Senior Director, Software Engineer
FANATICS COLLECTIBLES
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Define and own the long-term technology vision and multi-year strategy for the core digital experience, ensuring alignment with overall company objectives and growth plans; Provide executive-level leadership across multiple engineering teams and domains, setting organizational standards for delivery, quality, and technical excellence; Partner with C-level and VP leadership to translate business strategy into scalable technology initiatives, investment plans, and resourcing models; Oversee architecture and platform strategy across multiple product lines (e.g., live commerce, digital collectibles, B2B platforms), ensuring consistency, interoperability, and long-term scalability; Drive organizational design and workforce planning, including succession planning, leadership development, and hiring strategy for senior engineering leaders; Establish and govern engineering operating models, including development lifecycle standards, performance metrics, and continuous improvement frameworks; Own portfolio-level prioritization of major technical initiatives, balancing innovation, technical debt reduction, risk management, and time-to-market; Lead large-scale transformation initiatives, such as platform modernization, cloud strategy, and internalization of critical systems previously owned by third parties; Set and enforce company-wide best practices for security, compliance, reliability, and resiliency, in partnership with legal, security, and infrastructure teams; Manage enterprise-level vendor and strategic partner relationships, including contract negotiations, performance governance, and long-term dependency reduction; Champion a data- and outcomes-driven culture by defining KPIs at the organizational level and ensuring consistent measurement of business and customer impact; Serve as a key advisor to executive leadership on technology risk, innovation opportunities, and emerging industry trends; Represent engineering leadership in cross-functional executive forums, influencing company-wide decisions that affect product, operations, and customer experience. Up to 5% domestic travel may be required for meetings. Partial telecommuting permitted; on-site at 11601 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90025 when not telecommuting. Salary: $287,000 - $307,000 per year.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s Degree or U.S. equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, plus 6 years of professional experience as a Software Engineer, Software Developer, or any occupation, job title, or position collaborating with cross-functional business teams to drive process improvements and optimize customer experiences.
Must also have experience in the following: 5 years of professional experience collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders and product leaders to align priorities, define expectations, and translate requirements into effective deliverables; 5 years of professional experience utilizing data-driven methodologies, including KPI definition, A/B testing, cohort analysis, and dashboard-based reporting using analytics tools (including SQL-based data analysis and business intelligence platforms), to establish metrics, measure feature success, and track performance improvements over time; 5 years of professional experience owning end-to-end technical direction, including architecture, scalability, resiliency, and security, for large-scale systems; 5 years of professional experience collaborating with engineering and product leads across diverse business units to optimize customer experiences; 4 years of professional experience developing and executing product roadmaps and long-term technical strategies for scalable software platforms, incorporating cross-functional stakeholder alignment, iterative delivery frameworks (including Agile methodologies), and data-informed prioritization to support evolving business objectives in dynamic environments; 4 years of professional experience building and fostering internal engineering teams while internalizing critical technical functions previously supported by third parties; 4 years of professional experience scaling and leading teams responsible for core digital experience; 4 years of professional experience supporting and managing vendor relationships, including partner platforms and software services, to enhance digital experiences; 3 years of professional experience evaluating and integrating emerging technologies including AI/ML, cloud-native systems, real time streaming, to strengthen platform capabilities.
CONTACT: Apply online at fanaticsinc.com/careers or email resume to: WorkWithFanatics@FanaticsInc.com. Must specify Ad Code SNMVKM in subject line. #LI-DNI #LI-DNP
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About this role
Fanatics Collectibles is seeking a Senior Director of Software Engineering to lead the technology strategy and execution across its digital sports platform. This role sits at the executive level, requiring someone who can define multi-year technical vision, oversee multiple engineering teams and product lines, and translate business strategy into scalable platform initiatives. You'd own architecture decisions spanning live commerce, digital collectibles, and B2B platforms while managing organizational design, vendor relationships, and large-scale transformation efforts like cloud migration and system internalization.
The position demands deep technical leadership experience combined with business acumen. You'll need at least five years each in cross-functional collaboration, data-driven decision-making (SQL, analytics, KPIs), end-to-end technical ownership of large systems, and product roadmap execution. Additionally, you should have four years building and scaling engineering teams, managing vendor partnerships, and leading core digital experience initiatives, plus three years evaluating emerging technologies like AI/ML and cloud-native systems. A bachelor's degree in computer science or related field and six years as a software engineer or equivalent are required.
This is a contract role based in Los Angeles with partial telecommuting flexibility and up to five percent domestic travel. The salary range is $287,000 to $307,000 annually. It suits an experienced engineering leader ready to shape technology strategy at a major scale—someone comfortable balancing innovation with technical debt, security with speed, and internal capability-building with external partnerships.
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