Manager, Software Engineering - NBC Sports Next
The NBC Sports Next Youth and Recreational Sports group is currently seeking a manager of software engineering to work with and lead a team of other software engineers to deliver projects and systems critical to the NBC Sports Next business. You will take part in product strategy, establish project plans, and work with engineering teams across NBC Sports Next to further our product vision, improve our engineering practices, and enhance the safety experience for youth and recreational sports.Job DutiesLead and inspire the engineering team, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.Promote diversity and inclusion within the team, creating an environment that welcomes different perspectives and encourages shared success.Contribute to the design, development, testing, deployment, maintenance, and enhancement of highly reliable and secure services that support millions of users in cloud-hosted environments.Collaborate with software engineers during code reviews to ensure high-quality, scalable, and effective solutions.Drive strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment between engineering efforts and company goals. Work with Product Managers, Quality Engineers, and cross-functional teams to deliver user-centric software and outstanding customer experiences.Optimize development processes by implementing best practices and identifying opportunities for process improvements. Participate in Agile ceremonies, including standups, retrospectives, and planning sessions, to drive team efficiency.Diagnose and resolve production issues quickly, ensuring minimal disruption to users, while ensuring the scalability and performance of systems through collaboration with architects and senior engineers.Support career development by identifying growth opportunities, providing coaching on complex technical and design challenges, and encouraging learning and development for team members. Manage the development and growth of engineers by setting clear, achievable goals.Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to ensure projects meet high standards of quality, reliability, and security, and are delivered on schedule.Provide timely, actionable feedback to team members using specific examples and metrics to ensure continuous improvement.Manage resources effectively by ensuring appropriate workload distribution and efficient use of the team’s capabilities.Contribute to recruitment efforts by identifying and hiring candidates who are the best fit for the team, ensuring alignment with the team's culture, needs, and long-term success, while actively working to remove obstacles to productivity.Lead strategic decision-making around technology choices and infrastructure by collaborating with lead and senior engineers to ensure systems are scalable, performant, and secure.Promote a culture of collaboration and engagement, encouraging open communication and teamwork to support a high-performing engineering environment.