Senior Engineering Manager
GameChanger Remote - US · 4+ years experience · Full-time · Remote · Posted Oct 2, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 4+ years experience
- Employment
- Full-time
- Workplace
- Remote
- Location
- GameChanger Remote - US
About GameChanger
- We believe in the life-changing impact youth sports have on and off the field because they encourage leadership, teamwork, responsibility, and confidence—important life lessons that have the power to propel our youth toward meaningful futures. We recognize that without coaches, parents, and volunteers, organized youth sports could not exist. By building the first and best place to experience the youth sports moments important to our community, we are helping families elevate the next generation through youth sports.
- So if you love sports and their community-building potential, or building cool products is your sport, GameChanger is the team for you. We are a remote-first, dynamic tech company based in New York City, and we are solving some of the biggest challenges in youth sports today.
- The Position:
- GameChanger is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a team focused on building and scaling new products and platform capabilities that support the future of GameChanger. This is a senior people-leadership and product-engineering role with impact beyond a single team. You will build and develop a high-performing squad while partnering closely with Product, Design, Business Development, and senior engineering leaders to shape the strategy, roadmap, and operating model for a new partner-facing platform. You will coordinate across multiple teams and systems, establish durable ways of working, and influence the broader technical and product direction of the organization.
- You will lead in a highly ambiguous environment, balancing rapid learning and near-term partner commitments with technical excellence and long-term scalability. You will create clarity across a complex cross-functional space, anticipate dependencies and organizational risks, and ensure teams make sound product and technical tradeoffs. You will also strengthen backend and API expertise within your team, develop emerging leaders, and create systems that help engineers and partner teams operate effectively without depending on your direct involvement. You will report to a Director of Engineering.
About the role
- The Senior Engineering Manager will lead a team focused on building and scaling new products and platform capabilities for a partner-facing platform.
- This role involves high-level people leadership, product-engineering strategy, and cross-functional collaboration to shape the roadmap and operating model.
- The position requires navigating a highly ambiguous environment to balance rapid delivery with long-term technical scalability.
Responsibilities
- Build, lead, and develop a high-performing engineering squad.
- Partner with Product, Design, Business Development, and senior technical leaders to define multi-quarter strategy and outcomes.
- Translate business needs into clear priorities, balancing experimentation with durable platform investment.
- Coordinate work across platform, data, client, and other engineering teams.
- Anticipate cross-team dependencies, delivery risks, and architectural constraints.
- Guide the development of secure, reliable, and scalable API products.
- Ensure the team utilizes service-health metrics and partner feedback to make investment decisions.
- Coach and develop engineers and technical leaders through feedback and delegation.
- Hire and onboard new engineers to build an inclusive, collaborative culture.
- Communicate strategy, progress, and risks to executive stakeholders.
Requirements
- 6+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- 4+ years leading engineering teams and developing engineers at multiple levels.
- Track record of leading teams that delivered reliable, customer-facing products.
- Experience shaping multi-quarter strategy and turning ambiguous goals into clear outcomes.
- Experience building or operating external, customer- or partner-facing APIs, developer platforms, or distributed backend systems.
- Technical depth in backend systems or API design.
- Understanding of API product concerns including authentication, versioning, documentation, and observability.
- Demonstrated success building healthy, inclusive teams and managing performance.
- Ability to influence without direct authority and navigate disagreement constructively.
- Experience creating scalable processes that improve outcomes across multiple teams.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience working directly with third-party developers, strategic partners, or platform ecosystems.
- Experience with TypeScript.
- Experience with Node.js.
- Experience with AWS.
- Experience with Redis.
- Experience with PostgreSQL.
Benefits
- Unlimited vacation policy
- Paid volunteer opportunities
- $500 annual WFH stipend
- $60 monthly snack stipend
- Full health benefits (medical, dental, vision, prescription, FSA/HRA)
- Life insurance
- Disability leave
- 401K plan with company match
- Wellness platform access
- DICK’S Sporting Goods Teammate Discount
Workplace
- Remote-first company based in New York City.
- Optional access to a modern office in Manhattan, NY.
Skills
- TypeScript
- Node.js
- AWS
- Redis
- PostgreSQL
- API Design
- Authentication
- Authorization
- Observability
