Senior Software Engineer, Full-Stack (Power Packs)


Job Location:

San Francisco, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 140971 - 228870
Posted on: 2 days ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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. Were always on the lookout for talented people to join our growing team.


Our services span collectible trading cards autographs comic books coins video games event tickets and memorabilia. Our subsidiaries include PSA PCGS Beckett SGC and Card Ladder.


Since our founding in 1986 we have graded and authenticated millions of items. We employ more than 3000 people across our headquarters in Santa Ana California and offices in New Jersey Texas Florida Japan Shanghai Hong Kong Canada Mexico Germany and France.


As part of our interview process we request that candidates have their cameras on during video interviews. This helps foster meaningful conversation and allows us to create an experience that closely resembles our standard working environment. Certain interview steps may take place by phone. For remote roles and at our discretion candidates may be asked to participate in an on-site interview as part of the final stages of the process.


We understand there may be occasional circumstances requiring accommodation and are happy to discuss them as needed. Your recruiter will be able to clarify expectations and answer any questions you have.


About the Role

The Power Packs engineering team is responsible for building and operating the customer-facing Power Packs experience the backend services and internal tools that power pack configuration and purchases and the integrations with adjacent collection systems that support the full pack lifecycle.

We are looking for a Senior Fullstack Engineer who can help build and evolve the systems that power flexible scalable marketplace experiences across our platform. This role is especially well-suited for an engineer who is strongest on the backend but also comfortable owning meaningful frontend work to deliver polished end-to-end product experiences. Your work will directly shape how we build APIs and services connect them to modern web applications and support new product capabilities such as white-label experiences and new collectible categories.

We believe there is significant value in onsite partnership and team collaboration and candidates within 1-hour commuting distance of the office may be expected to work onsite most of the time. Additional details will be discussed during the recruiting process.

What Youll Do

  • Participate across the entire software development lifecycle taking features from concept to production release

  • Build backend services APIs and data models that support customer-facing product experiences and internal operational workflows

  • Contribute to frontend application development using Javascript Typescript React and NextJS to deliver seamless end-to-end experiences

  • Collaborate with Product Engineering and partner teams to translate business requirements into clean technical designs across both backend and frontend systems

  • Troubleshoot data integration service and UI issues across a large distributed codebase

  • Contribute to technical documentation to improve maintainability knowledge sharing and team velocity

  • Help raise the bar on system design code quality observability and engineering best practices across the team

  • Leverage AI tooling with a preference for Claude to accelerate software design architecture and implementation while maintaining strong engineering judgment and code quality

Who You Are

  • 5 years of software engineering experience building production applications with substantial experience in backend systems and meaningful experience delivering frontend product work

  • 3 years experience / strong proficiency in Java and the Spring Boot framework

  • Strong fundamentals working with databases and data modeling both relational (e.g. PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (e.g. DynamoDB)

  • Experience designing and building APIs and service integrations that support scalable product development

  • 3 years experience with modern frontend development using Javascript Typescript React and NextJS

  • Experience with containerization and orchestration infrastructure (e.g. Docker Kubernetes ECS)

  • Experience collaborating with Engineering and Product teams to turn complex business requirements into clean extensible systems and user experiences

  • Possess strong technical analytical troubleshooting and communication skills with the ability to visualize and document processes

  • Proficient at using appropriate security documentation testing and monitoring best practices

  • Familiar with Agile/Scrum methodologies

  • Comfortable using AI tooling preferably Claude to support solution design system architecture and software implementation in day-to-day engineering work

Nice to Have

  • Experience supporting white-label or multi-tenant product architectures

  • Experience with distributed messaging systems such as Apache Kafka

  • Experience with Python as well as test frameworks such as pytest or unittest

  • Experience building applications in the cloud with AWS and familiarity with serverless infrastructure such as AWS Lambda

  • Experience contributing to shared design systems

  • Experience with Svelte and SvelteKit

  • Experience with streaming services such as Twitch

  • Experience working across both customer-facing applications and internal tools

Salary Range:

The salary range for this position is $140971-$228870 Actual compensation on this range varies based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors including location job level experience and skill set. This role may be eligible for bonuses commissions or other forms of compensation please ask your recruiter for details.

Reasons To Join Us:

  • Health Insurance:All full-time employees are eligible to enroll in Medical Dental and Vision

  • Additional Benefits:Full-time employees are eligible for fertility commuter and educational assistance benefits

  • 401(K) Matching Plan:We are proud to offer a competitive 401k matching plan to our employees to support their future financial goals

  • Vacation:All salaried employees are eligible for flexible time-off

  • Holiday Pay:All regular full-time employees are eligible for ten company paid holidays

  • Employee Discounts:Employees receive discounts on select grading services for approved submissions

  • Flexible Hours:Many of our teams offer flexible schedules with varying shifts and will work with you to accommodate your needs

  • Fun Working Environment:Our team members are invited to participate in celebrations holiday events and team building activities

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Required Experience:

Senior IC

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 ...