Data Engineer II

Job Description

About Fanatics Collectibles

Fanatics Collectibles is transforming the trading card industry through innovative technology, data, and fan-first thinking. As a leading licensee and producer of physical and digital trading cards, we’ve partnered exclusively with the MLB, NFL, and NBA. Backed by Fanatics’ global digital sports platform and 90M+ fans, we’re building a marketplace, live streaming platform, and secure vaulting solution to reimagine the collector experience.

The Opportunity

We’re seeking a Data Engineer II (TP2) to help scale and evolve our data infrastructure as we build greenfield systems and develop a modern, cloud-native data stack. This FTE role will be primarily dedicated to supporting the Topps data engineering platform. You will also contribute to Snowflake architecture, modeling, and optimization, ensuring strong foundations for analytics, business intelligence, and operational data products.

This role is ideal for an engineer with 2+ years of experience who thrives in a collaborative, agile environment and is excited by the opportunity to directly impact the collectibles industry.

What You’ll Do

Develop, deploy, and maintain components of cloud-native data pipelines, integrating a variety of structured and unstructured data sources

Build and optimize data models in relational and NoSQL databases to support scalable data access patterns

Implement and monitor data quality, observability, and reliability checks using modern best practices

Support and enhance Snowflake data modeling for Topps-related datasets and analytics pipelines via Shopify APIs

Support and enhance Terraform project for Snowflake RBAC

Collaborate closely with data engineers, analysts, product managers, and business stakeholders to understand data needs and deliver usable solutions

Participate in code reviews (GitHub) and adopt engineering standards aligned to a high-performing data engineering culture

Contribute to onboarding and documentation of data sources, transformations, and pipelines

Continuously learn and adapt new technologies to improve system performance and maintainability

What You Bring

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

2+ years of experience in data engineering or software engineering roles with a focus on backend data systems

Proficiency in Python, SQL, and dbt for data manipulation and pipeline development

Familiarity with Shopify APIs

Experience with Snowflake including performance tuning, schema design, and query optimization

Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred), and tools like Lambda, S3, Glue, or similar

Familiarity with distributed data processing tools (e.g., Spark, Airflow) and modern orchestration

Working knowledge of both SQL and NoSQL databases and data modeling techniques

Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with iterative product development

Code-Writing Contribution

This is a hands-on engineering role. A successful TP2 Data Engineer will be expected to regularly write clean, maintainable code to support ingestion pipelines, transformation logic, and data validation. Contributions are typically reviewed by senior engineers and integrated into production workflows.

You Might Be a Great Fit If...

You’re energized by solving problems with data and improving access, quality, and usability

You care about craftsmanship and continuously look for ways to improve how data flows across systems

You’re a sports or collectibles fan and love thinking about how data can enhance the fan experience

You’re eager to grow your technical skills and learn from a collaborative and talented team

In NYC, the salary range for this position is $135,000 - $168,000, which represents base pay only and does not include short-term or long-term incentive compensation. In Los Angeles, the salary range for this position is $122,000 - $152,000. The listed salary ranges are specific to Los Angeles or NYC and may not be applicable to other locations. When determining base pay, as part of a final compensation package, we consider several factors such as location, experience, qualifications, and training.

Ensure your Fanatics job offer is legitimate and don’t fall victim to fraud. Fanatics never seeks payment from job applicants. Feel free to ask your recruiter for a phone call or other type of communication for interview, and ensure your communication is coming from a Fanatics email address (including @collectfanatics.com). For added security, where possible, apply through our company website at

www.fanaticsinc.com/careers

About Us

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.

About The Team

Fanatics Collectibles is a new model and vision for the hobby, fundamentally changing the experience for current and future collectors, leagues, and players across many U.S. and international professional and college sports. The organization has long-term, exclusive rights to design, manufacture and distribute trading cards for several sports and entertainment properties, including MLB, MLBPA, the Premier League, MLS, UFC, Formula 1 as well as Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars, among others. In January 2022, Fanatics Collectibles announced the acquisition of Topps, establishing the preeminent licensed trading card brand as the cornerstone of Fanatics’ trading cards and collectibles business, and jumpstarted its MLB and MLBPA rights to design, manufacture and distribute trading cards