Engineer III - Test

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 a Engineer III - Test to be part of our tools and frameworks team. This role reports to our Director of Engineering and is responsible for leading efforts around defining, implementing, training, and executing against our engineering strategy, creating processes, and building automation tools and frameworks within Fanatics Betting and Gaming. This role will span across the entire breadth of Fanatics Betting and Gaming playing a key role in ensuring health and quality of all our platforms and products. Duties and responsibilities may include: Develop a strong understanding of Fanatics Betting and Gaming. As a Staff Software Engineer - Test on this team, you will be leading test automation and infrastructure development, test new design and architectural choices which have a significant impact on our systems, our business and most importantly, our customers Partner with Engineers, QA Automation Engineers to define and build scalable, robust automation frameworks & tools & platforms to support web, mobile, API and performance testing needs across teams You will be working with extremely passionate people who care about their customers and want to deliver solutions that improve customer productivity for complex workflows Build a world class automation infrastructure for test automation and CI/CD  Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, inside and outside of Engineering, and collaborate with leaders to gather and present testing metrics and activities. Provide leadership and technical expertise within the Quality Engineering team.   Must be open to occasional travel to events and Bet Fanatics offices for various offsite and team meetings. What skills are important to us: Deep understanding of the test infrastructure and pipeline Strong Experience with building, supporting, maintaining and scaling automation in a CI/CD environment Proficient with Git, Unix/Linux, Docker, at least one modern testing framework(like PyTest), and familiar with other common web and mobile testing frameworks. Proficient in Python and/or JavaScript development with experience in automated testing frameworks, tools, services, and physical devices Strong knowledge of best practices & methodologies for Testing, Automation, and DevOps. Ability to collaborate and communicate complex technical concepts. Must be able to work with minimal supervision. Demonstrated ability to partner closely with engineering team and implement appropriate tools and practices that balance quality with productivity.  Highly outcome oriented and data driven. Deal well with ambiguous/undefined problems; ability to think abstractly Experienced in Agile or Scrum software development methodologies Positive and flexible attitude to work in a fast-paced environment and a willingness to embrace new initiatives.      Prior experience in betting and gaming industry will be a plus Ensure your Fanatics job offer is legitimate and don’t fall victim to fraud.  Fanatics never seeks payment from job applicants. Feel free to ask your recruiter for a phone call or other type of communication for interview, and ensure your communication is coming from a Fanatics or Fanatics Brand email address (this includes @betfanatics.com).  For added security, where possible, apply through our company website at www.fanaticsinc.com/careers 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. NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS/APPLICANTS: In connection with your application, we collect information that identifies, reasonably relates to or describes you (“Personal Information”). The categories of Personal Information that we collect include your name, government issued identification number(s), email address, mailing address, other contact information, emergency contact information, employment history, educational history, criminal record, and demographic information.  We collect and use those categories of Personal Information about you for human resources and other business management purposes, including identifying and evaluating you as a candidate for potential or future employment or other types of positions, recordkeeping in relation to recruiting and hiring, conducting criminal background checks as permitted by law, conducting analytics, and ensuring compliance with applicable legal requirements and Company policies.