Fan Experience Engineering Director (AI-Driven Velocity)

Gametime; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 257,000 - 302,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO

Competitive salary & equity

Gametime credits

Medical, dental, & vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Carrot Fertility

401k, HSA

Company off-sites

Wellness programs

Tenure recognition

Job summary

Gametime is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead fan-facing development across iOS, Android, mobile web, and desktop. You will code alongside the team, set standards for frontier models and AI tooling, and drive velocity and quality in a fast-paced marketplace.

You will partner with Product and Design, own the engineering roadmap, and mentor engineers to advance to new career levels while balancing speed, stability, and technical debt.

Qualifications

• Hands-on engineering manager with hands-on coding and mentoring responsibilities.
• Experience using frontier models, AI coding agents, and tooling to improve velocity and quality.
• Track record shipping consumer-facing features that drive business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on leadership: code alongside your team and lead from the front.
• Define and own the engineering roadmap and execution plan.
• Partner with Product and Design to define product direction and priorities.
• Invest in tooling, tech debt paydown, and AI-enhanced development workflows.
• Mentor engineers and raise the talent bar for multiple teams.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering leads to improve marketplace architecture.

Skills

Hands-on leadership

Front-end & back-end

React & React Native

Full-stack engineering

AI tooling & models

Job description

Gametime is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead fan-facing development across iOS, Android, mobile web, and desktop. You will code alongside the team, set standards for frontier models and AI tooling, and drive velocity and quality in a fast-paced marketplace.

You will partner with Product and Design, own the engineering roadmap, and mentor engineers to advance to new career levels while balancing speed, stability, and technical debt.