Senior Principal Engineer - Fanatics Markets

Fanatics Sportsbook

New York, NY, United States
Base: $201,400 - $331,250 usd; bonus/equity: not s...
On-site
15+ years building scalable distributed systems
Deep expertise in kotlin java kafka redis kubernetes aws postgres
Experience defining architecture standards across engineering orgs
The role serves as the technical North Star for the event-driven architecture, setting standards for scaling and making critical decisions on async messaging and distributed systems design

Job Summary

  • The role serves as the technical North Star for the event-driven architecture, setting standards for scaling and making critical decisions on async messaging and distributed systems design.
  • Candidates will drive strategically critical initiatives across multiple teams, establishing patterns that become the gold standard for the entire engineering organization.
  • The position requires mentoring senior engineers and elevating the technical ceiling of the team while owning high-stakes trade-offs between delivery speed and architectural integrity.

Matching Summary

The role serves as the technical North Star for the event-driven architecture, setting standards for scaling and making critical decisions on async messaging and distributed systems design.

Salary

Base: $201,400 - $331,250 USD; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Full-time employment benefits available via benefitsatfanatics.com

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 15+ years building scalable distributed systems
  • Deep expertise in Kotlin Java Kafka Redis Kubernetes AWS Postgres
  • Experience defining architecture standards across engineering orgs

Nice-to-have

  • 7+ years designing high throughput low latency platforms
  • Experience in startup or high-growth environments
  • Exposure to prediction markets or financial infrastructure

Key Requirements

  • 15+ years experience in highly scalable fault-tolerant distributed systems
  • Proven track record of defining architecture standards adopted across orgs
  • Strong instincts for production triage and stabilizing distributed systems under fire

Work Rights

Not specified

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