Director of Data Services

Who We Are

TCGplayer, now a part of eBay, promotes and drives growth of our products and services by connecting a global community of millions of buyers with tens of thousands of retailers in a $25B global collectible hobby market. We relentlessly improve the exchange of things and thoughts that fuel passions, providing the most compelling destination and tools for collectible card game enthusiasts, sellers, and publishers in the U.S. Now we’re expanding our innovative products and services to the global $25B collectible hobby market.

The Engineering Team at TCGplayer creates and maintains a suite of products in support of our role as the leading online marketplace for trading card games and collectibles. We build applications and technologies that connect thousands of businesses with customers across the collectible gaming industry, powering sales through physical stores, websites, mobile apps and the TCGplayer Marketplace.
Our team prides itself on a culture that fosters camaraderie, embraces diversity, and exudes passion. We are one of New York State’s 50 best employers and Fortune.com’s top 100 companies for women in the U.S.

The Engineering Team at TCGplayer creates and maintains a suite of products in support of our role as the leading online marketplace for trading card games and collectibles. We build applications and technologies that connect thousands of businesses with customers across the collectible gaming industry, powering sales through physical stores, websites, mobile apps and the TCGplayer Marketplace.

Our team prides itself on a culture that fosters camaraderie, embraces diversity, and exudes passion. We are one of New York State’s 50 best employers and Fortune.com’s top 100 companies for women in the U.S.

Who You Are

We are looking for a Director to lead our Data Services, Data Warehouse, and Analytics teams. You will advance our data layer to support the growth of our systems and customer base. These teams will increase scalability of our numerous platforms, allowing us to support the massive growth of our marketplace as we add new verticals, new sellers, and new hobbyists around the world.

If you are a seasoned data services leader and like to be involved in the building of highly available and reliable services that will delight our hobbyists, sellers, and affiliates, then TCGplayer is the right place for you.

The Impact You Will Make Here

• Lead and grow geographically distributed engineering scrum teams that focus on developing, upgrading, scaling and advancing our data services and platforms
• Set clear, measurable goals for your teams and foster a culture of continuous engineering improvement
• Partner with marketing, sales, product leaders, other engineering and CX teams to discover insights that will drive business impact
• Collaborate with stakeholders, product leaders, and other engineering teams to manage roadmaps, backlogs, and releases
• Assist the Chief Technology Officer, Vice President of Engineering, Director of Engineering, and other company leaders with research and guidance for technical direction to incorporate into general business strategies
• Support activities to meet business needs in a timely and cost effective manner by ensuring the right things get done at the right time

What You Bring to the Team

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or related field (or 7 years practical coding experience)
• 10 years of Leadership experience (engineering manager, tech lead, etc.)
• Experience managing and leading Software Development Managers, growing them individually and as a team by leading by example, aligning focus, and executing on commitments
• Working knowledge of numerous Data Storage technologies (e.g., RDBMS, MongoDB, Elasticsearch and Cloud Data Warehouses)
• Experience with contracted efforts and running contractors
• Experience with Modern Data Stack implementation and methodologies including ELT, Snowflake, dbt, and Tableau
• Must have excellent project management skills in an Agile environment
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills

You’ll Go Beyond If You Have

• Experience working with or leading Analytics teams
• Have good understanding of Web Services & Microservices Architecture
• Experience with New Relic, Scalyr, and Grafana to guide development of meaningful dashboards, logging, and alerts
• You enjoy leading, managing and hiring talented engineers
• Experience using an interactive process such as SCRUM to deliver engineering projects and project artifacts
• You have a real passion for innovation

What We Provide

Benefits are an essential part of your total compensation for the work you do every day. Whether you’re single, in a growing family, or nearing retirement, TCGplayer & eBay offer a variety of comprehensive and competitive benefit programs to meet your needs. Including maternal & paternal leave, paid sabbatical, and plans to help ensure your financial security today and in the years ahead because we know feeling financially secure during your working years and through retirement is important.

Compensation

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected in the range below.

$150,000 - $210,000

Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including location, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a target bonus and restricted stock units (as applicable) in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as PTO and parental leave). Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

TCGplayer.com is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics.