Fanatics · 15 hours ago
Engineering Team Lead - NCF
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$144K/yr - $180K/yrFanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform, and they are seeking an Engineering Team Lead to guide a team through complex technical and product tradeoffs while delivering high-quality software. This role involves partnering with Product Management and stakeholders to shape roadmaps and ensure the team consistently delivers maintainable software.
eSportsManufacturingRetailSporting GoodsSports
Responsibilities
Guide architectural and technical decisions across legacy systems, new builds, third-party solutions, and integrations, clearly articulating tradeoffs and risks
Ensure technical decisions balance time-to-value, scalability, maintainability, and operational risk
Partner with senior engineers to review designs, validate approaches, and maintain a high technical bar
Partner closely with Product Management to define priorities, shape roadmaps, and align engineering execution with business goals
Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to manage expectations, communicate tradeoffs, and provide clear visibility into progress and risks
Translate product strategy into executable engineering plans while maintaining shared ownership of outcomes
Own team planning and delivery, including short- and long-term roadmaps, milestones, and execution plans
Manage capacity planning across a mix of full-time engineers and contractors, balancing delivery commitments with technical investment
Continuously evaluate and adjust plans based on team capacity, changing priorities, and emerging risks
Lead, coach, and support engineers to deliver high-quality, maintainable software
Maintain technical credibility through active engagement in architecture discussions, code quality standards, and delivery practices
Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and pragmatic problem-solving
Qualification
Required
Proven experience leading software engineering teams delivering production systems
Strong technical background with the ability to meaningfully evaluate architecture, designs, and technical tradeoffs
Demonstrated experience navigating legacy systems, greenfield development, and third-party platforms
Experience partnering closely with Product Management and stakeholders to define priorities and deliver outcomes
Strong execution skills, including roadmap planning, estimation, and capacity management
Experience leading teams that include a mix of full-time engineers and contractors
Excellent communication skills and the ability to align diverse perspectives around shared goals
Preferred
Experience leading teams through modernization or platform evolution efforts
Prior ownership of systems with meaningful operational or reliability requirements
Experience working in product-driven, fast-growing engineering organizations
Company
Fanatics
Fanatics is a sports merchandise retailer that manufactures fan gear and jerseys across retail channels. It is a sub-organization of Kynetic.
Founded in 2002
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2021 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$4.9BKey Investors
Clearlake Capital GroupNational Football LeagueAlameda Research
2022-12-06Private Equity· $700M
2022-03-02Private Equity· $1.5B
2022-01-01Series Unknown· $10M
Leadership Team
J
Joseph Bozich
Advisor to Chief Executive Officer
Michael Mahan
CEO
Recent News
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