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Engineering Manager (Australia)

The Athletic Media CompanyPosted 6/12/2025

The Athletic Media Company logo

Engineering Manager (Australia)

The Athletic Media Company

Job Location

Australia

Job Summary

The Athletic is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers in delivering high-quality software for their web and mobile products. The role involves prioritizing projects, managing the team, and making strategic decisions within the company. The successful candidate will have experience managing an engineering team, leading both web and iOS/Android products, and working with TypeScript/JavaScript and Apollo using AWS. They will also be passionate about sports and willing to work in a fast-paced environment. As a remote role for candidates based in Australia, the Engineering Manager will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to define strategy and execute on their roadmap. The company offers competitive benefits and perks, including flexible remote work options and $4,000/year travel stipends. With equity in a fast-growing company, this is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to shape the future of AI and computer vision.

Job Description

About Us
Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic’s newsroom of 450+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs.
About the Role
We’re looking for an experienced engineering manager to lead a squad of engineers that contribute to The Athletic’s web and mobile products (including web, iOS, Android and API). You will report to the Director of Engineering, Australia and work cross-functionally with engineering leadership, product management, design, data science, and marketing to prioritize projects, manage the team, and be a valued decision-maker within the company.
This role is remote for candidates currently residing in Australia.

Responsibilities

    • Lead the engineering squad as they deliver high-quality software in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
    • Contribute to technology and hiring decisions to meet anticipated demands and scale.
    • Evaluate trade-offs and effectively prioritize tasks within the squad in alignment with strategic initiatives and company goals.
    • Help develop and implement engineering practices to support quality, reliability, scalability or our products and services. 
    • Ensure your squad and stakeholders have visibility around the whole development lifecycle and key progress indicators. 
    • Coordinate and deliver product releases across web, and mobile apps, as well as deployment of services to support our products. 
    • Collaborate closely with engineering leadership, product, design, data science, and marketing teams to define strategy and execute on your roadmap.
    • Hold regular 1:1s, evaluate performance, and provide consistent productive feedback. 
    • Help engineers learn the skills needed to advance in their career.
    • Contribute to important company-wide initiatives like diversity and inclusion, technical brand, and hiring process.

Requirements

    • 2+ years experience managing an engineering team. 
    • Experience leading a team building both web or iOS/Android products.
    • Prior experience working with/supporting TypeScript/JavaScript, Apollo using AWS desired.
    • Enthusiasm to work in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment. 
    • Passion for sports is understandable, but not required.
The Athletic offers unique perks and benefits to all full-time employees based on their country of residence. Our Australian benefits packages offer benefits and perks, competitive to the local market.
The Athletic Media Company is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply. The Athletic will consider all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
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