Engineering Manager, Sports Core
As part of the Sports Core team, you will be working with a group of talented and friendly individuals. Our team builds and operates the platform foundations that power live sports and wagering experiences at scale. We own mission-critical core services and APIs that distribute real-time sports data and event state, enabling downstream teams to ship first-class fan experiences across our Media and Sports Betting products. Importantly, we take great pride in delivering highly reliable and scalable solutions.
- Manage the day-to-day activities of one or more software development teams, providing goal setting, mentorship, coaching, leadership, guidance and performance management and feedback.
- Collaborate closely with the Product Manager on the team to build the roadmap, flesh out requirements, and ensure the team executes.
- Ensure development deliverables are documented and key decisions are recorded in accordance with the design and development process.
- Help with hiring initiatives across the engineering department.
- Assist in identifying process problems and contribute to the continual enhancement of the design, development processes and system architecture.
- Ensure development follows the development process throughout the development lifecycle.
- Establish success metrics (KPIs and SLAs) and monitor team and system performance.
- Collaborate with the team to meet performance, scalability, and reliability goals.
- Stay current with trends, techniques, technology and other factors impacting the job incorporating as deemed necessary.
- Other duties as required.
- Minimum 3–5 years in a leadership or management role combined with at least 8 years of experience in software development of consumer-facing, high-scale systems
- Experience leading teams of 10+ engineers, including hiring, onboarding, performance management, and career development
- Strong program and delivery management skills in managing scope tradeoffs and delivering predictably across overlapping initiatives and tight deadlines
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills and strong operational judgment to manage risk, unblock teams, and make high-quality decisions under pressure
- Ability to communicate complex technical information to various stakeholders, including non-technical members of the organization
- Excellent presentation and communication skills, including writing crisp technical narratives for decision records, incident reviews, executive updates
- Demonstrated collaborative work style with the ability to effectively collaborate and work with all levels of the organization
- Platform mindset building and operating reliable, scalable, secure services for high-traffic, latency-sensitive experiences
- High level of critical and logical thinking, analysis, and reasoning to identify underlying causes
- Passionate about clean architecture, software craftsmanship, automated testing, CI/CD, and progressive delivery practices
- Practical experience using AI developer tooling to improve throughput and quality with sensible guardrails
- Able to evaluate and integrate AI capabilities into products to drive personalization, amplify feature enhancements, and support automation
- Comfortable operating in regulated environments and embedding secure SDLC practices
- Data-driven mindset leveraging product and engineering metrics to experiment and guide prioritization
- A drive for finding simple solutions to complex problems, balancing speed, quality, and long-term maintainability
- Passion for sports and fan culture, with an understanding of what fuels audience engagement and live event moments
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive Benefits package.
- Education and conference reimbursement.
Penn Interactive is the online gaming arm of PENN Entertainment, one of the largest regional casino operators in the United States. Headquartered in Philadelphia, it runs PENN's digital sports betting and online casino products, including theScore Bet and the Hollywood Casino online brands. The business previously operated the ESPN Bet sportsbook under a partnership with ESPN, which ended in late 2025. Penn Interactive combines proprietary technology - including theScore media platform - with PENN's nationwide casino network across North America.
