Engineering Manager - Product Engineering

Underdog Sports

106d • $190,000 - $220,000

About The Position

Lead engineering to redefine the game. Manage and inspire a team of cross-functional engineers focused on delivering innovative experiences that captivate fantasy sports and betting enthusiasts. Guide your team in tackling complex technical challenges while fostering professional growth. Design the future of sports entertainment. Shape the development of a cutting-edge platform that provides seamless, engaging, and scalable experiences for millions of sports fans globally. Deliver best-in-class features and performance. Prioritize, execute, and oversee initiatives that drive gameplay innovation, optimize user engagement, and ensure platform reliability at scale. Build a winning engineering culture. Cultivate a collaborative, innovative environment that thrives on technical excellence, creativity, and shared passion for delivering impactful products. Champion development best practices. Advocate for and implement engineering best practices, ensuring the team aligns with industry standards and maintains a high-quality codebase. Collaborate to shape the product vision. Partner closely with product managers and engineering leads to define features, plan delivery, and drive the development process from ideation to launch.

Requirements

• Minimum of one year of experience managing a high-performing cross-functional team.
• 7+ years of experience building heavy-traffic consumer mobile applications and/or systems.
• Experience working with product managers in gathering requirements and creating designs.
• High level of accountability and a bias for action.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrable experience in both native mobile and backend development.
• Experience delivering engaging, mobile-first consumer product experiences.
• Experience owning an entire product vertical or acted as the head of engineering for a funded startup.

Responsibilities

• Manage and inspire a team of cross-functional engineers.
• Guide the team in tackling complex technical challenges.
• Shape the development of a cutting-edge platform.
• Prioritize, execute, and oversee initiatives that drive gameplay innovation.
• Cultivate a collaborative, innovative engineering culture.
• Advocate for and implement engineering best practices.
• Partner closely with product managers and engineering leads.

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO for full-time employees.
• 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
• $500 home office allowance.
• 5% 401k match.
• FSA, company paid health, dental, vision plan options for employees and dependents.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior