Aimed at mid-to-senior level engineering leaders who can build and lead teams in a fast-evolving digital collectibles platform.
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Original posting from Fanatics Collectibles via Greenhouse
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
Fanatics Collectibles is a new company operating at the intersection of collectibles, culture, and technology. Backed by world-class investors, operators, and sports & entertainment partners, we are building the global leader in next-generation collectibles. As part of the broader Fanatics ecosystem, we leverage a digital sports platform that spans over 900 sports properties and engages more than 81 million fans. Together, we are reimagining every part of the collectibles experience for fans, partners, and creators.
About the Team
Fanatics Live is transforming the digital shopping and collector experience through livestream commerce, creator-led content, and interactive fan engagement. The platform enables collectors to discover, purchase, and engage around collectibles in real time through immersive live experiences.
Every show on Live depends on the people who run it. Breakers, sellers, and a new wave of creators (sports stars, commentators, and brands with engaged audiences) choose where to stream based on how easy we make it to run their business. Our goal is to make Live the lowest-lift way to run a collecting business or build an audience, and the platform sellers choose to stream on first.
That means sellers and creators should:
Ship orders with almost no effort
Get paid on time, with full clarity on what they earned
Know their audience and what drives their sales
Get started quickly, even without a full breaking operation
About the Role
We are seeking an Engineering Lead to build and lead a new team within Fanatics Live Breaking, with full ownership of the creator and seller experience.
This is a chance to shape a team from the ground up. You will work closely with the Live teams, because every great show starts with a seller who wants to stream here. You will partner with the Live Breaking engineering leader to design the processes and rituals that fit your team and move the business forward.
You will own the roadmap with Product and Design, and stay close to the people you build for: sellers, creators, and the account managers who support them. We are looking for a leader who understands the product and our ambitions, sets the team up to win, and jumps into the code when the moment calls for it.
Responsibilities
Lead, coach, and grow a team of backend and web engineers, including hiring and onboarding as the team scales
Own the roadmap with Product and Design for the seller and creator experience, deliver it predictably, and adjust plans as priorities and risks change
Turn goals into shipped work: easier shipping, clear payouts, insight into audience and sales, and faster onboarding for new creators and sellers
Work directly with account managers, sellers, and creators to find where they lose time, and replace manual workflows with tools they can use on their own
Work with the rest of Live so the team's processes fit how Live builds and ships, and set clear ownership boundaries with other teams
Guide technical decisions across in-house systems and third-party integrations such as shipping and payment providers, with clear tradeoffs and risks
Hold a high bar for reliability on seller-facing flows, and respond fast when sellers are blocked
Stay engaged in architecture and design reviews, partner with senior and staff engineers to keep the seller platform in step with the rest of Fanatics, and empower engineers to own implementation details
Drive effective use of AI-assisted engineering tools across development, testing, and code review
Build a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement
What Success Looks Like
Sellers and creators choose Live first because it is the easiest place to run their business
A team with clear ownership that ships predictably, in step with Live
Strong partnerships with Product, Design, account managers, and the engineering teams
Engineers who feel supported, challenged, and clear on their growth path
Required Qualifications
8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a backend or full stack background
2+ years leading engineers, as an engineering manager or a team lead
Proven record of leading a team that ships production systems on a predictable cadence
Strong technical judgment on distributed systems, APIs, and data models, with the ability to evaluate designs and tradeoffs
Experience partnering with Product and business stakeholders to define priorities and deliver outcomes
Clear communication with engineers, business partners, and external users
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
Preferred Qualifications
Experience as an engineering manager, including hiring and growing a team
Experience building seller, merchant, or creator platforms on a marketplace or e-commerce product
Experience with orders, shipping, payments, or payout systems
Experience standing up a new team
Familiarity with Elixir, GraphQL, React, or real-time technologies
Experience implementing or scaling AI-assisted engineering workflows
Passion for sports, collectibles, creators, or digital communities
Code-Writing Contribution
This role is hands-on. The Engineering Lead takes part in architecture and design reviews, reviews code, debugs production issues with the team, and writes production code when the team needs it. Their main focus is the product, the team, and setting both up for success.
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NYC Salary Range$160,000—$200,000 USD
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