Engineering Manager - Backend

Summary

Join Underdog, the fastest-growing sports gaming company, and lead engineering to redefine the game. Manage and inspire a talented backend engineering team focused on delivering innovative experiences for fantasy sports and betting enthusiasts. Design the future of sports entertainment by shaping the development of a cutting-edge platform for millions of sports fans globally. Deliver best-in-class features and performance by prioritizing and overseeing initiatives that drive gameplay innovation and optimize user engagement. Build a winning engineering culture that thrives on technical excellence and shared passion. Champion development best practices and collaborate with product managers to define features and drive the development process. This role offers a competitive salary and equity, plus benefits.

Requirements

• You have a minimum of one year experience managing a high performing backend or fullstack team responsible for delivering high impact features
• 7+ years of experience building highly scalable, available distributed systems to handle high traffic conditions with low latency
• Experience working with product managers in gathering requirements, investigating technical needs, and creating designs that fit within project timelines
• High level of accountability, bias for action, and a desire to empower individuals on the team to perform at their best
• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem solving skills

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering to redefine the game. Manage and inspire a team of talented backend 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading a team in a remote-first and fast-paced environment
• Experience with regulated industries
• Experience with Ruby on Rails (our backend framework)
• Proficiency working in AWS or other cloud infrastructures like GCP or Azure

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO (we're extremely flexible with the exception of the first few weeks before & into the NFL season)
• 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
• A $500 home office allowance
• A connected virtual first culture with a highly engaged distributed workforce
• 5% 401k match, FSA, company paid health, dental, vision plan options for employees and dependents