[Hiring] Engineering Manager @PrizePicks

Role Description

As an Engineering Manager for our Gamification team, you’ll lead a team of talented, highly-motivated engineers focused on building the most rewarding experience for our millions of loyal members. You’ll partner closely with product, design, marketing, data, and engineering leaders to plan and deliver new and improved features and capabilities that strengthen member engagement and retention. You’ll set a high bar for execution and engineering excellence, and help your team move quickly from opportunity to polished experiences.

• 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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Requirements

• 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

Benefits

• Company-subsidized medical, dental, & vision plans
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Annual bonus
• Flexible PTO to encourage a healthy work/life balance (2 weeks STRONGLY encouraged!)
• Generous paid leave programs, including 16-week paid parental leave and disability benefits
• Workplace flexibility and modern work schedules focused on getting the job done, not hours clocked
• Company-wide in-person events and team outings
• Lifestyle enhancement program
• Company equipment provided (Windows & Mac options)
• Annual performance reviews with opportunities for growth and career development