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  Req#: 21be1074-a7a8-49f9-9351-bc13b77b0614

  Staff Database Engineer

  Remote - New York /

  Fanatics Betting & Gaming – Engineering IT /

  Salaried

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  Company Overview

  Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. The company ignites the passions of global sports fans and maximizes the presence and reach for hundreds of sports partners globally by offering innovative 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 over 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, teams, players associations, athletes, celebrities, colleges, and college conferences, and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail business stores.

  As a market leader with more than 18,000 employees, and hundreds of partners, suppliers, and vendors worldwide, we take responsibility for driving toward more ethical and sustainable practices. We are committed to building an inclusive Fanatics community, reflecting and representing society at every level of the business, including our employees, vendors, partners and fans. Fanatics is also dedicated to making a positive impact in the communities where we all live, work, and play through strategic philanthropic initiatives.

  
  

  The base salary range for this role is $176,000 per year - $264,000 per year, depending 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; ranges will change based on country of residence.

  In addition to the base, 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, Free Shipt deliveries, and more. We’ll also give you $500 to set up your home office!

  For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/.

  
  

  Overview

  
  

  As a STAFF AWS Database Engineer at Fanatics Betting & Gaming (FBG), you are here to be part of the growing IT Infrastructure department. The engineer will be responsible for the availability, performance, capacity, and maintenance of our data environment and supporting infrastructure. Data is at the heart of our business and this role will enable our Compliance, Data Science, and Product Engineering teams to deliver and operate a world-class SportsBook and iCasino. The Engineer will be an expert technologist with experience in database administration, high availability, AWS infrastructure, writing self-service automation, and operational excellence. This team member will design and programmatically manage databases for PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Kafka, and Cassandra within an AWS cloud-hosting environment.

  Responsibilities

  • Responsible for building and administering our MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL and Microsoft SQL Server databases.
  • Build tools to monitor performance, capacity, cost, and availability of our data systems.
  • Implement sharding, clustering, and partitioning strategies to facilitate scaling and improve performance.
  • Create partnerships with our Data Science, Compliance, and Product Engineering teams to enable their roadmaps and solve technical challenges.
  • Maintain data integrity and quality through highly available cloud infrastructure and database backup and restore procedures.
  • Manage data migrations between non-production environments.
  • Continually improve the architecture of production systems and the database developer experience.
  • Assist with data modeling and data structure design.
  • Implement and manage the security of our databases and corresponding data.
  • Implement automation for Database and Infrastructure deployment.

  Qualifications

  • 7+ years of relevant technical experience.
  • Experience working in a high-growth tech start-up.
  • Expert in performance tuning and optimization of MongoDB, Kafka, Cassandra, and PostgreSQL/Aurora databases.
  • Expert in SQL and Query writing and troubleshooting.
  • Experience with Terraform Cloud and managing database engines through Terraform code.
  • Experience with Debezium and PGbouncer is a plus.
  • Experience with Database Datadog integrations applied through Terraform.
  • Experience with Cloud technology, preferably with AWS.
  • Python programming experience is a plus. All schema changes are made through a tool written in Python that this engineer will own.
  • Experience with implementing business continuity and disaster recovery programs.
  
  
  If you possess some of these skills but not all of them, we still encourage you to apply!

  Ensure your Fanatics job offer is legitimate and don’t fall victim to fraud. Fanatics never seeks payment from job applicants. Feel free to ask your recruiter for a phone call or other type of communication for interview, and ensure your communication is coming from a Fanatics or Fanatics Brand email address (this includes @betfanatics.com). For added security, where possible, apply through our company website at www.fanaticsinc.com/careers

  
  

  Tryouts are open at Fanatics! Our team is passionate, talented, unified, and charged with creating the fan experience of tomorrow. The ball is in your court now.

  
  

  Fanatics is committed to responsible planning and purchasing (RPP) practices, working with its business partners across its global and multi-layered supply chain, to ensure that planning, sourcing, and purchasing decisions, along with other supporting processes, do not impede or conflict with the fulfillment of Fanatics’ fair labor practices.

  
  

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