Manager, Engineering

Fabletics; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work Schedule*

Discretionary Paid Time Off*

Summer Fridays*

Healthcare Plans

Employee Discounts

401k

Annual Bonus Program

Equity Program*

Job summary

Fabletics is seeking a Manager of Engineering to lead and mentor engineers on our Product Creation Team that builds and maintains product lifecycle management systems for our ecom business.

The ideal candidate will guide projects through tech planning, execution, and collaboration with stakeholders, with an agile mindset to navigate ambiguity and shifting priorities. This role reports to the VP, Software Engineering and is remote-friendly with headquarters in El Segundo, CA.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of Software Engineering experience, including 2+ years of engineering team management.
• Experience with distributed systems, multi-tiered applications, SOA, and microservices.
• Understanding of REST API, JavaScript, C#, SQL Script; knowledge of HTML/CSS structure.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineers on technical projects involving enterprise-wide software.
• Mentor the team to advance engineers toward career goals.
• Collaborate with Product Managers for requirements, roadmaps, and sound solution architecture.
• Drive agile delivery of systems and tools on time and with high quality.
• Provide hands-on contribution and remove blockers in daily engineering tasks.
• Champion AI-assisted development tools and promote responsible automation.

Skills

Software Engineering

Team Leadership

Agile methodologies

REST API

JavaScript

C#

SQL Script

HTML/CSS understanding

Tools

Centric Software (PLM)

ERP

CRM

SCM

PIM

Job description

Fabletics is currently looking for a Manager, Engineering.

How Do You Fit In? Fabletics is looking for a Manager of Engineering to lead and mentor the engineers on our Product Creation Team that build and maintain our product lifecycle management systems that run our successful ecom business.

The ideal candidate will be very hands on with a small team to help lead and guide projects throughout the project lifecycle including tech planning, project management, engineering execution, with strong collaboration and communication with key stakeholders. An agile mindset is a must along with a strong ability to navigate ambiguity, shifting priorities, and managing your own time while ensuring the teams delivery is smooth, on-time, and high quality.

This position will report to the VP, Software Engineering.

What you will do:

• Lead team of engineers in technical projects involving enterprise-wide proprietary and third-party software.
• Provide opportunities and mentor team to advance engineers toward their career goals.
• Collaborate with Product Managers in requirement gathering exercises with business stakeholders to provide sound solution architecture feedback.
• Collaborate with Product Managers to refine stories, define roadmaps, and communicate with stakeholders to deliver working systems, tools, and solutions on time, using agile methodologies.
• Train team in engineering best practices to ensure delivery of high-quality solutions and provide dependable customer service, removing obstacles blocking engineers from achieving their tasks where needed.
• Provide direction to the engineering team in terms of sprint goals, understanding business initiatives behind those goals, and learning the skills required to deliver on those goals.
• Contribute to the working team by being hands on with the day-to-day engineering efforts.
• Participate and provide feedback in daily sprint stand-ups, backlog grooming, and sprint retrospectives.
• Create and manage documentation diagrams of solutions and integrations between systems and tools.
• Champion adoption of AI-assisted engineering tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and similar agentic coding assistants) across the team, driving measurable gains in delivery speed and code quality.
• Identify and drive opportunities to apply AI and LLM-based automation to PLM workflows, integrations, and internal tooling, balancing speed of delivery with appropriate human oversight.

What you can bring:

• 5-7 years of Software Engineering experience, including 2+ years of experience managing engineering teams
• Experience in building, developing, and managing highly effective engineering teams
• Experience with distributed systems, multi-tiered application development, service-oriented architecture, and microservice architecture
• Understanding of REST API, JavaScript, C#, SQL Script; understanding of structure & syntax of HTML, XML, and CSS.
• Ability to communicate ideas and roadmaps across both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to dissect requirements to ensure optimal solutions in our systems and tools.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and presentation
• Experience with PLM Systems, notably Centric Software or other Fashion PLM solutions, is a plus (Yunique, PTC FlexPLM, Seimens, DeSL).
• Experience with enterprise solutions such as ERP, PLM, CRM, SCM, or PIM skills
• Ideal candidate brings foundational AI literacy, including experience using generative AI tools, and a proactive mindset to experiment with new technologies to drive productivity and innovation.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools and agentic coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor) and a track record of driving team-wide adoption.
• Working knowledge of prompt engineering and agentic/LLM-based AI concepts, with the judgment to evaluate where AI can responsibly accelerate delivery versus where human oversight is required.

Where We Are:

This role is remote-friendly, with headquarters based in El Segundo, CA.

Compensation & Total Rewards:

At Fabletics we believe work and life should fit together!We continue to build a culture of flexibility, to empower you to do your best and put yourself first.Our Total Rewards program rewards employees for their hard work, supporting their health, well-being, families, and ultimately their life journey. Total Rewards at Fabletics includes:

• Hybrid Work Schedule*
• Discretionary Paid Time Off*
• Summer Fridays*
• Healthcare Plans
• Employee Discounts
• 401k
• Annual Bonus Program
• Equity Program*
• And More

*Varied for retail, fulfillment and fully remote roles.

The annual base salary range for this position is from $125,000-$160,000.

Offered base salary will be dependent on factors including the scope and complexity of the role, candidate’s related work experience, subject matter expertise and work location.

Fabletics, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer

We recruit, employ, compensate, develop, and promote regardless of race, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable.

At Fabletics, Inc., we champion a vibrant workplace culture that thrives on diversity law and do not tolerate discrimination or harassment. We are one team from many backgrounds, innovating through diversity of individuals, who are driven by passion for creating an inclusive space for all.

Fabletics, Inc. will continue to champion a workplace culture that prizes diversity and inclusivity.

We encourage you to apply regardless of meeting all qualifications and/or requirements.

At Fabletics our mission is to be the world's most fashionable, innovative and inclusive active lifestyle brand.

Fabletics has been recognized as a Great Place to Work for multiple consecutive years with a positive work environment where innovation is rewarded, female leadership is championed, diversity is celebrated, and work-life balance is encouraged.

We attribute our success to a culture of innovation that spans across our global offices including our Corporate HQ in El Segundo, CA!

Diversity & Inclusion: At Fabletics, we believe in creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable environment.

Fabletics believes it’s important that all our employees feel supported and empowered to be themselves, and we want to celebrate all of the amazing ways that our people bring different experiences to the table and make us better.

Fabletics Cares: Our mission with Fabletics Cares is to Foster an authentically inclusive community by championing health and wellness for all.

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