Director of Engineering, AI & Computer Vision

Job description

PlayOn Sports processes over 250,000 live high school sports games a year across NFHS Network, GoFan, and MaxPreps. We’re using computer vision and AI to turn those streams into real-time scores, player-level statistics, automated highlights, and coaching tools. This is one of PlayOn’s highest-priority investment areas, and we’re looking for a Director of Engineering to lead the team building it. As Director of Engineering for Streaming Intelligence, you’ll own the engineering organization responsible for our computer vision stats pipeline, AI-powered fan experiences, and the broader application of AI across PlayOn’s product portfolio. You’ll partner directly with our Principal Product Manager to form the leadership duo for this product line. This is a people management role. You’ll build and lead a team of senior and staff engineers, set technical direction, and be accountable for delivery against the program’s milestones. The right candidate has led engineering teams through ambiguous, high-stakes programs before. You’ve shipped AI-powered products in production, you know how to build and retain strong senior talent, and you’re comfortable operating at the intersection of enginee...