Senior Engineering Manager Distributed Systems Job at Fanatics, Washington DC

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  • Fanatics
  • Washington DC

Job Description

Senior Engineering Manager, Distributed Systems

As a Senior Engineering Manager, Distributed Systems at Fanatics Betting & Gaming (FBG), you'll be responsible for powering the rapidly growing Fanatics sportsbook app. We embrace principles of data-driven development, operational excellence, and continuous process optimization to deliver a stable, scalable platform. Central to our strategy is Kotlin Multiplatform, which empowers us to deliver high-quality features quickly and consistently across multiple ecosystems. By focusing on object-oriented design, modern coding practices, open-source frameworks, and third-party platform integrations, we continuously innovate and deliver at speed in this exciting and fast-moving market.

We are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead and inspire teams building distributed systems that power our core platforms. You will be responsible for growing high-performing engineering teams, shaping technical direction, and ensuring delivery of resilient and scalable services built on Kotlin, Spring Boot, Postgres, Kafka, Redis, and Kubernetes. In this role, you will balance people leadership, organizational strategy, and technical oversight, enabling teams to deliver with excellence and speed.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach, and develop engineering managers and senior engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
  • Partner with product and business stakeholders to align technical investments with company strategy, balancing long-term platform evolution with near-term priorities.
  • Guide teams in building distributed, event-driven, and fault-tolerant systems leveraging Kafka, Redis/Redis PubSub, and Postgres.
  • Provide architectural oversight and ensure best practices are applied when building services in Kotlin/Java with Spring Boot.
  • Drive organizational excellence in deployment, scalability, and operations through Kubernetes, Helm, and Terraform.
  • Set and measure engineering goals (availability, performance, delivery cadence, quality) and hold teams accountable to outcomes.
  • Champion diversity, inclusion, and growth, ensuring that engineers thrive in a supportive and challenging environment.
  • Recruit, retain, and scale top engineering talent to meet the demands of growing systems and business needs.
  • Advocate for engineering across the organization, influencing leadership on technology strategy and distributed systems investment.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 4+ years managing engineering teams (managing managers a plus).
  • Proven success leading teams building and operating distributed systems at scale.
  • Strong track record of building engineering organizations that deliver business-critical systems with reliability and speed.
  • Familiarity with modern backend stacks, particularly Kotlin/Java, Spring Boot, Postgres, Kafka, Redis, and Kubernetes.
  • Experience creating clarity and alignment in complex technical and organizational contexts.
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence both technical and executive stakeholders.
  • Passion for building teams and cultures that deliver impactful results.
  • Experience leading multi-team programs or platform transformations.
  • Background in scaling organizations through high-growth phases.
  • Able to deal with ambiguity and strong self-motivation.

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; actual salary will vary based on location. Salary Range: ($212,000-$318,000) per year (actual salary will be determined in part by a successful candidate's geographic location). In addition to base salary, 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, and more. We'll also give you $700 to set up your home office!

Job Tags

Full time, Home office,

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