PrizePicks · 5 hours ago
Data and ML Platform Engineering Manager
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$175K/yr - $250K/yr
8+ years expPrizePicks is the fastest-growing sports company in North America, recognized for its leading platform for Daily Fantasy Sports. The Engineering Manager will build and lead a new Data & ML Platform team responsible for foundational platform capabilities that enhance developer velocity, reliability, and quality across the organization.
Fantasy SportsGamingSports
No H1B
Responsibilities
Build the team + roadmap
Stand up a new platform team (hiring, onboarding, team rituals, execution cadence)
Define a clear, prioritized platform roadmap with measurable adoption outcomes
Deliver high-leverage platform components
Build “paved roads” that make it easy to ship: reusable patterns, templates, libraries, and reference architectures
Enable self-service across data + ML workflows with strong governance, security, and observability
Use a mix of open source and vendor products to build a Data and ML Platform
Run production-grade operations
Establish quality gates (design reviews, testing strategy, release safety) and platform standards
Own operational excellence: SLIs/SLOs, on-call readiness, incident response, capacity planning, cost/performance tradeoffs
Partner across the org
Work closely with Data Engineering, ML Engineering, Analytics, Product, and Security to drive adoption and outcomes
Qualification
Required
A graduate degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field
8+ years of engineering experience, with meaningful depth in data and/or ML platforms
3+ years leading engineers (hiring, coaching, delivery accountability)
Strong distributed systems fundamentals (scaling, reliability, data correctness)
Hands-on ability in Python and/or Java (can dive into code and unblock delivery)
Experience with several of: Kubernetes, Spark, Kafka/Flink, orchestration, metadata/governance, table formats (Iceberg), CI/CD, observability, NoSQL stores
MLOps experience (ML Flow, feature stores, model lifecycle tooling, deployment patterns)
Built developer 'paved roads' / internal platforms with strong adoption
Familiarity with search infrastructure (Turbopuffer/Elasticsearch)
Self-starter + ownership: drives ambiguous problems to durable solutions
Builds and grows teams: mentors, raises the bar, and develops talent
Quality-first: designs for operability, correctness, and reliability from day one
Benefits
Company-subsidized medical, dental, & vision plans
401(k) plan with company match
Annual bonus
Flexible PTO to encourage a healthy work/life balance (2 weeks STRONGLY encouraged!)
Generous paid leave programs, including 16-week paid parental leave and disability benefits
Workplace flexibility and modern work schedules focused on getting the job done, not hours clocked
Company-wide in-person events and team outings
Lifestyle enhancement program
Company equipment provided (Windows & Mac options)
Annual performance reviews with opportunities for growth and career development
Company
PrizePicks
PrizePicks is a mobile app platform that covers sports betting of leagues.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.85MKey Investors
Phoenix Capital Ventures (PCV)
2025-09-22Acquired
2021-12-01Series A
2020-07-08Seed· $0.85M
Leadership Team
Adam Wexler
Executive Chairman & Special Advisor to the CEO
Jay Deuskar
Cofounder/Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
2026-01-17
Morningstar.com
2026-01-16
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