Engineering Manager, The Athletic
Web Platforms
$180-220k
Subscription based publisher of sports content
Open for applications
Subscription based publisher of sports content
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$180-220k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To produce smarter coverage for die-hard fans and redefine the way fans get access to sports content by flipping the normal model for sports journalism.
Role
Who you are
- 2+ years experience managing an engineering team
- Experience leading a team building both web or iOS/Android products
- Direct experience scaling a small to medium/large team highly desired
- Prior experience working with/supporting AWS, PHP, JS & MySQL desired
- Enthusiasm to work in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
- Passion for sports is understandable, but not required
What the job involves
- We’re looking for an experienced engineering manager to grow and lead our team of engineers responsible for building all of The Athletic’s web and mobile products (including web, iOS, Android, and API)
- You will report to the VP of Engineering and work cross-functionally with product management, design, data science, and marketing to prioritize projects, manage the team, and be a valued decision-maker within the company
- Lead the engineering team as they deliver high-quality software in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
- Make technology and hiring decisions to meet anticipated demands and scale
- Evaluate trade-offs and effectively prioritize tasks within the team in alignment with strategic initiatives and company goals
- Develop and implement engineering practices to support quality, reliability, scalability or our products and services
- Ensure your team and stakeholders have visibility around the whole development lifecycle and key progress indicators
- Coordinate and deliver product releases across web, and mobile apps, as well as deployment of services to support our products
- Collaborate closely with product, design, data science, and marketing teams to define strategy and execute on your roadmap
- Hold regular 1:1s, evaluate performance, and provide consistent productive feedback
- Help engineers learn the skills needed to advance in their career
- Contribute to important company-wide initiatives like diversity and inclusion, technical brand, and hiring process
Our take
The Athletic provides authentic, in-depth coverage written by journalists who know the teams they write about inside out. Its model bucks the trend of traditional sports journalism outfits by asking for a subscription rather than relying on ad-revenue.
Despite initial doubts that users would be willing to pay for sports journalistic content, the Athletic has found significant success and was acquired by the New York times in 2022.
This collaboration was criticised at the time by investors who believed that the Athletic was undersold. However, despite The Athletic operating at a loss since the takeover, it's clear that the New York Times perceives the subscription magazine as a long-term investment, predicting that it will be operating at a profit within the next 4 years. This will be aided by accelerated customer growth and the growing trend of subscription-based sports news.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
20% female employees
8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jan 2020
$50m
SERIES D
May 2019
$21.8m
SERIES C
Total funding: $139.5m
Company values
- Move forward fearlessly - We are a company that is redefining the way fans get access to sports content. We’ve never been afraid to push the envelope and will continue to build a better experience on behalf of our team and our readers
- Be authentic - Credibility and a unique approach to storytelling are at the core of everything we publish. Covering the best stories with integrity, our writers are encouraged to build their own brand and act as leading sources of truth
- Never settle. No shortcuts - We are relentless in our pursuit of the most in-depth, substantive sports coverage. Our model allows us to create and publish content on our own terms. We employ an unrivaled team of editors and writers who put in the hard work
- Build community - We are at our best when we empower all perspectives and hold each other accountable. We foster a unique community unlike any other, where sports fans and writers can come together to share ideas, display their passions, and engage in meaningful debate
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Adam Hansmann
(President & Co-Founder)Previously a McKinsey Business Analyst and then Associate at Calera Capital.
Alex Mather
(CEO & Co-Founder)Vice President at startup building a community for athletes called Strava before founding The Athletic
People progressing
Joined as a Product Manager, promoted to VP Product Marketing after 7 months. They were promoted to Senior Vice President of Marketing in November 2020 and became Chief Growth Officer in March 2022.
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