Department:
Group AI
Reporting to:
Head of Engineering
Location:
Dublin, Ireland
Contract:
Permanent
Type of Work:
Hybrid/Remote
About Us
Join the place creatives call home
Fremantle is a powerhouse of the TV and Film industry. We're
one of the world's largest and most successful creators, producers and distributors of Entertainment, Drama & Film and Documentaries
.
From
Got Talent
to
My Brilliant Friend, Family Feud
to
Poor Things, Mussolini: Son of the Century
to
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley, Too Hot To Handle
to
Big Mood, Maxton Hall
to
Idols,
and
Maria
to
The Zelensky Story
, our focus is simple – Fremantle creates and delivers irresistible entertainment.
Our purpose
We aspire to tell stories that connect people around the world. We believe our shows should reflect and celebrate the world we live in and we want to create irresistible entertainment and engage with our audience. To achieve this, we must have people from all backgrounds and cultures working in our teams and on our shows, and we commit to creating opportunities for talent by being inclusive in all that we do.
Job overview
As an Engineering Manager, you will provide technical leadership to a squad of engineers focusing on exciting new AI-driven experiences. In collaboration with a cross-functional and cross-team leadership group, you will help shape the future of Fremantle.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead a talented team of mixed discipline engineers (FS, BE, ML, Data) to build and launch innovative AI-driven solutions that drive efficiency across the whole TV production ecosystem.
* Debate and align technical strategies with leaders and partner teams, translate these strategies clearly back to your squad, and actively guide architectural vision and day-to-day engineering decisions.
* Navigate ambiguity, driving innovation through rapid prototyping and iterative development in cross-functional teams.
* Champion AI-assisted coding practices, continually expanding the team's technical capabilities.
* Foster strong partnerships to scale innovative solutions from experimentation to production.
* Develop and grow your team's talent through hiring, coaching, mentoring, and fostering a collaborative, adaptive culture.
Skills and Experience:
* You have experience leading delivery of engineering solutions for entertainment at scale – AI-based solutions a bonus. You are energized by rapid change, ambiguity, and opportunity, with a proven track record transforming innovative ideas into impactful products.
* You are excited but not overhyped by the potential of Generative AI and agent technologies.
* You are comfortable providing detailed technical direction and resolving complex engineering challenges.
* You thrive when developing great people and phenomenal, meaningful products.
* You have experience in cultivating a strong engineering culture in an agile environment.
* You have experience in people management, with the humility to realize where you're still growing.
Our benefits include: generous company pension, an early Friday finish time during summer months, audience tickets, personalized working, employee assistance programme, access to free courses and training, local discounts, free coffee and fruit in the office, a subsidised lunch, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, business coaching sessions and volunteer days.
Some flexibility is required during exceptionally busy periods and therefore evening and weekend working may be required at times.
Fremantle is part of RTL Group
,
a global leader across broadcast, content and digital, itself a division of the international media giant Bertelsmann.
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