Overview
As an Engineering Manager – Platform Engineering at Fanatics, you will lead a team responsible for building and evolving the foundational platform that powers our technology ecosystem. You’ll report to the Director of Platform Engineering and play a key role in defining the team’s vision, fostering technical excellence, and driving initiatives that enhance developer experience, scalability, and reliability.

This is an opportunity to shape the Fan Ecosystem Platform, working across cloud infrastructure, site reliability practices, and developer tooling. Your leadership will directly impact how engineering teams at Fanatics build, deploy, and operate their services.

What You’ll Do

Lead, mentor, and grow a team of engineers, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning.
Define and execute the team’s roadmap, balancing long-term strategic goals with immediate platform needs.
Drive improvements to developer experience, ensuring that teams have the tools, automation, and infrastructure to move fast with confidence.
Oversee the development and maintenance of scalable CI/CD pipelines and GitOps-based deployment workflows.
Partner with engineering teams to improve system reliability, observability, and operational excellence.
Build strategic relationships with internal stakeholders across engineering, product, and leadership to align platform priorities with business objectives and drive adoption of platform capabilities.
Provide clear communication of technical strategy, roadmaps, and key initiatives to executives and other stakeholders.
Stay informed about emerging technologies and industry trends to ensure our platform remains modern and competitive.

What We’re Looking For

7+ years of experience in technical/engineering industries
3+ years leading engineering teams.
Experience developing and maintaining developer platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation.
Experience with cloud-native development, including AWS, Kubernetes, and container orchestration, is strongly preferred.
Experience with Go or Java is preferred. Familiarity with Python or Kotlin is a plus.
Strong proponent of Agile software methodologies and architectural best practices.
Strong understanding of observability (metrics, logging, tracing) and incident management best practices.
Experience formulating a team’s technical strategy and roadmap; you’ve collaborated and partnered effectively with several other teams to execute on shared goals.
Experience balancing tactical needs with strategic growth and quality-based initiatives that can span multiple quarters.
A data-driven approach to decision-making, with a focus on measurable outcomes.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to present technical concepts to both engineering and executive audiences.
Positive and flexible attitude to work in a fast-paced environment and a willingness to embrace new initiatives. Experience in start-ups is a plus.
Experience managing remote and distributed teams is strongly preferred.

Why Join Us?

Lead a high-impact team building foundational infrastructure for Fanatics’ technology ecosystem.
Work with talented engineers in a culture that values technical excellence, ownership, and innovation.
Shape the future of developer experience and platform engineering in a high-scale environment.
Be part of a fast-moving organization where your leadership will directly influence success.

If you possess some of these skills but not all of them, we still encourage you to apply!

The expected salary range for this role is based on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This role is eligible for the Fanatics Betting and Gaming annual bonus program and an equity award.

*Salary range is listed in USD; ranges will change based on country and state of residence, which are reflected in Geographical Zones defined by Fanatics Betting and Gaming. *Salary Range: $144,000 to $282,000 (Salary range incorporates all of our Geographical Compensation Zones and is subject to change as the Zone associated with the actual Offer is confirmed). In addition to the base, bonus, and equity, full-time employees are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, paid time off, and other benefits like GymPass, Pet Insurance, Family Care Benefits, Free Shipt deliveries, and more. We’ll also give you $700 to set up your home office! For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/

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.

We are building a global digital sports platform. Our vision is to serve sports fans around the world across their digital sports journey. Few passions are as strong as those that sports evoke. Sports provides connections, creates a sense of community, spans generations, inspires hope to achieve the impossible, serves as a platform for social change, and teaches the value of teamwork. We ignite these passions for global sports fans by offering an integrated, personalized, and immersive fan experience across our businesses, which today includes Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming.