Company Overview

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.

The Role
As an Engineering Manager – Platform Engineering at Fanatics, you will lead a team responsible for building and evolving the foundational platform that powers our technology ecosystem. You’ll report to the Director of Platform Engineering and play a key role in defining the team’s vision, fostering technical excellence, and driving initiatives that enhance developer experience, scalability, and reliability.

This is an opportunity to shape the Fan Ecosystem Platform, working across cloud infrastructure, site reliability practices, and developer tooling. Your leadership will directly impact how engineering teams at Fanatics build, deploy, and operate their services.

What You’ll Do

Lead, mentor, and grow a team of engineers, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning.
Define and execute the team’s roadmap, balancing long-term strategic goals with immediate platform needs.
Drive improvements to developer experience, ensuring that teams have the tools, automation, and infrastructure to move fast with confidence.
Oversee the development and maintenance of scalable CI/CD pipelines and GitOps-based deployment workflows.
Partner with engineering teams to improve system reliability, observability, and operational excellence.
Build strategic relationships with internal stakeholders across engineering, product, and leadership to align platform priorities with business objectives and drive adoption of platform capabilities.
Provide clear communication of technical strategy, roadmaps, and key initiatives to executives and other stakeholders.
Stay informed about emerging technologies and industry trends to ensure our platform remains modern and competitive.

What We’re Looking For

7+ years of experience in technical/engineering industries
3+ years leading engineering teams.
Experience developing and maintaining developer platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation.
Experience with cloud-native development, including AWS, Kubernetes, and container orchestration, is strongly preferred.
Experience with Go or Java is preferred. Familiarity with Python or Kotlin is a plus.
Strong proponent of Agile software methodologies and architectural best practices.
Strong understanding of observability (metrics, logging, tracing) and incident management best practices.
Experience formulating a team’s technical strategy and roadmap; you’ve collaborated and partnered effectively with several other teams to execute on shared goals.
Experience balancing tactical needs with strategic growth and quality-based initiatives that can span multiple quarters.
A data-driven approach to decision-making, with a focus on measurable outcomes.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to present technical concepts to both engineering and executive audiences.
Positive and flexible attitude to work in a fast-paced environment and a willingness to embrace new initiatives. Experience in start-ups is a plus.
Experience managing remote and distributed teams is strongly preferred.

Why Join Us?

Lead a high-impact team building foundational infrastructure for Fanatics’ technology ecosystem.
Work with talented engineers in a culture that values technical excellence, ownership, and innovation.
Shape the future of developer experience and platform engineering in a high-scale environment.
Be part of a fast-moving organization where your leadership will directly influence success.

If you possess some of these skills but not all of them, we still encourage you to apply!

The salary range for this position is $144,000 to $282,000 which represents base pay only and does not include short-term or long-term incentive compensation. When determining base pay, as part of a final compensation package, we consider several factors such as location, experience, qualifications, and training.