Dublin, Ireland; Leeds, England, United Kingdom; London, England, United Kingdom Remote (Country)

Fanatics is hiring a Staff Software Engineer - CAT (Risk)

About the Role

This position involves leading the development of software systems that enable real-time risk assessment and decision-making. The engineer will work on scalable platforms, drive technical excellence, and collaborate across teams to deliver robust solutions in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement high-performance software systems to support risk evaluation
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and solve complex risk-related challenges
  • Develop secure, scalable, and maintainable codebases
  • Work with large datasets to improve risk detection and response mechanisms
  • Lead technical design discussions and contribute to architectural decisions
  • Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices across teams
  • Ensure systems comply with security and regulatory standards
  • Optimize existing platforms for speed, reliability, and efficiency
  • Integrate machine learning models into production risk workflows
  • Monitor system performance and troubleshoot production issues
  • Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality
  • Drive automation in testing and deployment pipelines
  • Support incident response related to risk systems
  • Evaluate new technologies for risk mitigation capabilities
  • Contribute to documentation for systems and processes
  • Work in alignment with product goals while maintaining technical rigor
  • Respond to evolving business needs with agile development practices
  • Collaborate with data scientists on risk modeling initiatives
  • Ensure low-latency processing in real-time risk decisioning
  • Maintain system uptime and resilience under high load
  • Balance innovation with operational stability
  • Use metrics to guide improvements in risk infrastructure
  • Support audit requirements with clear system traceability
  • Engage in proactive risk pattern analysis
  • Promote reusability and modular design across platforms

Compensation

Competitive salary and benefits package

Work Arrangement

Hybrid

Team

Part of the risk technology division working closely with data, compliance, and platform teams

About the Team

  • The team focuses on creating technology solutions that identify, assess, and mitigate risk across digital platforms.
  • Engineers work on systems that process high-volume transactions and apply logic to detect suspicious activity.

What You’ll Do

  • Build and maintain backend services that power risk decision engines.
  • Work closely with data teams to integrate predictive models into live systems.
  • Take ownership of system reliability, security, and performance.

Available

About company
Fanatics
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 Sportsbook 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.
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Job Details
Department CAT (Customer, Accounts & Transactions)
Category other
Posted 11 days ago