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# Staff Engineer, Platform Storage

- **Company:** Fanatics Inc
- **Location:** New York, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $212,100.0 - $232,100.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cloud Engineering, Computer Engineering, Persistent Data Structure, Data Structures, Distributed Data Store, Distributed Systems, Middleware, Global Distribution Systems, Python (Programming Language), Performance Tuning, Redis, Software Licensing Audit, Systems Integration, Datadog, Mttr, Software Application Programming, Technical Debt, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Terraform
- **Published:** July 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/2202a593-9a7d-4b72-872f-410c9502b43c

## About the Role

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor's Degree or U.S. equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, plus 5 years of professional experience as a Software Engineer, Platform Engineer, or any occupation, job title, or position performing observability tooling, developer requirements gathering, chaos testing, and incident management.

Must also have experience in the following: 5 years of professional experience building and maintaining internal messaging infrastructure designed to handle traffic at scale; 5 years of professional experience utilizing multiple messaging and technologies including Kafka; 5 years of professional experience utilizing Python; 5 years of professional experience working in a cloud native environment with software compliance workflows; 3 years of professional experience utilizing infrastructure as code systems, including Terraform; 3 years of professional experience integrating 3rd-party systems into a cohesive development platform; 3 years of professional experience performing in-depth root cause analysis of low-level incidents spanning multiple connected systems; 3 years of professional experience developing applications in a distributed systems environment.

## Description

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.

Storage & Messaging Strategy: Lead the long-term architectural roadmap for enterprise-grade messaging and caching platforms. Define the strategy for data persistence, replication, and global distribution to support business-critical applications; Distributed Systems Architecture: Architect high-scale, multi-tenant middleware solutions focusing on Kafka and Redis. Oversee the design of clusters that handle massive throughput while maintaining strict reliability and low-latency requirements; Self-Service Middleware Infrastructure: Design and govern the "Infrastructure as Code" (IaC) and self-service tooling that allows developers to provision and manage messaging and caching resources autonomously without compromising security or performance standards; Performance & Capacity Governance: Establish organizational standards for performance tuning, capacity planning, and resource optimization of storage and messaging layers to ensure cost-effectiveness and system stability; Strategic Developer
Enablement: Act as the primary authority for application teams on the integration of distributed middleware. Develop enterprise-wide patterns and libraries for producing/consuming messages and managing cache lifecycles; Advanced Observability & Reliability: Lead the design of comprehensive monitoring and alerting frameworks specifically for middleware health. Implement automated remediation strategies to minimize downtime and reduce Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR) for storage-related incidents; Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with senior engineering leadership and product stakeholders to ensure the platform storage roadmap aligns with broader company growth and technical debt reduction goals; Technical Stewardship & Mentorship: Provide high-level technical oversight for the platform team. Act as a role model and mentor to senior engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence through rigorous design reviews and RFC contributions; Technology Innovation: Evaluate emerging
trends in distributed storage, streaming, and in-memory data structures. Direct the adoption of new technologies that enhance the scalability and performance of the company's middleware stack. Up to 10% domestic travel may be required for meetings. Partial telecommuting permitted; on-site at 61 9th Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10011 when not telecommuting. Salary: $212,100 - $232,100 per year.


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