Fanatics Betting & Gaming (FBG) is looking for a technical recruiter contractor to lead full-cycle hiring across UK, Ireland, and U.S. engineering teams, with a strong focus on Platform Engineering, Quality Engineering, and niche Software Engineering roles. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments and can partner closely with technical leaders to deliver exceptional talent.

This is a contract position based Remote in the UK.

Supports: UK, Ireland, and select U.S. engineering teams
Focus Areas: Platform Engineering, Quality Engineering (QE), and Software Engineering (Backend, Full-Stack, Frontend, Mobile, Data)

What You’ll Do

• Own full-cycle recruiting across a wide range of engineering roles, with emphasis on platform, QE, and highly niche SWE positions.
  
  
• Partner closely with hiring managers, technical leaders, and executives to define hiring strategies and deliver top-tier talent.
  
  
• Be creative and resourceful in sourcing — leverage unconventional channels, talent communities, events, and deep market research to find hard-to-reach candidates.
  
  
• Build and nurture strong pipelines across UK/IRE and U.S. markets, adapting strategies to different technical ecosystems.
  
  
• Maintain ATS accuracy, reporting, and recruiting metrics with a data-driven approach.
  
  
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience rooted in transparency, speed, and relationship-building.
  
  
• Use data to drive decisions — define funnel KPIs, track pipeline health, and identify bottlenecks to continuously improve processes.
  
  
• Identify process gaps and propose scalable hiring solutions that support a high-growth engineering organization.
  
  
• Lead offer strategy, manage compensation conversations, and close top technical talent in a competitive global market.

What You’ll Need

• 5+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, ideally supporting high-growth tech, engineering orgs, or globally distributed teams.
  
  
• Proven success hiring for niche engineering roles — especially Platform, QE, and SWE (Backend, Full-stack, Frontend, Mobile, Data).
  
  
• Strong understanding of technical stacks, systems design concepts, and the ability to speak credibly with engineers.
  
  
• Experience sourcing and closing candidates across multiple regions (UK, Ireland, and U.S.).
  
  
• Track record of exceeding hiring goals and building strong partnerships with engineering leaders.
  
  
• Strategic, organized, proactive, and highly accountable — able to operate independently with strong ownership.
  
  
• Excellent communication and influencing skills; able to coach hiring teams and drive alignment.
  

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.