Fanatics Software Developer reviews

3.3

49% would recommend to a friend

(62 total reviews)
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Michael Rubin

78% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated Fanatics with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 62 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Fanatics is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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62 reviews
1.0
Jun 18, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Talented employees and have access to working with great sports teams

Cons

Don’t let this company fool you, they really are a start up. Frequent last-minute priorities and urgent app discrepancies often required employees to pause ongoing work to address immediate issues. While resolving these issues was important, the constant shift in priorities made it challenging to maintain project timelines and manage workload effectively. The volume of ad hoc requests and changing deadlines created an environment where it was difficult to stay ahead of responsibilities.

4.0
Jun 8, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great team and environment within the team. People would listen to you within the team and collaborated well

Cons

It felt like a boys club at times and you can see management favourites

1.0
Mar 4, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Despite the management issues, the individual engineers in the India office are incredibly sharp and hardworking. You’ll learn a lot from your teammates just trying to survive the chaos together.

Cons

The work-life balance at Fanatics India is non-existent. As a Senior Engineer, I saw three major restructures in three years, which keeps the team in a constant state of "firefighting" and prevents any real domain mastery. You are moved around so often that you’re always playing catch-up on your own personal time. The culture here is built on a fundamental double standard. US teams strictly refuse to meet during their night hours, citing that they "start their day early." The irony is that Indian engineers also start their days early—we have families, commutes, and lives too—but our boundaries are completely ignored. HR is spineless and won't track these hours, and local leadership is too intimidated by the US to stand up for us. They think a "late start" the next morning fixes everything, but it doesn't compensate for the fact that they are stealing your nights. We aren't just "resources" available 24/7; we are humans with lives outside of this job. Don't let them convince you otherwise.

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