Software Engineering Manager (REMOTE)

Fanatics Betting & Gaming
New York, NY
Remote

Who this role is best for

Engineering leaders with mobile development expertise and agile experience will find this remote role in the betting and gaming domain rewarding.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with team leadership experience and a background in scalable system design
    — “1+ years of experience managing an engineering team”
  • Individuals with strong cross-functional collaboration skills and a focus on business outcomes
    — “Work closely with your product and design partners to create an ambitious, yet achievable roadmap”
  • Professionals comfortable with evolving priorities and quick decision-making in a fast-growth setting
    — “Thrives in an entrepreneurial, hyper-growth environment where priorities evolve regularly and decisions are made quickly”

Things to consider

  • Occasional travel to Fanatics offices and other locations is required for meetings and events
    — “Must be open to occasional travel to Fanatics offices and other locations”
  • The role demands a balance between technical depth and strategic communication to executives
    — “Provide clear updates (KPIs, status, metrics) to an executive audience and key stakeholders”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your ability to lead teams while aligning with business goals and delivering on time
    — “Build and lead one or more teams that will deliver software while adhering (and contributing) to engineering best practices”
  • Emphasize your experience with mobile software engineering and Kotlin/Compose Multiplatform
    — “Strong mobile software engineering background”
  • Showcase your skills in negotiating priorities and triaging features based on business needs
    — “Knows how to discern which features are essential, can be triaged, or omitted and works to negotiate with Product Management”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • delivering high-quality software
  • managing engineering teams
Typical background
1+ years of experience in managing engineering teams4+ years of experience in software development

Skills & requirements

Required

Team LeadershipTechnical ExpertiseProject ManagementCommunicationRecruitment

Preferred

AI IntegrationCloud ServicesAgile Methodologies

Stack & domain

ScrumTechnical LeadershipProject ManagementEngineering Best PracticesData-driven Decision MakingLeadershipCommunicationTeam BuildingSports PlatformMobile App DevelopmentE-commerceIgaming

About the role

Original posting from Fanatics Betting & Gaming via Greenhouse

About Us

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally. 

Overview: 

As an Engineering Manager at Fanatics, you will be a technical leader with the ability to grow and scale engineering teams that can deliver business results and ship high-quality software for  customer-facing products and internal platforms.

We own the Fanatics App, the mobile app at  Fanatics that encompasses elements from  all of our different brands and businesses. The Fanatics App brings together Free to Play games, live events, ecommerce, and new product experiences to deliver a best-in-class  Sports platform. Fundamentally, we are one team in everything we do, from the user experience to coding and architecture. We aim to deliver on our Customer Promise by delighting our millions of monthly active users.

Responsibilities:

Provide leadership and technical expertise within your engineering vertical

Build and lead one or more teams that will deliver software while adhering (and contributing) to engineering best practices

Clarify technical requirements, negotiate priorities, and manage projects to deliver on time by leading daily scrum activities

Clears or escalates blockers to accelerate progress of delivery

Work closely with your product and design partners to create an ambitious, yet achievable roadmap that can be communicated to executives and stakeholders

Drive reliable and predictable team execution by setting clear objectives, using data and KPIs to drive transparency, and champion continuous improvement across engineering practices and systems

Provide clear updates (KPIs, status, metrics) to an executive audience and key stakeholders

Determine where to simplify, optimize, or extend solutions for the best outcomes

Help to recruit, assess and onboard a diverse group of talented engineers

Must be open to occasional travel to Fanatics offices and other locations for conferences, events, meetings, and team-building activities

Required Qualifications:

1+ years of experience managing an engineering team

4+ years of experience building highly scalable and fault tolerant systems

You have knowledge of a broad range of design approaches and can deconstruct an architecture to be developed by different teams

Able to scope a project and with targeted dates to ensure they meet business needs

Knows how to discern which features are essential, can be triaged, or omitted and works to negotiate with Product Management

Able to effectively communicate complex technical subjects to a variety of audiences (engineers, technical leaders, marketing and operations teams, non-technical functional leaders)

Familiar with Agile software product delivery and SCRUM methodology

Excellent analytical and problem solving skills

Solid report writing skills with the ability to gather, evaluate and analyze relevant information while structuring material in a logical and coherent manner.

Thrives in an entrepreneurial, hyper-growth environment where priorities evolve regularly and decisions are made quickly

Team-first mentality, with a willingness to do what it takes to get the job done and a desire to strive for better

Able to effectively work cross-functionally within an enterprise environment

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working in a start-up environment

Strong mobile software engineering background

Experience working with Kotlin Multiplatform and/or Compose Multiplatform

If you possess some of these qualifications but not all of them, we still encourage you to apply!

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Ranges will change based on country and state of residence, which are reflected in Geographical Zones defined by Fanatics Betting and Gaming. The range incorporates all of our Geographical Compensation Zones and is subject to change as the Zone associated with the actual offer is confirmed. In addition to the base and bonus, full-time employment, and more. For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/

Salary Range$144,000—$235,000 USD

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Source: Fanatics Betting & Gaming careers (Greenhouse)

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