Director of Engineering
Universal Tennis, United States
Job Description
Universal Tennis Overview
Universal Tennis is on a mission to grow the sport of tennis by connecting players globally through level-based play, innovative events, and a digital marketplace. We are both a technology and tennis event company. Our innovative tools and technology make tennis better for all players and providers, with our gold-standard UTR tennis rating system at the core, powering level-based play around the globe. We proudly operate the UTR Pro Tennis Tour with Federations and venues to support aspiring pro players and provide new pathways for competitive juniors. To learn more, visit www.universaltennis.com.
The Company is Silicon Valley based, profitable, high-growth and backed by some of the leading investors in tennis, sports, technology and media, including Ken Hao (Chairman, Silver Lake Partners); Larry Ellison (Co-founder and CTO of Oracle); TEAM8, the creator and principal owner of Laver Cup and sports company founded by Roger Federer, Tony Godsick, Ian McKinnon and Dirk Ziff; Novak Djokovic (20-time Grand Slam Champion); Mark Leschly (CEO of Universal Tennis, Founder amp; Managing Partner of Iconica Partners, Managing Partner of Rho Capital Partners); Tennis Channel / Sinclair; Tennis Australia (operators of the Australian Open); and many others.
The Role
We're hiring for a Director of Engineering to support our Engagement pillar! Our Engagement teams are focused on user growth and next generation player experiences.
To excel in this role you should have a proven track record of supporting amp; growing engineers, delivering high quality products on ambitious timelines, the ability to pivot quickly to address urgent business needs, a strong understanding of software development and best practices, and excellent communication amp; collaboration skills.
In this role you will;
- Build a new US-based team from scratch, helping to hire and onboard new engineers
- Support an existing offshore team collaborating with PM amp; Design
- Create new and improved mobile first tennis experiences for players; examples include leagues, group messaging, player monetization, gamification, rewards, and more
- Implement best practices working alongside our VP of Engineering
- Support new initiatives collaborating with design and product management to establish development plans and timelines, and implementing scalable and clean user experiences
- Create a culture of strong technical ownership, with a focus on quality, performance, and reliability at scale
Requirements
- 5+ years of management experience with a passion for growing amp; empowering the team as opposed to simply directing people
- 8+ years hands on engineering experience
- Demonstrated ability to hire and grow a team
- Strong technical craft mastery and engineering discipline
- Deep organization capabilities, especially in regards to influence, collaboration and communication
- Track record of delivering complex projects on time
- Experience with experimentation and A/B testing and current frameworks
- Nice to have experience building or supporting teams building high quality iOS apps
- Nice to have experience supporting fully-remote or offshore teams
- Authorization to work in the United States
Benefits
Universal Tennis is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA but this position is fully remote, US-based. We are offering a competitive salary and equity compensation package with flexible working hours and generous PTO. Our benefits include:
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental amp; Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k)
- Paid Time Off (Unlimited Vacation, Sick amp; Public Holidays)
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Short Term amp; Long Term Disability
- Work From Home