Staff Software Engineer, Android

About this role

Fanatics Collect

Fanatics Collect is a leading marketplace and platform for physical and digital collectibles, bringing together commerce, content, and community for collectors at massive scale. We invest deeply in modern engineering practices and build products that demand high quality, reliability, and thoughtful technical leadership.

Chicago Hub Roles

Fanatics Collect is making a strategic investment in Chicago as we expand our engineering, product, and design capabilities. We are building a small, high-impact starter pod in the area and are seeking top talent who want to help shape both our products and our Chicago presence.

Selected employees may begin in a remote capacity; however, Fanatics Collect is actively securing office space in Chicago, and in-person collaboration will be the expected way of working once the office is established. Candidates should be excited about working from the office on a regular basis as the Chicago hub comes online.

The Role

We are seeking an AI-forward Staff Software Engineer, Android (TP5) to serve as a technical leader within the Fanatics Collect mobile organization. This role owns complex Android systems and patterns, drives technical direction, and raises the bar for mobile engineering quality, scalability, and developer effectiveness.

As a Staff Engineer, you operate with broad scope and influence, partnering closely with product, design, and backend peers while mentoring engineers and shaping how we build Android applications at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and evolve core Android architecture, frameworks, and shared components
• Lead design and implementation of complex, business-critical mobile initiatives
• Apply strong technical judgment to balance product velocity, quality, and long-term maintainability
• Strategically leverage AI tools to improve code quality, testing, debugging, and developer productivity
• Validate and refine AI-generated outputs, remaining fully accountable fo...