Senior Director, Software Engineer

Fanatics Collectibles in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a Senior Director, Software Engineer to lead our engineering organization and define the technology strategy powering a global sports digital platform. This senior leadership role combines strategic oversight with technical governance across multiple product lines serving hundreds of millions of sports fans.

What This Role Involves

In this position, you'll own the technical vision and execution roadmap for our Los Angeles-based engineering organization. Your focus will span architecture and delivery governance across diverse platforms—live commerce, digital collectibles, and B2B services—ensuring they scale reliably and align with company objectives. You'll guide teams through technology modernization, vendor relationships, and strategic transformation while maintaining high standards for security, compliance, and system resilience. The role includes up to 5% domestic travel for executive engagements.

Your Responsibilities

• Author and execute multi-year technology strategy, aligning engineering efforts with company growth and business priorities
• Lead multiple engineering teams across business domains, setting organizational standards for delivery quality and technical excellence
• Collaborate with C-suite and VP-level leadership to convert business strategy into technology investments and resourcing plans
• Architect and govern platform strategy across product lines, ensuring scalability, interoperability, and long-term consistency
• Oversee organizational design, succession planning, and hiring of senior engineering leadership
• Define and evolve engineering operating models, including development lifecycle standards and performance measurement frameworks
• Manage portfolio-level prioritization of major technical work, balancing innovation, technical debt, operational risk, and time to market
• Spearhead large-scale technology transformations, including platform modernization, cloud migration, and internalization of third-party systems
• Establish and enforce security, compliance, reliability, and resiliency practices across the organization
• Own vendor and partner relationship management, including contract oversight and performance accountability
• Champion a metrics-driven engineering culture with clear organizational KPIs and consistent tracking of business impact
• Advise executive leadership on technology risk, competitive opportunities, and industry trends
• Participate in cross-functional executive forums to influence decisions on product, operations, and customer outcomes

What You Bring

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent field, plus 6+ years as a Software Engineer, Developer, or related role in a cross-functional setting
• 5+ years partnering with cross-functional stakeholders and product teams to align priorities and translate business requirements into technical solutions
• 5+ years applying data-driven approaches—including KPI design, A/B testing, cohort segmentation, SQL analysis, and business intelligence tools—to evaluate feature performance and guide improvements
• 5+ years of end-to-end technical ownership for large-scale systems, including architecture, performance, fault tolerance, and security
• 5+ years working across multiple business units to drive customer experience improvements
• 4+ years building and shipping product roadmaps and technical strategies for scalable platforms using Agile practices and data-informed decision-making
• 4+ years building internal engineering teams and transitioning capabilities from external vendors to internal ownership
• 4+ years scaling and directing teams focused on core digital experience platforms
• 4+ years managing relationships with external vendors, third-party services, and technology partners to enhance digital delivery
• 3+ years evaluating and adopting emerging technology patterns—including AI/ML, cloud-native systems, and streaming architectures—to expand platform capability

Working at Fanatics Collectibles

Fanatics Collectibles operates as part of Fanatics, a global digital sports ecosystem connecting over 100 million fans with their favorite teams, athletes, and leagues. The platform enables fans to shop official licensed merchandise, acquire physical and digital collectibles and memorabilia, and access gaming and betting experiences. With partnerships spanning approximately 900 sports organizations, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and more than 2,000 retail stores worldwide, Fanatics drives the future of sports commerce and entertainment. Based in Los Angeles, CA at 11601 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 400, this full-time position offers partial telecommuting when not on-site, alongside a competitive salary of $287,000–$307,000 per year.

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