What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineer III - CAT position at Fanatics?
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.
The Role:
We are seeking an Engineer III for our Customer Accounts and Transaction (CAT) Login & Eligibility team. This role reports to our Sr. Software Development Manager and is responsible for helping define our identity, authentication and authorization strategy. The role will work closely other members of the engineering organization helping them build secure APIs that enable a friction less login experience for our customers. This engineer will have the opportunity to build a scalable, secure architecture with multifactor login within an ambiguous regulatory environment. #LI-Remote
Duties and responsibilities may include:
Develop a strong understanding of Fanatics Betting and Gaming.
Communicate, develop, and implement a data-driven engineering strategy, approach, and roadmap for Engineering needs.
Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, inside and outside of Engineering, and collaborate to gather and present testing metrics and activities.
Help development teams adhere to the principles, guidelines, and best practices of the engineering strategy.
Remain current on technology and trends in engineering.
Must be open to occasional travel to events and Bet Fanatics offices for various offsite and team meetings.
What skills are important to us:
Strong technical skills, both functional and non-functional, in a continuous delivery environment.
Demonstrated ability to partner closely with engineering team and implement appropriate tools and practices that balance quality with productivity.
Strong presentation and communication skills.
Highly outcome oriented and data driven.
Experience in Experimentation, A/B Testing, Optimization
Ability to deliver service and data integrations between different teams and 3rd parties.
Experience with mobile and web products and using modern tech stack (Java React Redis Elasticsearch Javascript )
Positive and flexible attitude to work in a fast-paced environment and a willingness to embrace new initiatives.
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Tryouts are open at Fanatics! Our team is passionate, talented, unified, and charged with creating the fan experience of tomorrow. The ball is in your court now.
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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