FloSports · 1 month ago
Engineering Manager, Backend & Data
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expFloSports is a world-class sports media company strategically positioned to be the essential destination for passionate sports fans. As an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for leading a high-performing team of backend and data engineers, driving the design and delivery of core platform and data services that enhance FloSports’ fan experiences.
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Responsibilities
Lead, mentor, and grow backend and data engineers (4-6 direct reports) through coaching, feedback, and career development
Oversee the design and implementation of reliable and scalable backend and data services that power FloSports’ platform
Drive predictable delivery on team OKRs, balancing new feature work, reliability, and technical debt
Collaborate with product, design, QA and infrastructure teams to define technical priorities and execution plans
Maintain high engineering standards through code reviews, architecture discussions, and documentation
Contribute to the evolution of engineering processes that emphasize autonomy, ownership, and measurable impact
Partner with leadership to translate business goals into clear technical roadmaps and deliverables
Help cultivate a culture of technical curiosity, accountability, and continuous learning
Provide hands-on guidance when needed - from debugging distributed systems to reviewing architecture proposals
Recruit, interview, and onboard new team members
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience in backend or data engineering, including 2+ years in a people management or tech lead role
Excellent communication skills, able to clearly convey complex ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences
Demonstrated ability to balance technical depth with delivery, driving pragmatic solutions at scale
Passion for mentoring engineers and fostering high-performing, collaborative teams
Experience using AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering outcomes
Strong understanding of modern event-driven microservices and real-time stream processing architectures
Strong backend engineering experience (we primarily use TypeScript and Node.js)
Experience deploying and managing production systems on AWS
Proficiency with CI/CD processes and observability best practices
Preferred
Experience with AWS serverless (SST/CDK/Terraform), DynamoDB, OpenSearch, and stream processing (Kinesis, DynamoDB Streams)
Benefits
Flexibility at work - you can take control of your profession and personal schedule
All-hands events hosted in beautiful Austin, Texas
Annual equity awards for all top performers
Competitive and comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans
Peace of mind through company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability and life insurance
Generous 401(K) company match vested immediately
Progressive parental leave policies
Flexible paid time off
Hack-a-thons and a full calendar of team-building and social events
Company donation to youth teams and leagues that our employees coach
Stocked snack bar, catered lunch and breakfast tacos every week
Company
FloSports
FloSports is a media and events company that provides live streaming of premier events, original video programming, and weekly studio shows.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
FloSports has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
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Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (2)
2024 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$103.4MKey Investors
Dream SportsCauseway Media Partners
2025-04-01Series D· $24M
2019-06-03Series C· $47.2M
2016-08-15Series B· $21.2M
Leadership Team
Mark Floreani
CEO & Co-Founder
Madhu Venkatesan
Co-Founder/Chief Analytics Officer
Recent News
Sports Business Journal
2026-01-08
dcm.com
2026-01-02
2025-11-25
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