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Software Engineer II - (Application Platform & Tooling)
full-timeUnited Kingdom

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Location

United Kingdom

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full-time

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Software Engineer II - (Application Platform & Tooling)

 

Overview 

As Fanatics Betting & Gaming (FBG) accelerates Fanatics' mission to build the ultimate digital sports platform. Join OddsFactory’s Application Platform & Tooling team to design and scale the shared frameworks, libraries, and developer tooling that power all service teams. You’ll own core runtime abstractions (e.g., messaging/auth/observability modules, SDKs/CLIs/templates), elevate our CI/CD and local dev workflows, and partner closely with product-aligned teams - delivering “golden paths” that speed delivery without sacrificing reliability. You’ll collaborate tightly with the Cloud Platform team while owning developer-facing components at the application layer

 

Responsibilities

  • Design & build shared platform libraries (auth, messaging, telemetry), SDKs/CLIs, and project templates that are versioned, well-documented, and easy to adopt across teams.
  • Advance developer workflows: improve local dev/test loops, CI/CD release quality, and automation to reduce lead time and increase deploy confidence
  • Codify opinionated “golden paths” that balance speed with security/compliance, enabling consistent delivery at scale.
  • Collaborate across boundaries: partner with product teams on friction points and with Cloud Platform on clean interfaces and shared guardrails
  • Drive observability and readiness in platform components (metrics/logging/tracing, health, performance), with strong documentation and examples
  • Elevate engineering practices: lead code/design reviews, improve testability and reliability, and mentor peers—leaving systems simpler than you found them.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation, ensuring platform stability and providing critical support for operational incidents
  • Occasionally travel for essential offsite meetings, special events, or collaborative team sessions

Required Qualifications

  • 3+ years software engineering experience building reusable components or frameworks used by multiple teams. 
  • Deep knowledge of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and Onion architecture, with proven modeling and clear separation of application, domain, and infrastructure layers.
  • Strong proficiency in C#/.NET, API/library design, versioning, and backward-compatibility patterns.
  • Hands-on experience with CI/CD, developer tooling, and cloud-native delivery (Azure preferred)
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the capability to closely collaborate with engineering teams.
  • Highly outcome-oriented, pragmatic, and capable of balancing quality with productivity.
  • Effective communication skills, with experience collaborating across diverse teams.
  • Positive, flexible attitude comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience shaping golden paths and migration guides for service teams.
  • Familiarity with event-driven systems and real-time workloads.
  • Bias toward self-service, consistency over customization, and IaC-first ways of working.
  • Familiarity or previous experience within the sports betting industry or strong interest in sports.
  • Experience in fast-paced or start-up environments.

 

Ready to build the future of sports betting? If you possess some of these skills but not all of them, we still encourage you to apply!  Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position. We are open to fully remote candidates based in the United Kingdom, but we strongly encourage those who can join us on campus two days per week. Remote employee may also be eligible for a home office setup stipend.

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.

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.

Other facts

Tech stack
C#/.NET,API Design,CI/CD,Cloud-Native Delivery,Domain-Driven Design,Onion Architecture,Messaging,Telemetry,Observability,Developer Tooling,SDKs,CLIs,Automation,Problem-Solving,Collaboration,Mentoring

About Fanatics

The Topps Company, Inc. is the iconic, preeminent leader in physical and digital collectibles. Acquired by Fanatics Collectibles in January 2022, Topps is the company's cornerstone licensed trading card brand.
Founded in 1938, The Topps Company started in confections with "Topps Gum" (later introducing Bazooka Bubble Gum) and released its first trading card set in 1950. Today, the company produces trading cards and collectibles, custom cards, memorabilia, sticker album collections and more related to iconic and pop culture brands such as Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, Star Wars, Bundesliga, UEFA Champions League, World Wrestling Entertainment and Garbage Pail Kids. Fanatics Collectibles has also secured long-term, exclusive rights to design, manufacture and distribute trading cards for several additional sports properties, including NBA, NBPA and NFLPA, in the coming years.

Topps’ Digital Apps division produces, develops and operates mobile applications that give you access to an exclusive digital card collection at your fingertips that are sold via the Apple and Google app stores under the brand names BUNT, KICK, NHL SKATE, Star Wars Card Trader, The Walking Dead Universe Collect, WWE SLAM, Marvel Collect! and Disney Collect! https://play.toppsapps.com/.

Headquartered in New York City, Topps maintains offices in several countries including the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, India and Brazil.

Team size: 201-500 employees
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Industry: Manufacturing

What you'll do

  • Design and build shared platform libraries and improve developer workflows. Collaborate with product teams and drive observability in platform components.

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What does a Software Engineer II - (Application Platform & Tooling) do at Fanatics?

As a Software Engineer II - (Application Platform & Tooling) at Fanatics, you will: design and build shared platform libraries and improve developer workflows. Collaborate with product teams and drive observability in platform components..

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