Engineering Manager , Backend

Fubo
New York, NY
Hybrid

Who this role is best for

Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • design and code backend services
  • prioritize work for team
  • provide technical leadership
  • own system health and performance
  • lead recruiting and onboarding
Typical background
8+ years experience as a software engineer and 3+ years leading medium to large software engineering teams

Skills & requirements

Required

Backend DevelopmentSystem DesignCode ReviewTeam LeadershipRecruitingAI ToolsMicroservices Architecture

Preferred

GoDockerKubernetesGoogle Cloud PlatformDatadog

Stack & domain

Backend EngineeringMicroservices ArchitectureGoCachingCircuit-breakingDistributed TracesLoad TestingCI/CDRelational DatabasesMonitoring And Observability ToolsTechnical LeadershipMentorshipCollaborationCommunicationCuriosityProactivityBackend ServicesAi-first EngineeringSoftware Development

About the role

Original posting from Fubo

About Fubo:

FuboTV Inc. is a consumer-first live TV streaming company that is defining the future of TV.

Ranked among Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies (2026) and the Financial Times’ The Americas’ Fastest-Growing Companies (2026, 2025), FuboTV owns Hulu + Live TV (entertainment), Fubo (sports) and Molotov (entertainment and sports), which stream in markets around the globe.

Our Mission:

Our mission is to deliver premium sports, news and entertainment programming through a best-in-class user experience that offers greater choice, flexibility and value.

About the Role:

*This role is a New York City based HYBRID position. Candidates must be located in NYC, and willing to come into the office on a hybrid basis, three times a week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday).*

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead a team of backend engineers building product features and maintaining a healthy, reliable platform. This is a hands-on role. You will design, code, and review alongside your team while shaping how we build software in an AI-first engineering organization.

Your team owns backend services that power the Fubo user experience across a microservices architecture, and supports squads across Product, Design, and Engineering. You will direct your team's work wherever it's most impactful, grow your engineers' careers, and guide backend contributions from partner teams.

You will own a team at the center of Fubo's platform, partnering with Engineering Managers in the US, France, and India to define a shared technical vision. You will report to an Engineering Manager in NYC and work closely with Product Managers and business stakeholders to translate business needs into technical plans.

Responsibilities:

Own the success and long-term vision of the backend services layer by designing API’s that drive the frontend user experience 

Prioritize work for your team, ensuring on-time deliverables and high-quality software.

Provide hands-on technical leadership through system design, coding, code review, and mentorship

Own the health, reliability, and performance of the systems your team builds

Fubo is investing heavily in AI to optimize its software development process. We expect you to be hands-on and proactively discover new ways AI tools and new processes can improve speed and quality for you, your team, and the org 

Lead recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and onboarding in partnership with Talent Acquisition

Partner with Engineering, Product, Design, and other teams to achieve shared goals

Requirements:

8+ years experience as a software engineer and 3+ years leading medium to large software engineering teams

Proven experience building large-scale distributed systems with SOA or microservices architecture, preferably with Golang 

Experience with caching, circuit-breaking, distributed traces, load testing

Experience in a CI/CD environment, and with test automation strategies 

Experience with relational databases 

Experience with monitoring and observability tools 

Strong verbal and written communication

A self-driven, proactive, and curious team player with the ability to collaborate cross functionally with many different teams, with a focus on win-win solutions 

Our tech stack:

Go/Golang

Docker and Kubernetes

Google Cloud Platform 

Datadog

Perks & Benefits:

At Fubo, you will have the opportunity to personally influence what live media looks like after it goes through its next big transformation

Fubo provides a highly competitive compensation based on experience and market standards

Robust benefit package including Health/Dental/Vision coverage 401k, Life Insurance, and commuter benefits

Free Premium Fubo Account

Unlimited PTO days and regular company-wide activities

Fubo's main headquarters are located in Midtown Manhattan, with offices in Paris, and Bangalore

Fubo is an e-verified company

Fubo’s minimum base salary for this role if hired in New York City is $200,000 per year; maximum base salary for this role is $250,000 per year. Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Fubo's equity plan, annual cash bonus plans, unlimited PTO, and a full range of medical benefits. The final offer amount will be at the company’s sole discretion and determined by multiple factors, including years and depth of experience and expertise, location and other business considerations. 

Source: Fubo careers

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