Software Engineer, Operations
- Level
- Mid
Not stated in the posting: salary, work type, visa.
Open. First seen 2 October 2026.
About the role
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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 Fanatics
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 Fanatics Collectibles
Fanatics Collectibles is the home of sports cards, trading cards, and collectibles for over 100 million fans worldwide. As part of the global Fanatics platform, we're rebuilding how collectors discover, buy, sell, and experience their hobby with world class technology and product experiences.
As part of Fanatics’ continued global growth, we are establishing a new technology hub in Mexico City focused on operational excellence, platform scalability, trust, and customer experience. This team partners closely with Customer Experience (CX), Trust & Safety, Fraud Prevention, Payments, and Financial Operations organizations to build scalable systems and operational tooling that support millions of users and transactions globally.
The Role
As a Software Engineer, you will contribute to the development of operational platforms, automation systems, integrations, and tooling that improve customer support workflows, trust and safety investigations, fraud detection operations, and financial operations efficiency.
- Design, build, test, and maintain backend services, APIs, integrations, and operational tooling
- Support operational workflows across CX, Trust & Safety, and Financial Operations platforms
- Develop automation solutions that reduce manual operational effort and improve scalability
- Partner cross-functionally with operations teams to translate business workflows into technical solutions
- Participate in technical design reviews and architecture discussions
- Contribute to service reliability, observability, monitoring, and operational excellence initiatives
- Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following engineering best practices
- Support incident investigation, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis
- Participate in agile planning, sprint execution, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Mentor and support junior engineers where appropriate
Basic Qualifications
- 4+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Experience building backend systems and APIs using Python, Java, Kotlin, or Go
- Experience with AWS cloud services
- Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases
- Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
Code-Writing Contribution
Code-writing is a core expectation for Software Engineers. This role requires hands-on development of production-grade backend services, operational tooling, APIs, automation workflows, and platform integrations.
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What this role asks for
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The team: DTC Tech Data & Analytics HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 28 open in DTC Tech Data & Analytics. 16 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in April: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
CI/CD (10 of 28), Kotlin (9 of 28), Android (8 of 28), Python (8 of 28), AWS (7 of 28), iOS (7 of 28), Golang (6 of 28)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Staff Software Engineer, Operations posted Oct 9
- Senior Engineer, iOS - Instant Rips posted Oct 7
- Senior Engineer, Android - Instant Rips posted Oct 7
- Product Designer, Collector Engagement posted Oct 7
- Senior Product Manager, Trust and Safety posted Oct 5
- Engineering Manager, Mobile Platform posted Oct 1
- Director, Product Strategy and Operations posted Oct 1
- Senior Product Manager, Loyalty, Retention and Growth posted Sep 28
- Data Engineer II posted Sep 28
- Product Designer posted Sep 25
- Visual Production Designer posted Sep 25
- Senior Full-Stack Engineer posted Sep 25
- Staff Software Engineer posted Sep 23
- Engineering Lead, Creator and Seller Operations (Fanatics Live) posted Sep 21
- Senior Engineer, Android posted Sep 19
- Software Engineer, Android posted Sep 19
- Senior Engineer, DevOps posted Sep 16
- Senior Engineer, Android (Unified Experience) posted Sep 9
- Senior Full Stack Engineer, Unified Experience posted Sep 8
- Senior Engineer, Android (Instant Rips) posted Sep 2
- Engineering Manager - D2C Trust & Safety posted Aug 31
- Senior Data Analyst, Operations posted Aug 28
- Senior Software Engineer, Operations posted Aug 20
- Senior SDET — Mobile Automation Engineer posted May 28
- Full Stack Engineer, Growth posted May 28
- Senior MarTech Integration Engineer posted Apr 17
- Lead Product & Brand Designer, Topps.com posted Apr 7
From the team and dates on Fanatics Collectibles's own job board.
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