Lead Software Engineer, Mobile Development

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Inglewood, CA
In-Office
175K-200K Annually
Senior level
Digital Media • News + Entertainment • Sports
The Role
Lead the technical direction for the NFL Mobile app, guiding a team of engineers to deliver quality releases and innovate mobile experiences. Collaborate across teams to ensure alignment with business needs and enhance engineering practices.
Summary Generated by Built In

The NFL is hiring a hands-on Lead Software Engineer, Mobile Development.  We are looking for a seasoned leader who is passionate about delivering world-class mobile experiences to our millions of fans, who can guide a team composed of software engineers delivering live games and direct-to-consumer products and enjoys staying at the forefront of trends working with amazing partners. You and your team will work with our product team to keep our NFL Mobile in alignment with changing business needs. We’re looking for someone who is collaborative, resourceful, and can communicate complex ideas with ease. This position requires excellent communication skills, and a “get-it-done” mindset to ensure results are delivered while also encouraging creativity, innovation, and inclusion.

The ideal candidate is adept at designing solutions that the team can run with while also successfully operating as a hands on Software Engineer.  .

Responsibilities:

  • Own the technical direction for our NFL Mobile app, enjoyed by about 10 million fans per season
  • Guide your team make decisions around designing solutions and approaches to meet business expectations in an efficient manner
  • Actively engage and contribute to code review processes
  • Collaborate with product and project team members to ensure timely delivery of quality releases
  • Contribute to planning and assignment of development tasks for the team
  • Drive the team to deliver and execute the technical and product roadmap for mobile engineering across a variety of technologies and feature teams
  • Own the technical roadmap and evolution of mobile engineering in coordination with engineering teams, product, and business stakeholders
  • Identify opportunities for improvement in engineering practices and software delivery
  • Contribute to the technical leadership team and our shared values of creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work community

Required Qualifications:

  • 7+ years of experience as a Software Engineer
  • 1-3+ years of experience leading software development teams
  • Advanced experience in React Native and/or React 
  • Experience influencing best practices within your team
  • Comfortable communicating architecture to all levels of management and product owners
  • Experience taking a lead role in building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
  • Knowledge of best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
  • Superior communication and people skills
  • Ability to build support for architectural decisions and ideas by working with the various Technical Engineering Leads

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly
  • Familiarity with CI/CD build and deployment practices
  • Familiarity with the Media and Entertainment industry
  • Appreciation and/or love of football
  • Proven Vendor Management experience

Other Key Attributes / Characteristics:

  • Proactive problem solver with a passion to learn new technologies and ways of working
  • Effective collaborator that enjoys working as both a leader and individual contributor

Travel:

  • Occasional travel may be available as business needs arise

Terms /Expected Hours of Work:

  • NFL employees are required to work 40 hours per week.
  • This role may require occasional work on nights, weekends and holidays throughout the Season

Salary / Pay Range

This job posting contains a pay range, which represents the range of salaries or hourly rates that the NFL believes, in good faith, at the time of this posting that it might be willing to pay for the posted job in the location(s) specified. The NFL expects to hire for this position near the middle of the range. Only in truly rare and exceptional circumstances, where an external candidate has experience, credentials or expertise that far exceed those required or expected for the position, would the NFL consider paying a salary or rate near the higher end of the range.

Salary
$175,000$200,000 USD

Benefits Information
To learn more about our comprehensive benefits offerings, please visit: NFL BENEFITS

At the NFL, in-person work at our offices is a top priority because it allows us to collaborate more effectively, build stronger connections, and maintain the culture that drives our success. This role requires onsite presence at an NFL office or stadium location, and remote and/or hybrid working options are not offered. 

NO RELOCATION ASSISTANCE WILL BE PROVIDED.

The NFL is committed to building an inclusive work environment that reflects our incredible fan base. We provide an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all employees and applicants without regard to status as protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws. 

WHO WE ARE:

NFL Core Values:

  • Respect: Everyone matters. We celebrate diverse opinions, honor hard work, and value every contribution.
  • Integrity: We do what's right, even when it's tough. We hold ourselves accountable and always follow through.
  • Team Responsibility: We support each other and our communities. No one is bigger than the game, and every action impacts others.
  • Resiliency: We set high standards, overcome adversity, and adapt to challenges, always striving for excellence.

NFL Leadership Attributes:

  • Build Talent: We develop and nurture potential, empowering individuals to grow and succeed.
  • Execute: We take action with precision, delivering results that drive our goals forward.
  • Inspire: We motivate others through vision, energy, and a commitment to excellence.
  • Live Our Values: We embody our core principles in every decision and action.
  • Know the Business: We stay informed, understand our industry, and make decisions that strengthen our position.
  • Think Big: We challenge the status quo, envision bold possibilities, and strive for transformative impact

WHO YOU ARE:

Talent Attributes:   What we expect for our employees:

  • Embody an enthusiastic, proactive can-do attitude 
  • Embrace grit, free from ego or entitlement
  • Excel as a relationship builder, with the ability to influence
  • Eager learner, driven by passion rather than just ambition
  • Encompasses an incredible work ethic with an agile mindset

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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
6,878 Employees
Year Founded: 1920

What We Do

The National Football League is America's most popular sports league, comprised of 32 franchises that compete each year to win the Super Bowl, the world's biggest annual sporting event. Founded in 1920, the NFL developed the model for the successful modern sports league, including national and international distribution, extensive revenue sharing, competitive excellence, and strong franchises across the board. The NFL is the industry leader on a wide range of fronts.

Headquartered in New York City, the NFL expands across the nation and the globe with the offices including NFL Media based in Inglewood, CA and the NFL Films office based in Mt. Laurel, NJ. The NFL also has satellite offices in Atlanta, Washington DC, and Chicago. Our International offices are located in the UK, Germany, China, Mexico & Canada.

Why Work With Us

We're expanding our team, looking for iOS, Android, Web, SDET & Backend engineers (with a bit of a lean to people with an interest in full stack development). Currently we are building (and rebuilding) a lot of our core architecture. We need product-focused engineers who think through our fans' experience & own what they build for our fans. NFL M

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