About the Role
Hudl is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers focused on its Fan and Club products, which power millions of tickets sold, millions of livestreaming hours, and Club sports programmes and high school athletic departments nationwide. The role requires a high level of strategic thinking, technical leadership and management expertise to drive the company's mission forward. The engineering team is spread across the U.S., with people working both in office and remotely.
Key Responsibilities
- Shape and drive team-level strategy, ensuring alignment with Hudl's overall vision and setting direction for multiple teams.
- Lead and mentor engineers ranging from senior to new-to-career, fostering a high-performance, team-oriented culture.
- Develop leadership capabilities, promote best practices and ensure high performance across teams.
- Collaborate closely with leaders from various disciplines to plan and deliver enhancements across the product suite.
- Serve as a technical leader, guiding teams in the development of robust, scalable cloud solutions.
- Solve complex technical challenges and drive engineering excellence.
- Drive acceleration of the software development lifecycle through impactful adoption of AI development tooling and agentic engineering patterns.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- Extensive experience in cloud technology and building highly scalable software solutions, with a proven track record of designing, implementing and maintaining cloud-based systems that scale efficiently and handle millions of livestreams and ticket sales.
- Demonstrated track record of driving technical strategy and leading engineering efforts, including setting technical direction for product areas and guiding teams towards successful project outcomes aligned with the company's strategic goals.
- Strong managerial experience, with a background in leading engineering teams and skills in career coaching and performance management.
- An AI-forward mindset and strong bias for agentic engineering techniques, with the expectation of driving impactful and efficient adoption of AI coding tools across the team.
- Proven communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across disciplines and teams, articulating ideas clearly and working effectively with various stakeholders, including Product Management and Design.
- Experience in product partnership, with a proven ability to partner effectively with Product Managers to shape and solidify the team's roadmap.
- Commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment, championing diversity and inclusion within teams so that all team members feel valued and empowered to contribute.
Preferred Skills
- Video processing and storage experience, including tools such as ffmpeg or video livestreaming protocols such as HLS, RTMP, SRT or similar.
- Transaction processing and financial systems experience, including working with end-user financial systems; Hudl uses Stripe to process transactions, Stripe Connect to power user payouts and a financial ledger to track transactions.
- Professional background in TypeScript, React, GraphQL, C#, MongoDB and AWS; adjacent languages, frameworks and services used at scale are also relevant.
- Mobile development know-how, including React Native or native iOS or Android development; Hudl is heavily invested in React Native to bring its Fan experience to iOS, Android and a variety of CTV platforms with a single codebase.
- Familiarity with hybrid teams, having previously worked with hybrid or remote teams.
Workplace
Local candidates in Lincoln, Nebraska are prioritised.
Remote applicants are considered if they reside in one of the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
The engineering team is spread across the U.S., with people working both in office and remotely.
Salary
- Starting salaries will typically fall near the middle of the range.
- Compensation decisions are based on an individual's experience, skills and education in line with internal pay equity practices.
- The role is also eligible for a long-term incentive (LTI) award.
- Any bonuses awarded are based on individual and company performance and are paid at Hudl's discretion.
Benefits & Perks
- Flexibility in work life, including flexible vacation time and company-wide holidays.
- A paid sabbatical every five years to unplug and recharge.
- Autonomy within an open, honest culture where people are trusted from day one and own their work, with the agency to try new ideas.
- Encouragement of career growth, with resources and opportunities for professional development.
- Investment in offices designed with employees in mind, plus the tech stack and hardware needed to do your best work whether in the office or working remotely.
- Medical plans tailored for employees and their families, including vision, dental and fertility benefits.
- Support through an EAP and Employee Resource Groups.
- 401(K) contribution matching up to 4% of your own contribution.
About the Company
The company sees itself as the team behind the team, supporting the lifelong impact sports can have: the lessons in teamwork and dedication, the influence of inspiring coaches and the opportunities to reach new heights.