Senior Platform Engineer – Core

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Design, implement, and sustain scalable platform services and infrastructure that support Fanatics’ technology ecosystem.

• Enhance developer tooling, automation, and CI/CD workflows to facilitate efficient software delivery.

• Engage in observability initiatives, including logging, metrics, and alerting, to boost system reliability and incident response.

• Create and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions utilizing Terraform to guarantee consistent and secure environments.

• Design, implement, and refine CI/CD pipelines to enhance deployment speed and reliability.

• Collaborate with application and platform teams to elevate performance, scalability, and reliability within cloud-native environments.

• Take part in incident response, post-incident evaluations, and reliability enhancements.

• Promote best practices in infrastructure, software delivery, and operational excellence.

• Offer technical guidance and mentorship to fellow engineers.

• Commit to continuous learning and the application of new technologies and methodologies in tackling platform engineering challenges.

• Design and execute well-defined platform projects, breaking down requirements into actionable tasks.

• Construct reliable, extensible systems and take ownership of the operational health of services.

• Lead incident response and root cause analysis efforts to minimize recurring issues.

• Effectively communicate plans and technical decisions with cross-functional colleagues.

• Suggest enhancements to team tooling and practices.

• Mentor and onboard new engineers.

⛳️ Requirements

• Strong background in software engineering with experience in backend systems and distributed architectures.

• Solid understanding of the AWS cloud platform and cloud-native architectures.

• Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.

• Proficient in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automation tools.

• Experience managing workloads in Kubernetes and containerized production settings.

• Working knowledge of observability tools and practices, including logging, metrics, and alerting.

• Experience in incident management and operational support for production systems.

• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools.

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams.

• Pragmatic, outcome-focused mindset dedicated to delivering reliable platform solutions.

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

• Proficiency in Go or Python is preferred.

• Experience in scaling services on a global scale.

• Knowledge of FinOps or cloud cost management is a plus.

• Experience in regulated or high-availability environments.

• Familiarity with Java or Kotlin.

• Experience with GitHub Actions.

• Proficient in Kafka and Cassandra.

🏝️ Benefits

• In-person components may involve onsite interviews or participation in Launching into Better: LIVE, a multi-day cultural immersion in New York City for full-time, non-seasonal hires.

• Benefits information can be found at https://benefitsatfanatics.com/.

• Opportunities for learning, growth, and technical leadership.

• Collaborate with experienced engineers.

• Work on significant platform engineering challenges at scale.