Software Engineering Manager

Overview

THE POSITION Our roster has an opening with your name on it. Fan Duel is looking for an experienced Software Engineering Manager who employs a robust managerial toolbox to lead a team of Engineers delivering measurable business and customer impact in support of semi-annual and annual goals. You will be accountable for the customer experience, project prioritization, software quality, and system maintenance - but most importantly, for the experience, management, and development of the Engineers who report to you.

You will identify and tackle open-ended, ambiguous problems that often extend beyond your immediate team s scope, influencing outcomes across multiple teams through strategic planning, effective decision-making, and conflict resolution. You set the example for our values, create an environment of psychological safety where all team members feel included and heard, and empower engineers to take risks, make decisions, and learn from outcomes.

You balance immediate results with long-term growth, retention, and team well-being, ensuring your team consistently delivers at a high level of impact for our business and customers.

In addition to the specific responsibilities outlined above, employees may be required to perform other such duties as assigned by the Company. This ensures operational flexibility and allows the Company to meet evolving business needs.

Everyone on our team has a part to play.

• Define and execute team strategy and roadmap in alignment with stakeholders, company-wide priorities, and customer needs
• Identify new opportunities with the most customer, org, or company-wide impact and refocus efforts when results don t move the needle
• Set team priorities, goals, and key metrics; run efficient operational cadences and hold your team accountable for progress
• Make informed decisions by seeking diverse perspectives, leveraging customer insights, and optimizing for the overall organization
• Work with Senior Engineers to deliver technical vision; provide quality feedback on designs and hold teams accountable for alignment to technical strategy
• Proactively identify technology gaps and opportunities while mitigating risks; actively eliminate sources of toil to reduce production incidents
• Foster career growth through coaching, mentoring, and internal mobility
• Build deep cross-functional relationships, break down silos, and influence outcomes across multiple teams
• Respond with urgency to operational issues, unblock your team by eliminating barriers, and ensure sustainable delivery of business impact

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with 3+ years in people management
• Proven ability to identify and execute on opportunities with customer, org, or company-wide impact
• Experience influencing outcomes across multiple teams and resolving conflicts with cross-functional partners
• Strong track record of strategic planning and decision-making that balances multiple stakeholder needs
• Demonstrated ability to create inclusive, psychologically safe team environments with a focus on growth and development
• Experience managing through ambiguity and coaching teams through complexity and change
• Hands-on experience with full-stack development (Java, Python, JavaScript, or Kotlin/Swift)
• Proven track record managing teams through complete SDLC
• Experience with Agile methodologies and software delivery best practices
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and modern architectures
• Experience establishing team metrics, KPIs, and operational cadences

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience defining team strategy and multi-quarter roadmaps aligned with company priorities
• Experience managing senior individual contributors and guiding their career growth
• Background managing teams through organizational change
• Experience managing a high visibility team and prioritizing against product and support requirements
• Experience in high-scale, consumer-facing applications
• Background in gaming, sports betting, or fintech industries
• Experience with observability and monitoring tools
• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science or related field

Fan Duel Group is the premier mobile gaming company in the United States and Canada. Fan Duel Group consists of a portfolio of leading brands across mobile wagering including:
America’s #1 Sports book, Fan Duel Sports book; its leading iGaming platform, Fan Duel Casino; the industry’s unquestioned leader in horse racing and advance-deposit wagering, Fan Duel Racing; and its daily fantasy sports product. In addition, Fan Duel Group operates Fan Duel TV, its broadly distributed linear cable television network and Fan Duel TV+, its leading direct-to-consumer OTT platform. Fan Duel Group has a presence across all 50 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

The company is based in New York with US offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Jersey City, as well as global offices in Canada and Scotland. The company’s affiliates have offices worldwide, including in Ireland,…