalability, and cost efficiency
- Lead the evolution of CI/CD pipelines and GitOps-based workflows.
- Build and maintain internal platform services and tooling that improve developer experience and delivery velocity
- Continue to drive Infrastructure as Code and automation practices across teams
- Partner with application teams to unblock delivery and align platform capabilities with developer needs
- Participate in and/or lead complex, cross-team initiatives and provide technical clarity in ambiguous situations