Senior Software Engineer – Frontend

Fanatics Commerce is seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Frontend to join our team in Redwood City, CA. In this full-time position, you'll architect and build sophisticated user interfaces for one of the world's leading sports merchandise platforms, directly impacting the digital experiences of millions of fans across 180+ countries.

About This Position

This is a senior-level engineering role focused on the complete lifecycle of frontend platform development at Fanatics Commerce. You'll take ownership of critical customer-facing features, from design decisions through production deployment, working within our Cloud Commerce platform. The position emphasizes technical leadership—whether through code quality, performance excellence, architectural choices, or cross-team mentorship. You'll work on-site in Redwood City with flexibility for partial telecommuting when not in the office. This full-time role offers a competitive salary of $187,574 to $197,574 per year.

What You'll Do

• Design and build scalable frontend applications using React, Next.js, TypeScript, and modern JavaScript frameworks, supporting millions of transactions across global e-commerce operations
• Create reusable component libraries and architectural patterns that enable teams to ship consistently and reliably
• Optimize for performance through code-splitting, client-side rendering strategies, caching, and accessibility improvements
• Integrate frontend services with backend systems and distributed APIs, ensuring robust error handling and secure data flow
• Review code and technical designs at a senior level, establishing standards for production-grade reliability
• Partner with product, design, and backend teams to translate business needs into technical implementation
• Define service level objectives, manage error budgets, and lead incident response for critical issues
• Build observability infrastructure—metrics, traces, logs—and implement resilience patterns (circuit breakers, retries, bulkheads) for cloud-native systems

What We're Looking For

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or related discipline (or U.S. equivalent), plus 3 years of professional software engineering experience
• 3+ years working in agile teams, actively participating in sprint planning, stand-ups, and delivering within sprint cycles
• 3+ years collaborating with design teams to implement responsive, visually polished interfaces while balancing user experience with technical feasibility
• 3+ years designing and developing React components with strong knowledge of state management, component lifecycle, and conditional rendering patterns
• 3+ years working directly with browser APIs and DOM manipulation to build responsive, interactive user interfaces
• 3+ years building modular, composable UI components using modern patterns like hooks and composition
• 3+ years maintaining high code coverage through test-driven development and thorough peer review practices
• 3+ years delivering performance improvements and applying advanced CSS techniques to enhance user-facing efficiency
• Ability to provide technical input during sprint retrospectives and planning sessions to drive continuous improvement

About Fanatics Commerce

Fanatics Commerce operates the world's most extensive platform for officially licensed sports merchandise. We design, manufacture, and distribute authentic apparel, jerseys, headwear, and collectibles for professional leagues, teams, and sporting events. Our vertically integrated infrastructure powers 900+ e-commerce sites and reaches fans in more than 180 countries through digital, retail, and in-venue channels. At Fanatics, we lead with boldness—building championship organizations, placing fans at the center of every decision, moving fast with entrepreneurial energy, and executing with determined, relentless focus.

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