Atmosphere TV

Engineering Manager

January 2023 - May 2023

Managed a team of engineers, enhancing their architecture skills and addressing critical product issues. Led projects to improve platform stability and streamline content delivery. Worked closely with cross-functional teams to refine product roadmaps and operational processes.

Details

  • Leadership & Team Management:
    • Replaced a previous manager and quickly built trust with a team of 5 engineers, ranging from junior to senior levels, despite the challenges of stepping into a recently vacated position.
    • Improved the architectural skills of the team, providing guidance and mentorship to enhance technical competencies.
  • Project & Product Management:
    • Led the team in successfully enabling the display of live data in channels, which was used for betting odds and box scores during March Madness.
    • Initiated efforts, like increased logging, to address a critical product issue related to crashes, enhancing the platform's stability and user experience.
    • Planned a refactoring of our scheduling engine. This was aimed at simplifying content delivery configurations, catering to the needs of internal stakeholders, including the VP of Content and production team.
    • Collaborated with a product manager and her director on the product roadmap, ensuring alignment of engineering efforts with business goals.
  • Operational Excellence:
    • Collaborated with three other engineering managers to develop organizational procedures around testing and operational excellence.
    • Set in motion strategic improvements and problem-solving initiatives that directly impacted the product's reliability and user management features.
  • Key Takeaways:
    • Recognized the importance of alignment with management styles, leading to a decision to part ways due to fundamental disagreements with my manager on engineering practices and people management.