As a
Software Engineer III
at
Fanatics Betting & Gaming (FBG)
, you will be the owner of backend systems that safeguard our customers and ensure a trusted, compliant, and frictionless betting experience.
Your responsibilities will include designing, implementing, testing, and maintaining distributed systems that enable large-scale
fraud detection and responsible gaming capabilities
focused on
customer identity, account management, and financial transactions
across mobile and web platforms.
This role blends deep backend technical expertise with architectural leadership.
You will contribute to the long-term technical vision for fraud prevention, identity verification, and responsible gaming enforcement - ensuring our systems are
secure, reliable, and adaptive
to evolving threats and regulations.
You'll collaborate closely with Risk, Compliance, and Product partners to build a platform that balances safety, user trust, and operational efficiency.
At FBG, we're revolutionizing sports betting with a customer-first approach that prioritizes integrity, fairness, and innovation.
As a key engineer in the
CAT (Customer, Accounts & Transactions)
domain, you'll help shape the foundation of trust and safety for millions of Fanatics customers.
This is a fully remote role with offices located in Dublin.
SE III, (Fraud & Responsible Gaming) Overview
Responsibilities
Own and evolve
the backend architecture that powers fraud detection and responsible gaming features.
Design and implement
distributed systems in
Java and Spring Boot
, building scalable services and APIs for real-time risk evaluation, transaction monitoring, and behavioral analysis.
Collaborate
with Data Science, Risk, and Compliance teams to integrate fraud prevention models, transaction scoring engines, and responsible gaming rulesets into core backend flows.
Architect event-driven systems
leveraging technologies like Kafka to capture and analyze transactional and behavioral signals in real time.
Lead large-scale technical initiatives
, such as the modernization of fraud detection services, identity platform evolution, or real-time customer protection pipelines.
Establish backend and API best practices
, emphasizing
security, observability, reliability, and compliance
.
Mentor and develop engineers
, fostering a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous learning.
Partner with cross-functional teams
—including frontend, mobile, product, and analytics—to ensure seamless and secure end-to-end user experiences.
Champion responsible gaming and anti-fraud principles
, helping define system patterns that promote fairness and regulatory alignment.
Lead architectural reviews, incident postmortems, and design sessions
, ensuring consistent improvement and knowledge sharing.
Stay ahead of
emerging fraud, identity, and responsible gaming technologies
, and advocate for pragmatic adoption that strengthens our platform.
Be open to occasional travel to Fanatics offices or industry events for planning, collaboration, and team development.
Required Qualifications
3+ years
of professional software engineering experience, with
deep expertise in Java and Spring Boot
.
Proven ability to design and evolve
secure, high-scale, low-latency distributed systems
.
Strong understanding of
authentication, authorization, payment systems, or fraud prevention patterns
.
Experience designing APIs and backend systems that integrate with
risk, compliance, or regulatory services
.
Skilled at balancing
performance, scalability, and compliance
in high-traffic systems.
Demonstrated success driving
technical alignment and architectural strategy
across multiple teams.
Strong communicator who can clearly articulate complex technical solutions to engineering, product, and leadership audiences.
Passion for
customer protection, data integrity, and operational excellence
.
Comfortable operating in a
fast-paced, highly regulated environment
with evolving priorities.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with
AWS
,
Kubernetes
, and observability tooling (Datadog, Grafana, CloudWatch).
Familiarity with
event-driven architectures
,
message streaming systems (Kafka)
, and
real-time data pipelines
.
Exposure to
machine learning integration
for fraud detection or responsible gaming scoring.
Experience building or modernizing
identity, payments, or compliance platforms
.
Proven ability to lead
cross-functional initiatives
focused on trust, security, or user protection.
Enthusiasm for
developer experience
, clean API design, and maintainable, resilient systems.
Remote employee may also be eligible for a home office setup stipend.
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!
Please note that
visa sponsorship is not available
for this position.
We are open to
fully remote candidates based in the United Kingdom.
Remote employee may also be eligible for a home office setup stipend.
Job Info
Posting Date 01/15/2026, 11:52 AM
Locations 5th Floor, The Eight Building, Dublin, Co.
Dublin, D08 T2TX, IE (Remote)
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