About Us

The Athletic is a digital sports media company that brings true sports fans closer to the athletes, teams and leagues that captivate their attention. We serve a multi-faceted audience that craves a richer connection and understanding with immersive storytelling and a like-minded community of fans. Founded in 2016 and with major operational hubs in San Francisco, Los Angeles, London and Melbourne, we empower a truly global team of more than 600 creators and cover more than 250 professional sports and collegiate teams across the United States, Canada and the UK. Our newsroom has produced thousands of in-depth reports along with more than 120 podcasts and other forms of premium content. Put simply, The Athletic is at the center of a sports fan’s universe.

About the Role

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 is a remote role 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.

The Athletic offers unique perks and benefits to all full-time employees based on their country of residence. Our comprehensive US benefits package includes:

- Highly competitive, employer-contributed medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance plans.

- Savings accounts for medical, wellness, and childcare expenses.

- 401k retirement savings plan and employer match.

- Paid time off including paid sick leave, 12 paid holidays, 15 days of accrued vacation to start, and up to 20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.

For international candidates: Our global benefits packages offer similar benefits and perks, competitive to the local market.

The Athletic Media Company is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply. The Athletic will consider all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

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