At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and build scalable backend services for an exciting livestream commerce platform.
- Company: Join Fanatics Collect, a dynamic community-driven platform for fans and collectors.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, remote work options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborate with diverse teams and mentor junior engineers in a fast-paced environment.
- Why this job: Make an impact in the world of collectibles and livestream commerce.
- Qualifications: 3+ years in software engineering with strong skills in Python, Go, or Java.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Fanatics Collect is a community‑driven livestream commerce platform where fans and collectors participate in creator‑led live shopping experiences centered around trading cards, collectibles, memorabilia, and exclusive drops.
The platform combines commerce, content, and community into a unified collector experience that supports millions of fans worldwide.
As part of the broader Fanatics ecosystem, Fanatics Live operates with the agility of a startup while leveraging Fanatics’ global reach, licensing partnerships, and technology platform.
Engineers at Fanatics Collect build highly interactive, real‑time systems that power livestream commerce, marketplace transactions, creator tooling, and collector engagement experiences at scale.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs supporting Fanatics Live products and operations.
- Develop reliable systems for real‑time commerce, livestream interactions, order processing, inventory management, and event‑driven workflows.
- Contribute to system design discussions and technical planning across multiple engineering initiatives.
- Write clean, maintainable, and well‑tested production code following engineering best practices.
- Partner closely with Product, Mobile, Web, Data, Infrastructure, and Operations teams to deliver customer‑facing capabilities.
- Optimize application performance, resiliency, observability, and scalability for global traffic patterns.
- Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and operational improvements.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of development workflows, deployment pipelines, and engineering standards.
- Support technical documentation and knowledge sharing across the organization.
- Mentor junior engineers through collaboration, code reviews, and technical guidance.
- TP3 Expectations
At the TP3 (Journey Engineer) level, engineers are expected to independently resolve increasingly complex technical problems, contribute to team‑level technical direction, and operate with minimal oversight while collaborating effectively across teams.
This role requires strong hands‑on coding capability.
Engineers at this level are expected to independently deliver production‑quality backend services, contribute to system design and implementation, and support operational excellence through maintainable, scalable code aligned with TP3 expectations.
Qualifications
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience with backend systems.
- Strong proficiency in Python, Go, Java, or a similar backend programming language.
- Experience designing and building RESTful APIs and distributed systems.
- Strong understanding of relational and No SQL databases, including schema design and optimization.
- Experience with cloud‑native development and AWS services.
- Familiarity with asynchronous processing, event‑driven architectures, and message queues.
- Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tooling.
- Understanding of secure software development practices.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting high‑scale consumer‑facing applications.
- Experience with livestreaming, marketplace, e‑commerce, or real‑time systems.
- Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, and infrastructure‑as‑code tooling.
- Exposure to Graph QL, Web Sockets, or real‑time event platforms.
- Passion for sports, collectibles, creator ecosystems, or fan communities.
Compensation
Fanatics Collectibles London, UK, £79,712 per year – estimated.
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Backend Engineer - Live & Collect in City of Westminster employer: Fanatics Inc
At Fanatics Inc., we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and inclusive work culture. Our Global HR Business Partner Associate role offers not only competitive benefits and opportunities for professional growth but also the chance to make a significant impact within our international team. Join us in a fast-paced environment where your contributions are valued, and you can thrive alongside passionate colleagues dedicated to enhancing our global workforce.
