Senior Engineering Manager: AI-Driven Platform Leader

Fanatics Inc.; New York (NY); Remote; USD 163,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

Fanatics Inc. is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead and scale engineering teams delivering customer-facing software across mobile and backend platforms.

You will mentor engineers, uphold engineering best practices, and drive architecture decisions while partnering with product and design to execute a bold roadmap. This role emphasizes leadership in a fast-growing environment, with opportunities to champion AI-assisted workflows, data-driven decisions, and strong cross-functional

Qualifications

• 3+ years managing engineering teams.
• 4+ years building scalable and fault-tolerant systems.
• Ability to deconstruct architectures for multi-team development.
• Scope projects with targeted dates to meet business needs.
• Communicate complex technical subjects to diverse audiences.
• Familiar with Agile software delivery and SCRUM.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Team-first mindset with cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and technical guidance within your engineering vertical.
• Build and lead teams delivering software while applying best practices.
• Coach engineers across mobile and backend platforms.
• Clarify requirements, negotiate priorities, and manage projects.
• Partner with product and design to craft an ambitious roadmap.
• Drive reliable execution with clear objectives and KPIs.
• Advance AI-assisted engineering workflows and tooling.
• Recruit and onboard a diverse set of engineers.
• Coordinate with Fanatics stakeholders to align roadmaps.

Skills

Lead engineering teams

Agile / SCRUM

Architectural understanding

Strong communication

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Fanatics Inc. is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead and scale engineering teams delivering customer-facing software across mobile and backend platforms.

You will mentor engineers, uphold engineering best practices, and drive architecture decisions while partnering with product and design to execute a bold roadmap. This role emphasizes leadership in a fast-growing environment, with opportunities to champion AI-assisted workflows, data-driven decisions, and strong cross-functional