Staff Software Engineer - Kotlin

Overview

JOB DESCRIPTION

As a Staff Engineer (Kotlin, Multiplatform Mobile) at Fanatics, you are a recognized technical leader. You operate at both strategic and hands-on levels—architecting scalable solutions, guiding ambitious projects, and driving innovation across shared mobile codebases. Your solutions set the standard for engineering excellence, and your bold decisions thoughtfully balance immediate business needs with long-term technical vision. Through your leadership, you foster a culture of innovation, excellence, inclusion, and shared ownership that leaves a lasting impact on your immediate team and the broader mobile organization.

We own the iCasino experience across Fanatics platforms—including the Standalone Casino App, iCasino within our Fanatics Sportsbook & Casino App, and the Casino Desktop website. Each of these applications is powered by Kotlin Multiplatform, and our ambition is to build the top online casinos in the U.S. Our products are fun, dynamic, and entertainment-focused—and they’re a blast to work on. Kotlin Multiplatform is central to our strategy, enabling us to deliver high-quality features quickly and consistently across ecosystems. We embrace best-in-class technologies, modern development principles, and platform agility to ensure we deliver on our Customer Promise and continuously innovate in this exciting and fast-paced market.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, testing, documentation, and deployment of high-quality, scalable Kotlin Multiplatform code supporting Android, iOS, and web experiences.
• Drive the end-to-end technical execution of complex features and systems—from ideation and architecture through release, post-launch refinement, and iteration.
• Shape and evolve the shared architecture and platform strategy to deliver performant, reusable business logic across all supported platforms.
• Develop a deep understanding of the iCasino product and industry landscape to influence technical direction, inform strategy, and align with long-term business goals.
• Define, establish, and uphold engineering principles, best practices, and coding standards—particularly within a mobile & multiplatform environment.
• Collaborate closely with product, design, backend, and platform teams to deliver innovative solutions that balance user needs with technical scalability.
• Champion operational excellence, including observability, reliability, testability, and developer documentation, setting the standard for engineering quality.
• Provide technical leadership during incident response, participate in the on-call rotation, and drive resolution of production issues with urgency and ownership.
• Lead and contribute to team planning, sprint execution, design reviews, and architecture discussions, bringing innovative and inclusive approaches to technical challenges.
• Conduct and elevate code reviews, promote continuous improvement in development workflows, and ensure strong test coverage—especially in shared KMP code.
• Proactively identify and remove technical and organizational roadblocks to maintain momentum across complex, multi-team initiatives.
• Mentor and coach engineers across all levels and platforms, cultivating a strong, inclusive, and growth-minded engineering culture.
• Be open to occasional travel to Fanatics offices or events for planning, collaboration, and team-building activities.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience building scalable mobile applications, with deep expertise in Kotlin
• Production experience with Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP), with a clear understanding of its strengths, limitations, and evolving ecosystem.
• Strong knowledge of Android development, including architecture patterns (e.g., MVI), Jetpack Compose, and dependency injection frameworks.
• Experience working across mobile platforms and collaborating closely with iOS engineers and backend services.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical decisions and drive best practices in a complex, multiplatform environment.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey complex technical concepts to engineers, stakeholders, and leadership.
• Proven experience in Agile/SCRUM environments, with a track record of driving process improvements and delivering value iteratively.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with evolving priorities and cross-functional collaboration.
• A team-first mentality, a commitment to fostering an inclusive environment, and a passion for continual improvement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Material Design principles, ideally Material 3.
• Experience designing shared client APIs and integrating with backend services.
• Exposure to Swift, Java, or React in production or collaborative settings.
• Passion for platform engineering, developer experience, and cross-platform tooling.
• Strong focus on code reuse, testability, and performance in multiplatform environments.

_Ready to build the future of sports betting? If you possess some of these skills but not all of them, we still encourage you to apply!

_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: $144,000 - $282,000 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!

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 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.

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 Sportsbook 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 sportsbook inside an NFL stadium at Northwest Stadium. Fanatics Betting and Gaming is headquartered in New York with offices in Denver, Leeds and Dublin.