Engineering Manager (Remote)

Key Skills

Android, AWS, Data science techniques, Design, iOS platform, MySQL, PHP Programming

Job Description

We’re looking for an experienced engineering manager to grow and lead our team of engineers responsible for building all of The Athletic’s web and mobile products (including web, iOS, Android, and API). You will report to the VP of Engineering and work cross-functionally with product management, design, data science, and marketing to prioritize projects, manage the team, and be a valued decision-maker within the company.

This will be a remote opportunity in the US and Canada only.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering team as they deliver high-quality software in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Make technology and hiring decisions to meet anticipated demands and scale.
• Evaluate trade-offs and effectively prioritize tasks within the team in alignment with strategic initiatives and company goals.
• Develop and implement engineering practices to support quality, reliability, scalability or our products and services.
• Ensure your team and stakeholders have visibility around the whole development lifecycle and key progress indicators.
• Coordinate and deliver product releases across web, and mobile apps, as well as deployment of services to support our products.
• Collaborate closely with product, design, data science, and marketing teams to define strategy and execute on your roadmap.
• Hold regular 1:1s, evaluate performance, and provide consistent productive feedback.
• Help engineers learn the skills needed to advance in their career.
• Contribute to important company-wide initiatives like diversity and inclusion, technical brand, and hiring process.

Requirements

• 2+ years experience managing an engineering team.
• Experience leading a team building both web or iOS/Android products.
• Direct experience scaling a small to medium/large team highly desired.
• Prior experience working with/supporting AWS, PHP, JS & MySQL desired.
• Enthusiasm to work in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment.
• Passion for sports is understandable, but not required.

The annual base salary range for this role is $180,000.00 - $220,000.00 USD. The total compensation offered for this position may vary based on factors such as education, experience, skills, and location. It may also include non-cash rewards and benefits. The base salary range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.