[Remote] Staff Software Engineer (Remote)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform, and they are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to define and evolve the technical direction of their collectibles ecosystem. The role involves leading architectural design, guiding system interactions, and ensuring scalable systems that align with long-term business goals.ResponsibilitiesLead architectural design and technical discovery for complex, distributed systems across our platformDefine and evolve system boundaries, service interactions, and data flow within our event-driven ecosystemGuide the design of scalable, fault-tolerant systems leveraging asynchronous communication patterns (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka, SNS/SQS)Partner closely with product, engineering leadership, and cross-functional teams to translate business needs into long-term technical strategyProvide technical leadership across multiple teams, ensuring consistency in patterns, practices, and system designDrive key technical initiatives, including system modernization, performance optimization, and reliability improvementsContribute hands-on when appropriate—especially in prototyping, critical path development, or de-risking complex solutionsMentor and coach engineers, elevating technical thinking through design reviews, architecture discussions, and knowledge sharingEstablish and promote best practices in system design, observability, and operational excellenceHelp guide incident response and postmortems, focusing on systemic improvements and resilienceSkills8+ years of experience building and evolving production-grade, distributed systemsDeep expertise in designing event-driven and message-oriented architectures at scaleStrong proficiency with Elixir and the Phoenix framework (LiveView experience is a plus), with the ability to guide others even when not directly coding day-to-dayProven experience leading architectural decisions across multiple teams or domainsStrong understanding of system design trade-offs, data consistency models, and service decompositionExperience with AWS and cloud-native architectures (e.g., Lambda, S3, RDS, ECS/EKS) and modern CI/CD pipelinesAbility to operate at both strategic and tactical levels—connecting long-term vision with practical implementationExcellent communication skills, with the ability to influence technical direction and align stakeholdersExperience driving initiatives with minimal direction and high ownershipInterest in leveraging AI-assisted development tools to accelerate discovery and improve engineering effectivenessExperience with RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, and Kubernetes (EKS)Familiarity with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation)Experience shaping or evolving microservices architectures at scaleFamiliarity with GitHub Actions or similar CI/CD toolingBackground in performance optimization for real-time or event-driven systemsInterest in sports, collectibles, or fan engagement platformsBenefitsThe salary range represents base pay only and does not include short-term or long-term incentive compensation.For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/Company OverviewFanatics is a global sports platform reimagining the fan experience across gear, trading cards, sports betting, content, events, and more. It was founded in 2011, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.fanaticsinc.com.