Senior Software Application Engineer

About the Role

We are a fast-moving team on a mission to transform the trading card industry through technology and automation. Backed by Fanatics—the global leader in licensed sports merchandise with exclusive partnerships across the MLB, NFL, and NBA—we combine the agility of a startup with the resources and reach of a major enterprise. As a Software Application Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, developing, and maintaining robust and scalable databases and backend systems that support our automated machinery and management platforms. Your work will directly impact the efficiency, reliability, and scalability of our manufacturing process, helping us modernize how trading cards are made and delivered to millions of fans worldwide.

Ideal experience: strong background in developing databases, back-end software, and APIs to connect automated machinery to databases and management platforms. 

If you're excited about building systems from the ground up and contributing to a next-generation manufacturing tech stack, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Database Development: Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable databases to support automated machinery and management platforms.
• Back-End Software Engineering: Create and enhance back-end software solutions that integrate with automated machinery, ensuring data integrity and seamless operation.
• API Development: Develop and manage APIs to facilitate communication between automated machinery, databases, and management platforms.
• System Integration: Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth integration of various systems and platforms.
• Troubleshooting and Support: Provide technical support and troubleshooting for database, software, and API-related issues, ensuring minimal downtime and disruption.
• Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of database structures, software code, APIs, and system integrations.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience: 5+ years of proven experience in database development, back-end software engineering, and API development, preferably in an industrial or automated machinery context.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in SQL and other database technologies; strong programming skills in languages such as Python, Java, or C#; experience with RESTful and SOAP APIs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Automated Systems: Familiarity with industrial automation systems and related technologies.

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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. 

Fanatics Collectibles is a leading licensor, producer, designer, and seller of physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets for entertainment and sports properties globally, as well as a manufacturer of physical and digital trading cards. It has secured exclusive licensing arrangements with major national professional sports leagues, including the MLB, NFL and the NBA, and related players associations, to produce physical and digital trading cards and other collectibles. 

Fanatics Collectibles also has partnerships with a number of individual international sports teams and leagues, as well as owners of other entertainment properties granting similar exclusive rights. Fanatics Collectibles recently announced Fanatics Live, expected to launch later in 2023, which will focus on transforming the digital shopping experience through personality-driven content and entertainment.