Director, Software Engineering

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November 22

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Fanatics, Inc.

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Gaming • Retail • eCommerce

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform that aims to enhance the fan experience for over 100 million sports enthusiasts worldwide. The company operates across several divisions including Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming. They offer fans the opportunity to buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle products, and headwear, collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets, as well as engage in sports betting. Fanatics partners with over 900 sports properties globally, including major leagues, teams, and athletes, and operates more than 2,000 retail locations. The company is committed to corporate responsibility with a focus on philanthropy, diversity and inclusion, brand protection, and sustainability.

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2011

🎮 Gaming

🛒 Retail

🛍️ eCommerce

📋 Description

• Build the team - Design the hiring plan, stand up the interview loop, attract and close exceptional talent; mentor, level, and grow engineers into leaders. • Define vision & roadmap - Translate business goals into a sequenced plan (V0 experiments → V1 → scale), making clear build-vs-buy decisions and balancing “good enough now” with long-term durability. • Set the technical foundation - Own architecture for cloud-native services (APIs, data flows, CI/CD, IaC, observability). Optimize for developer experience, reusability, and clear SLAs/SLOs from day one. • Ship and iterate - Deliver a thin end-to-end production slice quickly, validate with internal customers, and evolve boundaries as usage grows (e.g., modular monolith → services when it truly pays). • Create the operating system for the team - Establish lightweight processes (design docs, PR reviews, release cadence, incident response), a metrics-driven culture, and a strong bar for quality and speed. • Drive cross-functional alignment - Partner with Product, Design, Data, Operations, Risk/Compliance, and peer engineering teams to ensure fit, reliability, and adoption; communicate clearly with executives. • Champion security, privacy, and reliability - Bake in authN/Z, auditability, and compliance-aware patterns; use progressive delivery and robust monitoring to de-risk launches. • Scale sustainably - Manage strategic tech debt, vendor relationships, and cloud costs; evolve architecture pragmatically as requirements expand. • Model the culture - Foster inclusion, psychological safety, and high ownership; celebrate learning and continuous improvement.

🎯 Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in engineering leadership (including managing managers or multiple teams), with a strong ability to mentor, grow talent, and inspire technical excellence. • 12+ years of experience in software development • 3+ years of experience designing cloud-native systems (AWS, Azure, or GCP). • Deep understanding of Agile and Scrum, with the agility to adapt in a fast-evolving environment. • A history of successfully delivering complex, scalable solutions with a focus on customer experience. • Positive, flexible mindset with a readiness to take on new challenges. • Strong results orientation, backed by data and outcomes. • Excellent communication, influencing, and problem-solving abilities.