Senior Staff Engineer - Mobile/Kotlin (REMOTE)

Overview

As a Sr. Staff Engineer at Fanatics, you are a recognized technical leader. You operate both strategically and hands-on while leading ambitious projects, and your solutions set the standard for the team. Your bold decisions balance immediate business needs with long-term technical excellence. Through your leadership, you cultivate a culture of excellence and innovation that leaves a lasting impact.

We own the Fanatics App, the mobile app at  Fanatics that encompasses elements from  all of our different brands and businesses. The Fanatics App brings together Free to Play games, live events, ecommerce, and new product experiences to deliver a best-in-class  Sports platform. Fundamentally, we are one team in everything we do, from the user experience to coding and architecture. We aim to deliver on our Customer Promise by delighting our millions of monthly active users.

Responsibilities

Develop a comprehensive understanding of the industry, product, and roadmap, leveraging this knowledge to shape team strategy and influence the direction of the organization

Lead the end-to-end technical execution of complex features and systems, from ideation and architecture to deployment and refinement

Define and enforce engineering principles, guidelines, and best practices

Customer Focused, Android Platform expert driving decisions to best serve Android and the Mobile ecosystem for the Fanatics apps through Kotlin Multi-platform

Partner closely with product, design, and other stakeholders to make high-impact technical decisions that align with both business goals and long-term scalability

Work with iOS and Android leaders throughout the company to share best practices, code and entire features across multiple apps

Lead incident resolution as part of the on-call rotation, ensuring swift diagnosis and remediation of critical software issues

Proactively identify and remove roadblocks, occasionally collaborating cross-team collaboration to maintain momentum on complex projects

Conduct and elevate code reviews, sharing expertise to enhance code quality

Steer team planning and design discussions, introducing innovative approaches to solve technical challenges and optimize design patterns

Champion improvements to software quality, testability, operational metrics, and team documentation, setting a higher standard for the organization

Mentor and coach engineers at all levels, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth across the team

Be open to occasional travel to Fanatics offices and other locations for conferences, events, meetings, and team-building activities

Required Qualifications

10+ years of experience building delightful, highly scalable, performant and beloved Android apps, excellence in Kotlin Multiplatform, Compose Multiplatform and other Android technologies

Demonstrated ability to drive consensus and mentor others in effective coding and architectural strategies

Systems-level functional knowledge, experience or understanding of Backend Client API, Platform Engineering, and Client-supporting systems in Marketing and Analytics

Knowledge of observability practices, including logging, monitoring, and tracing in native apps

Excellent communication skills, capable of conveying complex technical concepts clearly and effectively to diverse audiences, including engineers, executives, and non-technical stakeholders.

Team-first mentality, with a willingness to do what it takes to get the job done and a desire to strive for better.

Thrives in a high-growth environment where priorities evolve regularly and decisions are made quickly.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience sharing code across multiple native and cross-platform apps, using native libraries or a cross-platform technology like Kotlin Multiplatform and Compose Multiplatform

Experience with webviews and how to stitch together coherence app experiences across multiple technologies

Experience in the sports industry, e-commerce, or gaming

Ability to work in diverse codebases, both legacy and greenfield, in different languages and environments

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

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Ranges will change based on country and state of residence, which are reflected in Geographical Zones defined by Fanatics Betting and Gaming. The 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 and bonus, full-time employment, and more. For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/

Salary Range

$163,000—$265,000 USD