# Engineering Manager

**Company:** [PrizePicks](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/prizepicks)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $200k – $215k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Distributed Systems, Backend Systems, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Roda, Go, Echo, A/B Testing, Feature Flags, Post-Mortems
**Posted:** 2026-09-11

> Leads and develops an engineering team building gamification products that improve member engagement and retention. Requires substantial engineering management experience, technical fluency in distributed systems, and a track record shipping mission-critical B2C platforms.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a team of engineers building gamification experiences.
- Partner with product, design, marketing, data, and engineering leaders to plan and deliver features that improve member engagement and retention.
- Identify technology investments needed for system health and long-term success.
- Plan, sequence, and deliver engineering work while managing tradeoffs and measurable outcomes.
- Hire, coach, and support engineers through one-on-ones, goal setting, delegation, and conflict resolution.
- Maintain a transparent, continuously improving delivery cadence.
- Establish ownership, accountability, deliverables, and milestones across stakeholders.
- Manage urgency, escalate risks, and drive incidents and post-mortems through resolution.
- Build durable fixes and communicate root causes to prevent recurrence.

## Requirements
- 4+ years of experience managing teams of five or more engineers and testers.
- Strong understanding of distributed backend systems and user-facing features.
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Experience building and shipping mission-critical B2C systems where data correctness and rollout strategy are important.
- Strong technical fluency for participating in engineering discussions and aligning partners.

## Nice to have
- Experience with gamification platforms and products.
- Experience building reusable frameworks and decision models.
- Experience with feature gates, experimentation, and A/B testing platforms.
- Professional experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and React, Ruby with Rails or Roda, or Golang with Echo.

## Compensation and benefits
- Salary range: $200,000–$215,000 annually.
- Company-subsidized medical, dental, and vision plans.
- 401(k) plan with company match.
- Annual bonus.
- Flexible paid time off.
- Paid parental leave and disability benefits.
- Workplace flexibility and modern work schedules.
- Company events and team outings.
- Lifestyle enhancement program.
- Company-provided equipment.
- Annual performance reviews and career development opportunities.

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