Engineering Manager – Search, Consumer AI

Fanatics Betting & Gaming

. Lead a software engineering team responsible for Search and Consumer AI .

Posted 11/5/2026full-timeRemote • New York • United StatesJunior💰 $190,000 - $237,500 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing software engineering teams focused on Search and Consumer AI, with a strong emphasis on delivering AI/ML features and ensuring compliance with data governance and responsible AI standards. Proven ability to mentor engineers and foster a high-performing team culture while coordinating cross-functional partnerships for successful project delivery.

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Team LeadershipAI/ML Feature DeliveryJava / AWS EcosystemSearch and Relevance SystemsMentorship and Team Culture

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Hard Skills

Software Engineering ManagementAI/ML IntegrationNLP Feature DevelopmentPipeline ReliabilityTechnical Judgment

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationProblem-SolvingCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

AWS BedrockKafkaAirflowDbtOpenSearchKotlinSalesforce

Industry Keywords

Consumer AIData GovernanceComplianceIncident ResponseOperational Health

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowAWSJavaKafkaKotlin

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead a software engineering team responsible for Search and Consumer AI
Deliver against commitments across Search and Consumer AI, owning delivery plans end to end
Scope and sequence work, remove blockers, and manage risk
Set reliability, performance, relevance-quality, and observability standards for AI and search services
Ensure compliance with data governance, security, compliance, and responsible AI standards
Own on-call, incident response, and operational health for team systems
Partner with Product and engineering leadership on planning and roadmap development
Embed AI experiences into product surfaces and establish shared ownership, interfaces, and quality bars
Guide evaluation, integration, and production rollout of LLMs and ML models
Coordinate engineers, adjacent teams, and cross-functional partners for end-to-end delivery
Represent team plans, progress, and risks in planning and review forums
Hire, onboard, mentor, and develop engineers
Build team processes for planning, reviews, retrospectives, and experimentation

Requirements

What you’ll need

1-3+ years managing a software engineering team, or significant tech-lead experience with people-leadership responsibilities, delivering complex, high-scale systems
Experience in a Java / AWS ecosystem
Experience shipping consumer-facing AI/ML or NLP features to production, including integrating LLMs and building reliable pipelines and evaluation practices
Strong understanding of search, discovery, or relevance systems, including traditional search and LLM-based approaches
Strong technical judgment and clear, confident communication with engineers, Product partners, and leadership
Proven ability to mentor engineers and build a healthy, high-performing team culture
Familiarity with AWS Bedrock or equivalent managed AI services preferred
Background in customer support AI or embedded consumer AI experiences preferred
Familiarity with Kafka, Airflow, dbt, OpenSearch, Kotlin, and Salesforce preferred
Experience building shared platforms consumed by multiple product teams preferred
Must be open to occasional travel to Fanatics offices and other locations
Role may include in-person interviews or onboarding components
Full-time, non-seasonal hires may participate in Launching into Better: LIVE

Benefits

Comp & perks

Base salary and bonus
Benefits information available at https://benefitsatfanatics.com/
In-person cultural immersion program, Launching into Better: LIVE, for eligible full-time, non-seasonal hires
Company travel for conferences, events, meetings, and team building