Engineering Manager

PrizePicks is a daily fantasy sports platform serving a diverse range of sports leagues and esports titles. The Engineering Manager for the Gamification team will lead engineers in building features that improve member engagement and retention, while partnering with product, design, marketing, data, and engineering stakeholders to deliver polished experiences. The role also emphasizes engineering excellence, team development, system health, and reliable delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Determine where tech investments must be made to maintain system health and long-term success
• Work with engineers to plan, sequence, discuss tradeoffs, and deliver measurable success
• Hire and coach an exceptional team through one-on-one’s, goal setting, and conflict resolution
• Maintain a continuously improving, honest, and visible delivery cadence
• Close ownership gaps and build durable fixes to keep the team on track
• Manage urgency and escalate early to stay ahead of risks
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to establish clear deliverables and milestones

Requirements:

• 4+ years of hands-on experience managing a team of five or more engineers and testers
• Strong understanding of distributed, backend systems and user-facing features, ideally related to gamification platforms and products
• Excellent communication skills with proven experience collaborating across engineering teams and cross-functional partners
• Cultivate high-performing engineering squads by utilizing thoughtful delegation, defining distinct ownership, and maintaining firm accountability standards
• Solid technical fluency to ask critical questions, align cross-functional partners, and effectively navigate engineering discussions
• Demonstrated track record of building and shipping mission-critical B2C systems where data correctness and rollout strategy are critical to success
• Experience driving incidents and post-mortems from ambiguity to resolution, effectively communicating root causes and preventing future occurrences
• You must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time
• Excel at building reusable frameworks and decision models that solve immediate problems and serve teams long-term
• Skilled in feature-gate/experimentation and popular A/B testing platforms
• Hands-on professional experience in one or more of our core stacks:
• • JavaScript/TypeScript — React
• • Ruby — Rails, Roda
• • Golang — Echo
• While we prefer candidates based in Atlanta, we are open to qualified applicants from anywhere in the U.S. and are willing to consider remote candidates. #LI-Remote