Head of Engineering, Pro Football Focus
Teams
$170-210k
End-to-end sports performance analytics experience
Open for applications
End-to-end sports performance analytics experience
101-200 employees
Open for applications
$170-210k
101-200 employees
Company mission
To lead the sports industry in AI-driven analytics by 2030.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering in a production environment, with at least 3+ years in a leadership role
- Proven track record of leading high-performing engineering teams in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent problem solving skills and the ability to communicate technical strategies to stakeholders and non-technical teams
- Experience with scalable cloud architectures (GCP, Azure, and AWS services including ECS, S3 and Lambda)
- Proficiency in AI/ML frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Scikit-Learn
- Experience in designing and deploying services that interact with machine learning models at scale
- Strong understanding of databases, data warehousing, and caching systems
- Strong understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD
- Experience with data lake architecture and with non-relational databases such as Riak, Cassandra, DynamoDB, or Redshift
- Working knowledge in technologies: Elixir, Phoenix, Broadway, and Oban
- Passion for sports analytics and a deep appreciation for football data
What the job involves
- Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning
- Define and execute the technical roadmap for PFF’s Ultimate, DAT and supporting database projects
- Oversee architecture and infrastructure decisions of production data processing and aggregation pipelines ensuring scalability, security, and performance optimization
- Effectively collaborate with product, design, and data science teams across global timezones to deliver seamless digital experiences
- Spearhead initiatives in AI-driven analytics, leveraging machine learning and artificial intelligence to enhance data insights and automation
- Ensure seamless integration of AI models into data processing pipelines and software products
- Drive agile development processes, ensuring efficient execution and high-quality releases
- Optimize DevOps workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud infrastructure to improve engineering efficiency
- Stay ahead of emerging technologies and best practices in web, mobile, and sports analytics
- Foster a culture of leadership behaviors, technical excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement
Application process
- Apply
- Video Call with Recruiter
- Video call with VP Engineer
- Final interview with COO
Our take
Focusing on tools for American Football and soccer team front offices, coaches and performance analytics experts, Pro Football Focus - or PFF - builds tools that help evaluate individual and team performance. Used within fantasy football leagues, betting and media partner companies, Pro Football Focus is a one-stop shop for news and analytics, working with fans and businesses end-to-end.
Tools built by PFF include fantasy draft simulators, live draft assistants and analytic tools for player grading. Ultimately, Pro Football Focus allows for the discovery of deeper insights into the sports, benefitting both fans and business interests.
PFF also analyses college-level American Football, indicating its go-to status as a statistician and predictive body for the sports market. Unparalleled in its scope, PFF will thrive for as long as the sports it analyses continue to.
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Company benefits
- Fully remote
- Unlimited holiday
- 401k + insurance 🇺🇸
Company HQ
Over-The-Rhine, Cincinnati, OH
Leadership
Cris Collinsworth
(CEO)Anthony Cris Collinsworth is an American former professional football player and sports broadcaster.
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