Location: California - San Mateo
Employment Type: Salaried
Team: Customer Org
Fanatics is a leading global digital sports platform, complete with offerings that excite fans and maximize the reach and presence for partners across the entire sports ecosystem. Come help us build a company the world has never seen before! We are first and foremost a technology company. We build innovative fan experiences through highly analytical, forward thinking, and open-minded collaboration. We are passionate about evaluating and finding the right tech for the jobs at hand, and we get excited about building solutions for modern challenges.
The Cloud Commerce Platform Experience team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer whose primary responsibilities are the architecture, design and implementation of distributed software solutions in a highly available cloud environment.
Job Requirements
5+ years’ experience building scalable applications
Strong development experience with building scalable, performant web applications on Node JS, JavaScript, HTML, CSS.
Experience with React JS, Redux, Webpack.
Strong development experience with HTTP/RESTful APIs, Microservices
Exposure to containers technology, like Docker/Kubernetes
Exposure to application health and performance monitoring, resiliency, reliability, and scalability.
Have a strong bias for making things happen and love the team aspect of product development
Be data oriented to support important decision making
Be an expert debugger of problems, being able to connect distributed logging into a coherent understanding
Be a subject matter expert for some of the systems we own, engage in active discussions and contribute to multiple systems
Minimum qualifications
BS Degree in Computer Science, Engineering is preferred
Requires at least 5 years of software development experience
Proven experience working with Agile development methodologies and software development lifecycles
Ability to scale and lead major initiatives
Requires knowledge of open source application frameworks and service oriented architecture
Preferred qualifications
Bachelor’ degree in Computer Science
Experience with Java or other object-oriented languages is a plus
Experience working in an e-commerce or direct to consumer retail environment is a plus
Hands-on experience with Open-Source projects a plus
Hands-on experience in the Cloud; specifically AWS a plus
Prior experience in eCommerce and payments industry a plus
Knowledge and experience of continuous delivery, including automated testing of various layers etc.
Knowledge and experience of relational and NOSQL Databases
Implement coding changes within a wide variety of services using a diverse technology stack, including Java, Spring Framework, Node.JS, Docker,
Experience with the following are a plus: MobX ,Go, Cassandra, Java, AWS
Expert reviewer and Code style enforcer
Specialize in one domain (Eg. Performance, Releases, Monitoring, Logging, Cloud, Services, Payments, etc)
Able to break large tasks into smaller workable stories.
Identify opportunities to clean, refactor and optimize the codebase.
Defines new and cleans up old code standards and guidelines
Things We Care About
· Your career growth, your ideas, your work-life balance, and your well-being.
· Diversity and Inclusion
· Our Company Culture and Values
· Providing outstanding Company Perks and Benefits
Company Overview
Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform to ignite and harness the passions of fans and maximize the presence and reach for hundreds of partners globally. Optimizing these long-standing partnerships, a database of more than 80 million global consumers and a trusted, recognizable brand name, Fanatics is expanding beyond its position as a global leader for licensed sports merchandise to now becoming a next-gen digital sports platform, featuring an array of offerings for fans across the sports ecosystem.
The Fanatics family of companies currently includes Fanatics Commerce, a vertically-integrated licensed merchandise business that has changed the way fans purchase their favorite team apparel, jerseys, headwear and hardgoods through a tech-infused approach to making and quickly distributing fan gear in today’s 24/7 mobile-first economy; Candy Digital, a digital collectibles company that is partnering with prominent sports properties, including MLB and MLBPA, to build an official NFT ecosystem; Fanatics Collectibles, through Topps as a cornerstone of the business, building a new model for the collectibles and trading cards hobby with top leagues and players association partners; and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, a mobile betting, gaming and retail sportsbook platform. Fanatics’ partners include all major professional sports leagues (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NASCAR, MLS, PGA) and hundreds of collegiate and professional teams, which include several of the biggest global soccer clubs.
As a market leader with more than 9,000 employees, and hundreds of partners, suppliers, and vendors worldwide, we take responsibility for driving toward more ethical and sustainable practices. We are committed to building an inclusive Fanatics community, reflecting and representing society at every level of the business, including our employees, vendors, partners and fans. Fanatics is also dedicated to making a positive impact in the communities where we all live, work, and play through strategic philanthropic initiatives.
At Fanatics, we’re a diverse, passionate group of employees aiming to ignite pride and passion in the fans we outfit, celebrate and support. We recognize that diversity helps drive and foster innovation, and through our IDEA program (inclusion, diversity, equality and advocacy) at Fanatics we provide employees with tools and resources to feel connected and engaged in who they are and what they do to support the ultimate fan experience.
Ensure your Fanatics job offer is legitimate and don’t fall victim to fraud. Fanatics never seeks payment from job applicants. Fanatics recruiters will only reach out to applicants from an @fanatics.com or @fanatics.co.uk email address. For added security, where possible, apply through our company website at www.fanaticsinc.com/careers
Fanatics is committed to responsible planning and purchasing (RPP) practices, working with its business partners across its global and multi-layered supply chain, to ensure that planning, sourcing, and purchasing decisions, along with other supporting processes, do not impede or conflict with the fulfillment of Fanatics’ fair labor practices.
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