Underdog · 1 day ago
Engineering Manager - Data & ML
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$208K/yr - $310K/yr
8+ years expUnderdog is a rapidly growing sports company focused on building innovative products for sports fans. The Engineering Manager - Data & ML will lead the development of a scalable data and machine learning platform, ensuring data quality and availability while managing a high-performing team and collaborating across product, engineering, and analytics teams.
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Responsibilities
Roadmapping and technically architecting a scalable data and machine learning platform
Establish best practices that achieve operational excellence in data availability, data quality, and data observability
Collaborate with the data science, data analytics, and product teams to deliver high-impact data assets in a fast paced environment
Manage relevant cloud infrastructure for hosting big data applications and ML workloads such as SageMaker, Kubeflow, or Vertex AI
Design and implement data pipelines that are optimized for scale and data quality
Lead, mentor, and scale the data engineering team, cultivating a culture of innovation, learning, and excellence
Partner with product, engineering, and analytics teams to understand their data needs and translate their business requirements to scalable technical solutions
Stay on top of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices for data processing, storage, compute and ML development
Develop and maintain robust governance frameworks, ensuring processes for monitoring, documentation, and testing are in place to safeguard the integrity and availability of data
Qualification
Required
At least 8+ years of experience in data engineering, data infrastructure, and/or machine learning roles with experience architecting near real time big data systems
2+ years of experience managing 5+ person teams
Highly focused on delivering results for internal and external stakeholders in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
Strong familiarity with distributed computing and data storage mechanisms on the cloud environment (e.g. AWS/GCP/Azure) with hands-on experience in managing data infrastructure
Track record of delivering scalable and innovative solutions, leveraging cutting-edge technologies for data and machine learning technologies such as Spark, Iceberg, Kafka, and SageMaker
Demonstrates strong ownership and thrives in a fast paced environment, consistently driving initiatives forward and delivering results with urgency
Excellent leadership and communication skills with ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders
Advanced degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field
Expert proficiency with Python and SQL
Expert proficiency with Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code (IAC) tools
Preferred
Strong interest in sports and/or sports betting
Experience building ML systems like recommendation engines
Benefits
Unlimited PTO (we're extremely flexible with the exception of the first few weeks before & into the NFL season)
16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
Home office stipend
A connected virtual first culture with a highly engaged distributed workforce
5% 401k match
FSA
Company paid health, dental, vision plan options for employees and dependents
Company
Underdog
We’re the fastest-growing sports gaming company ever. Our mission is to build innovative games and products for American sports fans.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (1)
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$115MKey Investors
Spark CapitalBlackRockKevin Carter
2025-03-26Series C· $70M
2022-07-26Series B· $35M
2021-05-03Series A· $10M
Leadership Team
Jeremy Levine
Founder & CEO
Rishi Garg
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
Mergers & Acquisitions
2025-10-19
2025-10-18
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