PrizePicks · 15 hours ago
Data and ML Platform Engineering Manager
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$175K/yr - $250K/yr
8+ years expPrizePicks is the fastest-growing sports company in North America, recognized for its Daily Fantasy Sports platform. The Engineering Manager will build and lead a new Data & ML Platform team, focusing on foundational capabilities that enhance developer velocity, reliability, and quality across the organization.
Fantasy SportsGamingSports
No H1B
Responsibilities
Stand up a new platform team (hiring, onboarding, team rituals, execution cadence)
Define a clear, prioritized platform roadmap with measurable adoption outcomes
Build “paved roads” that make it easy to ship: reusable patterns, templates, libraries, and reference architectures
Enable self-service across data + ML workflows with strong governance, security, and observability
Use a mix of open source and vendor products to build a Data and ML Platform
Establish quality gates (design reviews, testing strategy, release safety) and platform standards
Own operational excellence: SLIs/SLOs, on-call readiness, incident response, capacity planning, cost/performance tradeoffs
Work closely with Data Engineering, ML Engineering, Analytics, Product, and Security to drive adoption and outcomes
Qualification
Required
A graduate degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field
8+ years of engineering experience, with meaningful depth in data and/or ML platforms
3+ years leading engineers (hiring, coaching, delivery accountability)
Strong distributed systems fundamentals (scaling, reliability, data correctness)
Hands-on ability in Python and/or Java (can dive into code and unblock delivery)
Experience with several of: Kubernetes, Spark, Kafka/Flink, orchestration, metadata/governance, table formats (Iceberg), CI/CD, observability, NoSQL stores
MLOps experience (ML Flow, feature stores, model lifecycle tooling, deployment patterns)
Built developer 'paved roads' / internal platforms with strong adoption
Familiarity with search infrastructure (Turbopuffer/Elasticsearch)
Self-starter + ownership: drives ambiguous problems to durable solutions
Builds and grows teams: mentors, raises the bar, and develops talent
Quality-first: designs for operability, correctness, and reliability from day one
Preferred
While we prefer candidates based in Atlanta, we are open to qualified applicants from anywhere in the U.S. and are willing to consider remote candidates
Benefits
Company-subsidized medical, dental, & vision plans
401(k) plan with company match
Annual bonus
Flexible PTO to encourage a healthy work/life balance (2 weeks STRONGLY encouraged!)
Generous paid leave programs, including 16-week paid parental leave and disability benefits
Workplace flexibility and modern work schedules focused on getting the job done, not hours clocked
Company-wide in-person events and team outings
Lifestyle enhancement program
Company equipment provided (Windows & Mac options)
Annual performance reviews with opportunities for growth and career development
Company
PrizePicks
PrizePicks is a mobile app platform that covers sports betting of leagues.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.85MKey Investors
Phoenix Capital Ventures (PCV)
2025-09-22Acquired
2021-12-01Series A
2020-07-08Seed· $0.85M
Leadership Team
Adam Wexler
Executive Chairman & Special Advisor to the CEO
Jay Deuskar
Cofounder/Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
2026-01-17
Morningstar.com
2026-01-16
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