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Senior Backend Engineer (Enterprise Loyalty)

Fanatics

Fanatics

Software Engineering
United States
Posted on Dec 23, 2025

The Role

We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Enterprise Loyalty team. In this role, you will help design, build, and operate scalable, high-quality backend systems that power customer-facing products and internal platforms. You are an experienced technologist who enjoys shipping reliable software, collaborating cross-functionally, and delivering meaningful business impact.

What You'll Do

  • Design, develop, test, document, and deploy high-quality backend services into production
  • Build scalable, performant APIs and services that support customer-facing applications
  • Develop a deep understanding of our industry, products, feature set, and roadmap
  • Lead the technical delivery of new features from functional requirements through implementation
  • Contribute to architectural discussions and help define engineering standards, best practices, and guidelines
  • Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and other engineering teams to make technology decisions that improve our products
  • Participate in on-call rotations to troubleshoot and resolve production issues
  • Escalate risks and blockers early and proactively propose solutions
  • Participate in code reviews to ensure quality, consistency, and knowledge sharing
  • Improve system reliability, observability, testability, and operational excellence metrics
  • Contribute to team planning, estimation, and design discussions
  • Mentor junior engineers and help onboard new team members
  • Be open to occasional travel to Fanatics offices, conferences, and team events

What We're Looking For

  • 3+ years of experience building and operating highly scalable backend services
  • Strong experience with Go (Golang) as a primary development language
  • Experience designing APIs and distributed systems
  • Familiarity with Agile/SCRUM software development practices
  • Strong collaboration skills and a team-first mindset
  • Ability to clearly communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Comfort working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with evolving priorities

If you meet most — but not all — of these qualifications, we still encourage you to apply.