Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Baseball Data Platform

$160,000 - $205,000/Yr

Mlb - New York, NY

Full-time - Senior

New York, NY

Specialty Trade Contractors

About the position

The Baseball Data team is seeking a Senior Manager, Software Engineer - Baseball Data Platforms. This is a hands-on managerial role designed for an individual who is prepared to support both individuals and teams in solving complex distributed problems while enhancing our portfolio of baseball data products. In this position, you will collaborate closely with business stakeholders, product managers, and cross-functional engineering teams to facilitate the design and implementation of new, engaging features for our users. The ideal candidate will possess extensive managerial experience, a deep understanding of the software development lifecycle, and a proven track record of supporting engineering teams as they evolve in their careers. A background in data delivery through highly scalable distributed systems is essential. As a Senior Manager, you will manage a team of software engineers in a fast-paced and agile environment. You will collaborate with engineering and product leadership to develop engineering roadmaps and support engineers as they transform requirements into actionable development plans. Your role will also involve adopting modern platforms and managing resources to optimize value, championing Agile processes, and working cross-functionally to align on business-critical initiatives, sequencing, and delivery. Additionally, you will contribute to fostering an inclusive culture that ensures team satisfaction and engagement.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of software engineers in a fast-paced and agile environment.
• Collaborate with engineering and product leadership to develop engineering roadmaps.
• Support and empower engineers as they transform requirements into actionable development plans.
• Adopt modern platforms and manage resources to optimize value.
• Champion Agile processes.
• Work cross-functionally to align on business-critical initiatives, sequencing, and delivery.
• Contribute to our inclusive culture to ensure team satisfaction and engagement.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience developing large, scalable web services and APIs.
• 3+ years of experience leading one or more teams of 5-10 software engineers.
• Proficiency in back-end technologies including Java (Spring) and JavaScript/Typescript (Node).
• Proficiency in front-end technologies including ES6, Typescript, React, HTML, CSS.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in designing and implementing high availability distributed systems.
• Experience with cloud services (GCP, AWS, etc.) and API architecture.
• Knowledge of observability and application performance monitoring.
• Familiarity with cloud-native tooling such as Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform.
• Experience with content delivery networks such as Cloudflare, Fastly, Akamai.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

• Exceptional medical, dental, and vision coverage with 100% employer-covered premiums.
• Tuition reimbursement programs.
• Mentorship programs and lunch and learns.
• Online course subscriptions and paid industry certifications.
• Incentive and recognition programs.
• Life insurance and automatic employer 401k contributions.