Software Engineering Manager

Averity · New York

FULL TIME$1,80,000 – $1,80,000 / yr

Job Description

Hands-On Engineering Manager | Backend / Java | NYC

I’m recruiting for one of the most recognizable organizations in Sports and Entertainment as they hire a Hands-On Engineering Manager to lead their backend platform.

This is not a traditional management-heavy role. Think Principal Engineer / player-coach.

You’ll spend roughly 70–80% of your time hands-on with the technology while mentoring a small backend team and helping shape the future architecture of systems operating at massive scale.

The engineering problems here are genuinely unique — real-time event and tracking data, high-volume APIs, live data distribution, internal and consumer-facing platforms, and systems that have to perform flawlessly when millions of users are interacting with the product at the same time.

What you’ll be doing

Remain deeply hands-on building backend systems in Java

Own architecture and development of high-scale REST APIs

Design systems supporting real-time and event-driven data

Work across pre-event, live-event and post-event data distribution

Own backend infrastructure powering internal tools and consumer-facing products

Establish API design and engineering standards

Design and optimize complex relational data models in MySQL

Mentor and develop a small team of backend engineers

Help scale the backend engineering organization as the team grows

What they’re looking for

Deep production experience building backend systems in Java

8+ years of backend software engineering experience

3+ years focused on API design and architecture

Strong REST API design experience

Excellent relational data modeling and MySQL fundamentals

Experience with query optimization and performance tuning

Experience with Hibernate, Apache Cayenne or similar ORM technologies

Someone who is still actively coding and technically sharp

Experience mentoring and developing other engineers

Strong architecture and system-design fundamentals

Python is a plus, as is experience with AWS, event-driven systems, streaming technologies, Docker, Kubernetes, distributed systems and high-traffic consumer platforms.

A background in Sports and Entertainment, media or real-time data would also be highly relevant, but it is not required.

What makes this opportunity particularly compelling is the combination of technical depth, visibility and stability.

You’ll work on technology and real-time data that simply does not exist in most engineering environments, while joining an organization known for strong quality of life and unusually long employee tenure.

This is ideal for a senior engineer who wants to step into leadership without giving up the part of the job they actually enjoy — building software.

NYC | Hybrid – 4 days/week onsite

$180K base

12–25% annual bonus + strong benefits

US work authorization required. No visa sponsorship available.

If you’re a senior Java engineer, Principal-level IC or hands-on engineering leader who still wants to spend the majority of your time solving difficult technical problems, please apply.

Company	Averity
Location	New York
Type	FULL TIME
Niche	Full-time
Salary	$1,80,000 – $1,80,000 / yr

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