For over 20 years, Major League Baseball has been at the forefront of technical innovation in digital products. Our mission is to grow the game of baseball by reaching the next generation of die-hard and casual fans with our exciting, engaging mobile apps and web properties. 

We’ve recently shifted our focus from manual testing to a concerted effort for test automation across our products. We’re striving to deliver software much more continuously than we ever have, and streamlining our testing processes will play a key role in helping us get there. We’re creating a new team to consolidate test engineering functions for several teams under a single leader, with the goal of establishing standards for test planning, biasing towards automation, and carving out career opportunities for test engineers at MLB. We’re looking for a Director of Test Engineering to lead this mission-critical team and help build the foundation of applications used by millions of fans to enjoy baseball for many years to come. 

In this role you will:

• Lead a team of test engineers passionate about solving challenging technical problems and delivering great products

• Develop and execute a technical strategy for test automation as a function for rapid delivery without sacrificing product quality.

• Build and grow your team, adjusting the team structure and working processes as needed to set them up for success 

• Establish quality metrics for your products with the goal of improving them over time

• Collaborate with product, design, and engineering peers to prioritize projects and efforts across all of the teams your group supports

• Refine release management processes to ensure quality standards are consistently met

• Mentor and coach for engineers both in your team and across the organization

• Be a leading voice and advocate for our quality engineering in senior leadership discussions

You are:

• A seasoned engineering manager having 5+ years of experience leading test engineering teams

• Recently removed from a hands-on test engineering/QA role focused on consumer-facing native mobile and web applications

• Well-versed in automation technologies with previous experience building automation from the ground up

• A strong leader and motivator who empowers their teams to do their best work

• Well-versed in modern Agile methodologies

• Passionate about building delightful products and experiences 

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

Why MLB?

Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. Employees love working at MLB because of the culture of growth, teamwork, and professionalism. Employees who are most successful at MLB take initiative, know how to identify problems and provide solutions, and always put the Team first. For those ready to step up to the plate and join the Major Leagues, MLB takes the same approach as teams do with their players: empowering our “workforce athletes” to be at their best by engineering experiences that put employees in the best position to succeed. Major League Baseball is looking for candidates who are passionate about growing America’s pastime to best serve its fans for decades to come.

MLB’s vision is to be the global sport of choice for youth to play, fans of all backgrounds to enjoy and a desired destination for employment. With a belief that the journey to growth and greatness is ongoing, MLB gives employees the opportunity to continue learning and honing their skills with programs such as: tuition reimbursement; mentorship programs; lunch and learns; online course subscriptions; paid industry certifications; business resource groups; and more.

MLB provides its employees with exceptional medical, dental, and vision coverage. Premiums are 100% employer covered to help employees focus on being their best!

Major League Baseball is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.  We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Are you ready to Step Up to the Plate? Apply below!

Per the NYC pay transparency law, the hiring range for this position is $180,000 to $220,000.

As a candidate for this position, your salary and related elements of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience, education, skills and any other factors Major League Baseball (MLB) considers relevant to the hiring decision. In addition to your salary, MLB believes in providing a competitive compensation and benefits package for its employees. MLB offers employees a full range of best in class benefits with no employee contributions towards medical, dental, and vision coverage premiums, as well as incentive and recognition programs, life insurance and automatic employer 401k contributions. All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and the terms of official plan documents which may be modified or amended from time to time.