Senior Engineering Manager (REMOTE)

fanaticsfbg; United States; Remote; USD 163,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

Fanatics FBG is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead one or more engineering teams responsible for a consumer-facing mobile application at scale. This remote role includes occasional travel for team and company events and reports to senior leadership.

You will mentor engineers, drive architecture decisions, and partner with product and design to deliver an ambitious roadmap while maintaining high engineering standards and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• 3+ years managing one or more engineering teams.
• 4+ years building highly scalable, fault-tolerant systems.
• Strong ability to break down architecture for parallel team execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow engineering teams across mobile and backend, setting clear objectives and KPIs.
• Partner with product and design to shape roadmap and present to executives.
• Run daily scrums, clarify requirements, negotiate priorities, and ship high-quality software.
• Champion AI-assisted engineering workflows across tooling, testing, and code review.
• Recruit and onboard engineers, coach team members, align stakeholders.
• Engage in architecture discussions and drive quality practices.

Skills

Engineering management

Scalable systems design

Architectural decomposition

Agile / Scrum

Executive communication

Team leadership

Tools

Kotlin Multiplatform

Compose Multiplatform

Job description

Role overview

Senior Engineering Manager leading one or more engineering teams that build and operate a consumer-facing mobile application at scale. The role combines hands-on technical leadership with people management and cross-functional delivery for a high-traffic sports platform. It is a remote position with occasional travel for team and company events.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow engineering teams across mobile and backend, setting clear objectives and using KPIs to ensure predictable delivery.
• Partner with product and design counterparts to shape an ambitious but achievable roadmap and present it to executive stakeholders.
• Run daily scrums, clarify requirements, negotiate priorities, and ship software that meets architectural and engineering quality standards.
• Champion adoption of AI-assisted engineering workflows across tooling, documentation, testing, and code review.
• Recruit, assess, and onboard engineers while coaching existing team members and aligning stakeholders across the organization.
• Stay engaged in architecture discussions, workflow reviews, and quality practices while empowering engineers to own implementation.

Requirements

• Three or more years managing one or more engineering teams and four or more years building highly scalable, fault-tolerant systems.
• Broad knowledge of design approaches with the ability to break down architecture for parallel team execution.
• Strong project scoping, prioritization, and stakeholder communication skills, including presenting to executive audiences.
• Working familiarity with Agile delivery and Scrum methodology.
• Comfort operating in fast-moving, entrepreneurial environments where priorities shift quickly.
• Team-first mindset with strong cross-functional collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Startup experience and a strong mobile engineering background.
• Hands-on work with Kotlin Multiplatform or Compose Multiplatform.
• Interest in sports collectibles, trading cards, or live commerce.

Benefits and work setup

• Remote role with occasional travel for conferences, meetings, and team events.
• Base salary range of $163,000 to $265,000 USD, plus bonus eligibility for full-time employees.