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 to deliver software while adhering (and contributing) to engineering best practices
Manage, coach, and develop engineers working across mobile and backend platforms
Clarify technical requirements, negotiate priorities, and manage projects to deliver on time by leading daily scrum activities
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
Drive effective adoption of AI-assisted engineering workflows, including development tooling, documentation, testing support, code review augmentation, and developer enablement best practices
Provide clear updates (KPIs, status, metrics) to an executive audience and key stakeholders
Help to recruit, assess and onboard a diverse group of talented engineers
Bring together stakeholders across Fanatics to align diverging ideas into an actionable roadmap
Remain technically engaged in architecture discussions, operational reviews, development workflows, and engineering quality practices while empowering engineers to own implementation details
Must be open to occasional travel to Fanatics offices and other locations for conferences, events, meetings, and team-building activities
Required Qualifications
3+ years of experience managing one or more engineering teams
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 with targeted dates to ensure your team meets 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
Passion for sports cards, collectibles, or live commerce
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
$163,000—$265,000 USD
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