Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. As an Engineering Manager, you will lead the Homepage and Early Life team, focusing on delivering a best-in-class experience for users in the Fanatics App and driving engagement through personalized touchpoints.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership and technical expertise within your engineering vertical
- Build and lead one or more teams delivering software while adhering to engineering best practices
- Clarify technical requirements, negotiate priorities, and manage projects to deliver on time via daily scrum activities
- Clear or escalate blockers to accelerate delivery progress
- Work closely with Product and Design partners to create an ambitious, achievable roadmap communicable to executives and stakeholders
- Drive reliable and predictable team execution by setting clear objectives and using data and KPIs to champion continuous improvement
- Provide clear updates (KPIs, status, metrics) to executive audience and key stakeholders
- Help recruit, assess, and onboard a diverse group of talented engineers
- Open to occasional travel to Fanatics offices and other locations
Skills
- 1+ years of experience managing an engineering team
- 4+ years of experience building highly scalable and fault-tolerant systems
- Knowledge of a broad range of design approaches; ability to deconstruct architecture across teams
- Able to scope projects with targeted dates to meet business needs
- Skilled at discerning essential features vs. those that can be triaged or omitted
- Effective communicator of complex technical subjects to varied audiences
- Familiar with Agile software product delivery and SCRUM methodology
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Thrives in an entrepreneurial, hyper-growth environment where priorities evolve regularly
- Team-first mentality with a willingness to do what it takes to get the job done
- Experience working in a start-up environment
- Experience with personalization and recommendation-focused products
- Comfortable working with AppsFlyer and similar technologies for top-of-funnel user acquisition metrics
Company Overview
Fanatics is a global sports platform reimagining the fan experience across gear, trading cards, sports betting, content, events, and more. It was founded in 2011, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.fanaticsinc.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Fanatics has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2021. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.