Director, Engineering - Games & Promotions

Underdog; United States; On-site; USD 250,000 - 310,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a rapidly growing sports gaming company as the Director of Engineering, overseeing the Games and Promotions domain. This role encompasses leading cross-functional teams, developing engineering leaders, and driving scalable, innovative product experiences. With a competitive salary and unlimited PTO, you'll thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Unlimited PTO

Fully paid parental leave (16 weeks)

$500 home office allowance

5% 401k match

Company paid health, dental, vision plans

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams of 30+ in fast-paced environments.
• Proven success in managing cross-functional teams.
• Strong delivery orientation and engagement in architecture.

Responsibilities

• Own the execution and health of teams maintaining core game experiences.
• Partner closely with product, design, and marketing to define roadmaps.
• Drive engineering excellence and scalable systems.

Skills

Team building

Coaching

Delivery orientation

Technical intuition

Cross-functional collaboration

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Director, Engineering - Games & Promotions

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We’re Underdog.

The fastest-growing sports gaming company – ever.

We’re Underdog.

The fastest-growing sports gaming company – ever.

We build innovative games, products, and experiences for American sports fans.

We’re here to shake up the fastest growing industry with bold ideas, custom-built tech, and the drive to win.

Founded in 2020, our team has built four of today’s most widely played fantasy games and launched the Underdog Sportsbook – built entirely in-house with our own technology. That means we control our product, move fast, and create experiences you won’t find anywhere else.

In just over two years, we’ve reached over a $1.2 billion valuation, with investors like BlackRock, Spark Capital, SV Angel, Mark Cuban, Kevin Durant, and Adam Schefter. And we’re just getting started.

At Underdog, we believe that sports are for everyone. Join us.

About the role:

We’re looking for a seasoned Director of Engineering to lead the charge across our Games and Promotions domain—one of the most critical, fast-moving parts of our product experience. You’ll oversee multiple cross-functional teams of mobile and backend engineers responsible for building and scaling the game mechanics, promotions engine, and user-facing experiences that make our platform fun, sticky, and differentiated in the sports betting and fantasy gaming space.

This is a high-leverage role where you'll drive delivery, coach and grow high-performing teams, partner deeply with Product and Design, and shape both the technical architecture and team strategy needed to scale our systems and our impact.

What you’ll do:

• Own the execution and health of multiple teams building and maintaining core game experiences, dynamic promotions, and backend infrastructure powering player-facing systems.
• Partner closely with product, design, data, and marketing to define roadmaps, ensure alignment, and accelerate delivery of domain-level goals.
• Develop engineering leaders and ICs through coaching, mentorship, and structured growth opportunities.
• Drive engineering excellence by championing reliable, testable, and scalable systems across both mobile and backend platforms.
• Scale architecture and operations to handle increased load, complexity, and regulatory scrutiny as the business grows.
• Create clarity in ambiguity by setting vision, aligning teams, and driving tradeoffs that balance delivery, quality, and technical debt.
• Promote a culture of accountability and impact, where engineers understand the “why” behind their work and ship with urgency and pride.
  
  
  

Who you are:

• Experience building and leading large teams of managers and software engineers (30+) delivering cross-functional projects, and mentoring leaders across both technical and management tracks.
• Proven success managing cross-functional teams, especially in fast-paced consumer product environments.
• Deep technical intuition with the ability to engage meaningfully in architecture and system design conversations.
• Strong delivery orientation—you know how to ship and scale in ambiguous, high-growth environments.
• Experience partnering closely with Product and Design to co-own outcomes and align roadmaps.
• Passion for team building, coaching, and creating an environment where engineers thrive and grow.
• Experience in gaming, mobile apps, or consumer-facing promotions systems is a strong plus.
  
  
  

Our target starting base salary range for this position is between $250,000 and $310,000, plus target equity. The starting base salary will depend on a number of factors including the candidate’s skills and experience, among other things.

What we can offer you:

• Unlimited PTO (we're extremely flexible with the exception of the first few weeks before & into the NFL season)
• 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
• A $500 home office allowance
• A connected virtual first culture with a highly engaged distributed workforce
• 5% 401k match, FSA, company paid health, dental, vision plan options for employees and dependents
  
  
  

This position may require sports betting licensure based on certain state regulations.

Underdog is an equal opportunity employer and doesn't discriminate on the basis of creed, race, sexual orientation, gender, age, disability status, or any other defining characteristic.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

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