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Director, Engineering (Remote)

Lead engineering teams to build scalable sports media platforms

Direct engineering teams in building scalable platforms for sports media, leveraging a global newsroom of 500+ staff to deliver comprehensive coverage of professional and college teams across North America and the English Premier League.

Why This Role?

Direct founder access, real impact from day one

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor engineering teams to develop scalable sports media platforms
  • Collaborate with the newsroom to ensure technical solutions align with content delivery needs
  • Drive innovation in sports media technology to enhance user experience

Requirements

  • Proven experience as a Director of Engineering
  • Strong leadership skills with a track record of building and scaling engineering teams
  • Deep understanding of sports media and technology trends

Required Skills

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Working Hours Overlap:
Flexible — work your own hours
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Keywords

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View Original Description from Lever Postings

Original description from Lever Postings

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 500+ 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.

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Job Type
full time
Location
Remote · Open worldwide
Category
Seniority
lead
Posted
May 6, 2026

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