Software Engineer, Back-end (Collectors Experiences)

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Santa Ana, CA
Senior level
Consumer Web • Machine Learning • Professional Services • Software • Sports • Analytics
Helping collectors to pursue their passion.
The Role
As a Software Engineer in the Collectors Experience team, you will design and build user-focused digital experiences and APIs that support our marketplace. You will collaborate with design and product teams, mentor other engineers, and support the modernization of cloud-based solutions while ensuring high-quality code and design patterns.
Summary Generated by Built In

Collectors is the leading creator of innovative technology that provides value-added services for collectors worldwide. We grade, authenticate, vault and sell millions of record-setting collectibles, all while modernizing and digitalizing the process to further our mission of helping collectors pursue their passions. We’re always on the lookout for talented people to join our growing team.

Our services span collectible coins, trading cards, Funko Pops!, video games, event tickets, autographs, and memorabilia. Our subsidiaries include PSA, PCGS, WATA, Card Ladder, and the Long Beach Expo collectibles trade show. Since our founding in 1986, we have graded and authenticated millions of items. We employ more than 1,700 people across our headquarters in Santa Ana and offices in Jersey City, Seattle, Hong Kong, Paris, Shanghai, and Tokyo.

We’re transforming the collecting experience with technology that brings authentication, grading, and trading into the modern era. Our products are equalizing the playing field by providing tools that make complex research analytics — including pricing, scarcity reports, and historic sales data — accessible to every collector, old or new. Our engineering mission is to democratize technology while promoting innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning throughout the organization. We're seeking engineers to utilize advanced technology in agile settings, with a focus on improving the customer experience for every collector.

Team Overview: 

Our Collectors Experience team is enhancing an entirely virtual and digital Collectors ecosystem. We’re delivering a unified, end-to-end experience across all our brands, from grading submissions to marketplace serving millions of collectors and investors worldwide.

We are looking for back-end software engineers, to join agile teams where you’ll design and build compelling and exciting solutions for our Collectors digital experience focused on supporting users in pursuing their passions in collection. Using a modern cloud based architecture, these solutions will need to scale to meet the needs of all collectors across our brands.

What You’ll Do:

  • Implement and deliver effective, user-focused, and content-driven digital experiences in collaboration with Design and Product partners
  • Deliver complete features, including design, architecture, implementation, testability and deployment
  • Support modernization efforts towards building new cloud-based solutions
  • Design and contribute to APIs that can support user experiences on web and mobile applications
  • Collaborate with and mentor engineers while also conducting code reviews to ensure consistent design patterns are being applied

Who You Are:

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience building web applications, APIs, scalable and distributed systems
  • Fluency in Python and also not afraid to take on other new technologies. 
  • 1+ years of hands-on experience with AWS cloud technologies such as: Lambda, EC2, S3, SQS, SNS, Kinesis, RDS, DynamoDB, as well as infrastructure tools (e.g. Terraform, Docker)
  • Experience with Service Oriented and Microservice architectures
  • Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and design patterns
  • Proficient at using appropriate security, testing, documentation, and/or monitoring best practices
  • Familiar with Agile/Scrum methodologies

What we Offer 

  • The opportunity to be a part of our inaugural Guadalajara, Mexico office, and to make a real impact on the launch and success of this team 
  • A dynamic and collaborative international engineering team
  • An organization dedicated to supporting the passionate Collectors community 
  • A Competitive Salary and benefits 

Location: Employees will be expected to work several days at our Guadalajara office location, which will be in Midtown Guadalajara. 

Explore other available openings at collectors.com/careers. 

Additional Resources from our technology team: 

  • https://blog.collectors.com/ 
  • https://www.collectors.com/engineering 

Collectors may use e-verify to validate your ability to work legally in the United States.

We are aware that there are instances where individuals are receiving job offers that fraudulently allege to be from Collectors or one of our business units. This type of fraud can be carried out through false websites, through fake e-mails claiming to be from the company or through social media. We never ask for personal information such as your bank account, Social Security numbers or National IDs, nor do we send or request payments for the purchase of business-related equipment. If you suspect fraud, please reach out to [email protected].

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, veteran status, or other class protected by applicable law. We believe that a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills will better service the diverse community of collectors we support.

If you require an accommodation to apply or interview with us due to a disability or special need, please email [email protected]. 

U.S. residents: for disclosures relating to personal information we collect during the employment application and recruitment process, please see our Privacy Notice for U.S. Applicants.
Explore other available openings at collectors.com/careers.

Top Skills

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The Company
Santa Ana, CA
1,100 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 1986

What We Do

Collectors has multiple business lines that grade, authenticate, and sell millions of high-value, record-setting collectibles. We're the leader in third-party authentication and grading services for high-value collectibles including trading cards (Professional Sports Authenticator and Card Ladder), coins (Professional Coin Grading Services), video games (Wata), event tickets, autographs, and memorabilia, and with your help we can continue to grow rapidly. Our goal is to make the joy of collecting accessible to everyone - collectors looking to complete their set, inventors looking to maximize the value of their collection, and anyone who’s looking to preserve a game, card or coin that reminds them of fond memories in their lives.

We’re entering an exciting new stage of growth as a result of our acquisition in 2021 led by entrepreneur and sports card collector Nat Turner, D1 Capital Partners L.P., and Cohen Private Ventures, in addition to renowned athletes and collectors. We’re investing in scalable, modern infrastructure to support the maturation of the industry, increasing value of collectibles, and demand for our services. Help us build a tech-enabled business for collectors.

Our services span collectible coins, trading cards, video games, event tickets, autographs, and memorabilia through our subsidiaries, which include Professional Sports Authenticators (PSA), Professional Coin Grading Services (PCGS), Wata, Certified Coin Exchange (CCE), Collectors Corner, Set Registry, Collectors.com, and the Long Beach Expo collectibles trade show. Since our founding in 1986, we have graded and authenticated more than 80 million items. We employ over 1,000 people across our Santa Ana, CA headquarters, New Jersey, Seattle, Hong Kong, Paris, Shanghai and Tokyo.

Why Work With Us

Collectors has long been the global leader in third-party authentication, grading, and valuation services for collectibles. This gives us the chance to disrupt the industry by applying technological advances to our services. We strive to be the most innovative organization in collectibles, building an ecosystem that celebrates the joy of collecting

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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

Typical time on-site: Flexible
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