Software Engineer- Topps at Fanatics | Powderkeg

Location: Remote - New York

Employment Type: Salaried

Team: Fanatics Collectibles

About the Team

Fanatics Collectibles is a new company working at the intersection of collectibles and technology. Backed by some of the best investors, sports properties and operators in the world, we are integrating with Fanatics’ global digital sports platform – which includes 900 sports relationships and more than 81 million reachable fans - to reimagine the collectibles business for the 21st century.

Topps is one of the most enduring and respected brands in the United States. We are building a world-class digital group to deliver the highest quality mobile sports and entertainment apps to fans all over the world.

We are on a mission to dramatically lift the quality of our apps and modernize the Topps brand. We are looking for people with the passion, talent and focus to begin creating the highest quality mobile apps around sports properties such as MLB, Soccer & NHL, and entertainment brands such as Star Wars, Marvel and Disney.

Join our dynamic & entrepreneurial team and be a driving force as we transform one of the most storied entertainment brands into the world leader of digital collectibles.

Why you will love it here:

· Work with the world’s top sports and entertainment properties

· Work with a passionate, confident and humble team

· Fun office atmosphere

· Independence and lack of bureaucracy that clears the way for you to do your best work

· Competitive compensation & benefits. We build great teams and take care of them

Topps is seeking a product-minded software engineer to help build a quality Backend around our big properties such as MLB, NFL, Star Wars, Marvel and Disney.

You will be working on our Python/Flask microservice platform as well as integrating with our Unity3D apps.

Your mission will be to create efficient, maintainable, quality code that drives and serves high quality apps and delivers outstanding user experiences to our users.

Your responsibilities will be:

  • Develop server-side Python3 features that are simple, elegant and efficient
  • Develop robust and performant API code accessed by millions of users
  • Contribute to all areas of the Platform including: The Python API, PostgreSQL, internal Python packages, AWS Lambda Functions.
  • Debugging and tracing a real-time system within the AWS Ecosystem (Elastic Beanstalk, EC2, Lambda, Elasticache, etc...)
  • Independently create complete solutions given general design and/or from scratch.
  • Support & contribute product ideas and solutions.

Requirements include:

  • 3+ years of development work on a production high-traffic API
  • Strong knowledge in Python, Java, or related language.
  • Strong knowledge of Relational Databases (RDBMS, Postgres, MySQL, etc...) and SQL.
  • Experience developing RESTful APIs and/or webservers. (MVC and microservice knowledge a plus)
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, agile environment
  • Capable of making informed engineering decisions often with incomplete information
  • Passion for collectibles and the brands that Topps represents

Fanatics is building the leading global digital sports platform to ignite and harness the passions of fans, and maximize the presence and reach for hundreds of partners globally. Leveraging these long-standing partnerships, a database of more than 80 million global consumers and a trusted, recognizable brand name, Fanatics is expanding beyond its position as the global leader for licensed sports merchandise to now becoming a next-gen digital sports platform, featuring an array of offerings across the sports ecosystem.

The Fanatics family of companies currently includes Fanatics Commerce, a vertically-integrated licensed merchandise business that has changed the way fans purchase their favorite team apparel, jerseys, headwear and hardgoods through a tech-infused approach to making and quickly distributing fan gear in today’s 24/7 mobile-first economy; Candy Digital, a digital collectibles company that is partnering with prominent sports properties, including MLB and MLBPA, to build an official NFT ecosystem; Fanatics Collectibles, a transformative company that is building a new model for the hobby and giving collectors an end-to-end collectibles experience; and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, a mobile betting, gaming and retail sportsbook platform. Additional ventures that will build out Fanatics’ footprint across the broader digital sports landscape will be rolled out soon. Fanatics’ partners include all major professional sports leagues (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NASCAR, MLS, PGA) and hundreds of collegiate and professional teams, which include several of the biggest global soccer clubs.

As a market leader with more than 8,000 employees, and hundreds of partners, suppliers, and vendors worldwide, we take responsibility for driving toward more ethical and sustainable practices. We are committed to building an inclusive Fanatics community, reflecting and representing society at every level of the business, including our employees, vendors, partners and fans. Fanatics is also dedicated to making a positive impact in the communities where we all live, work, and play through strategic philanthropic initiatives.

At Fanatics, we’re a diverse, passionate group of employees aiming to ignite pride and passion in the fans we outfit, celebrate and support. We recognize that diversity helps drive and foster innovation, and through our IDEA program (inclusion, diversity, equality and advocacy) at Fanatics we provide employees with tools and resources to feel connected and engaged in who they are and what they do to support the ultimate fan experience.

_Ensure your Fanatics job offer is legitimate and don’t fall victim to fraud. Fanatics never seeks payment from job applicants. Fanatics recruiters will only reach out to applicants from an @fanatics.com or @fanatics.co.uk email address. For added security, where possible, apply through our company website at _www.fanaticsinc.com/careers

Tryouts are open at Fanatics! Our team is passionate, talented, unified, and charged with creating the fan experience of tomorrow. The ball is in your court now.

Fanatics is committed to responsible planning and purchasing (RPP) practices, working with its business partners across its global and multi-layered supply chain, to ensure that planning, sourcing, and purchasing decisions, along with other supporting processes, do not impede or conflict with the fulfillment of Fanatics’ fair labor practices.

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Job Summary
  • Job Title
    Software Engineer- Topps
  • Company
    Fanatics
  • Location
    Jacksonville, FL
  • Employment Type
    Full time
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