Platform Engineer, Infrastructure - Core Ireland

# Staff Platform Engineer, Infrastructure - Core UK & Ireland
** Fanaticsfbg*
* · Leeds;
London Abroad Leeds;
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About Us Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods;

collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sports book and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes;

and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally. About the Team Launched in 2021, Fanatics Betting and Gaming is the online and retail sports betting subsidiary of Fanatics, a global digital sports platform. The Fanatics Sports book is available to 95% of the addressable online sports bettor market in the U.S. Fanatics Casino is currently available online in Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Fanatics Betting and Gaming operates twenty-two retail sports betting locations, including the only sports book inside an NFL stadium at Northwest Stadium. Fanatics Betting and Gaming is headquartered in New York with offices in Denver, Leeds and Dublin. Overview Fanatics Betting & Gaming (FBG) is seeking a Staff Platform Engineer to join our Platform Engineering team based in the UK or Ireland.

This position plays a critical role within the EMEA Platform Engineering organisation, partnering closely with teams across the UK, Ireland, and United States to build and operate the platforms that power Fanatics Betting & Gaming’s global software ecosystem. As a Staff Engineer, you will operate with a high degree of autonomy and ownership, leading complex technical initiatives across cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes platforms, CI/CD systems, and internal developer tooling.

You will influence platform architecture, define standards and best practices, and act as a force multiplier for engineering teams by improving reliability, scalability, and developer productivity. What You’ll Do Help drive technical design and delivery of core platform capabilities spanning cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes platforms, Observability, CI/CD systems, and developer tooling Architect, build, and operate cloud-native platforms on AWS with a focus on reliability, security, scalability, and cost efficiency Lead the evolution of CI/CD pipelines and Git Ops-based workflows.

Build and maintain internal platform services and tooling that improve developer experience and delivery velocity Continue to drive Infrastructure as Code and automation practices across teams Partner with application teams to unblock delivery and align platform capabilities with developer needs Participate in and/or lead complex, cross-team initiatives and provide technical clarity in ambiguous problem spaces Improve operational excellence through observability, automation, and incident response.

Mentor engineers and participate in on-call rotations What You Bring 8+ years of…