Engineering Manager About Betfair Romania DevelopmentBetfair Romania Development is the largest technology hub of Flutter Entertainment, with over 2,000 people powering the world’s leading sports betting and iGaming brands. Exciting, immersive and safe experiences are delivered to over 18 million customers worldwide, from our office in Cluj-Napoca. Driven by relentless innovation and commitment to excellence, we operate our own unbeatable portfolio of diverse proprietary brands such as FanDuel, PokerStars, SportsBet, Betfair, Paddy Power, or Sky Betting & Gaming.Our ValuesThe values we share at Betfair Romania Development define what makes us unique as a team. They empower us by giving meaning to our contributions, and they ensure that we consistently strive for excellence in everything we do. We are looking for passionate individuals who align with our values and are committed to making a difference.Win together | Raise the bar | Got your back | Own it | Positive impactAbout SportsbetSportsbet is the market leader in the Australian online sports betting market. The brand features innovative, easy to use products and personalized value, making it a favourite among users.Role OverviewA leadership position within the Sportsbet division with primary accountability for the delivery of customer outcomes, aligned with organisation's strategic priorities.This includes wide range of initiatives that aim to deliver best in class customer journeys that make up the Customer Lifecycle roadmap.The Engineering Manager will be accountable for one delivery team of up to 8 people with diverse skillsets who utilise agile ways of working to deliver and support Sportsbets Customer Lifecycle Delivery.As an Engineering Manager, keeping a focus on growing individuals, building team dynamics, prioritising a platform backlog with multiple inputs, enabling delivery teams, and collaborating across a wide range of functions are key success factors.Manage appropriate relationships with, and governance of, any third party vendors involved in the delivery of customer outcomes.This role requires exceptional communication skills, as interaction and engagement with senior management will be a regular aspect of the role. This is a technical role, with experience in all aspects of software delivery processes, from inception to release required.Key Accountabilities & ResponsibilitiesLeadership (People)Role model Sportsbet's values and leadership behaviours e.g collaborative, facilitative, demonstrating a bias toward deliveryLead continual evolution of agile ways of working within delivery teamsSet objectives with the team consistent with the performance framework which promote individual, team and organisational outcomesEnsure team members receive regular feedback via 1:1s and other conversationsBeing a sought out and collaborative member of the Customer Lifecycle Extended Leadership teamUnderstand the learning objectives of the team and ensure needs are metLeadership (Delivery)Create an environment where delivery teams are empowered to self-manageManage Product Backlogs to ensure alignment with customer outcome and provide delivery insight (estimates & progress, risks/issues, dependencies, etc.).Provide ongoing insight to stakeholders on feature progress and/or team healthAlign with other delivery Teams to ensure cross team collaboration through mechanisms such as Scrum of ScrumsManage stakeholder expectations to facilitate intake and reporting of workOrganise and facilitate all key scrum ceremonies, including feature inception, daily stand up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning demos and other scrum related ceremoniesIdentify and remove impediments, prevent distractions that interfere with the ability of the team to deliver the sprint goalAssist team with making appropriate commitments through story selection, task definitionWork with other engineering managers to manage releases into productionWays of working advocacyContinuous improvement both with the delivery team, and contributing to broader delivery improvements as a member of the "delivery" practiceAdoption and championing of agile ways of workingRole model behaviours of an agile leader at SportsbetProactively develop self to remain current considering our evolving ways of workingContinually develop team skills in agileEnsure agile practices are consistently applied to outputsStakeholdersOpen engagement with the leadership group to ensure cohesive approach to delivery across the customer experience teamsProactively establish and build relationships with portfolio and engagement function to facilitate the flow of inbound delivery and reportingWork with members of the delivery community and competency groups to contribute to the growth and development of Sportsbet's delivery practicesProactively establish relationships with product owners and leaders within the Product Management organization and wider Sportsbet businessSkills, Capabilities & Experience RequiredBehavioural CompetenciesLeadership Competencies – Core DifferentiatorsLeadership: Can lead teams toward continual delivery and maximum efficiency, including through times of ambiguity or challenges.Leadership: See's self as a member of the Customer Lifecycle LT and Leadership Practice. Consistently contributes to leadership communities in a collaborative manner that supports the right outcomes for Sportsbet.Big Thinker – can proactively and as a LT member evolve our ways of working in to the future, providing full support and advocacy toward changesChange resilience e.g can bounce back quickly from change and setbacks and create a focus and lead the team to pivotProven ability to work with ambiguity e.g can facilitate change with limited certainty and move the team toward an outcomeProvide ability to pivot and changeLifelong learner – and can learn on the fly proactivelyDelivery leadership experience within eCommerce and Agile environments of high volume / throughput and complexity (e.g of product, stakeholders)Technical CompetenciesProven experience in a role leading a cross functional design, delivery and support team of 8+ technical expertsA respected Technology leader with strong communication experience, ideally across time zonesInnovative technical design and creative of technical specificationsBalance the commercial need against technology capabilitiesDevelopment life-cycle, development standards and management of the technical risksExperience and knowledgeable in:front end technologies(React/React Native) and client-server communicationback end technologies ( Java, Kotlin)native mobile technologies and mobile app developmentbasic AWS concepts and services such as VPC, EC2, ECS, Cloud formation, RDS, etc. and Serverless architecture e.g., Lambdadesign and develop highly available, scalable and reliable AWS based systemsmicroservice based architecture and event-driven architectureenterprise application developmenttest automation and relevant frameworks and librariesCI/CD and relevant tools and technologies such as Docker, Jenkins, Ansible Script, Maven, GradleKafka or other streaming technologiesExperienceDelivery leadership experience within e-commerce and Agile environments of high volume / throughput and complexity (e.g of product, stakeholders)Ideally 1+ years' experience in similar roleBenefitsHybrid & remote working options €1,000 per year for self-development Company share scheme 25 days of annual leave per year 20 days per year to work abroad 5 personal days/year Flexible benefits: travel, sports, hobbies Extended health, dental and travel insurances Customized well-being programmes Career growth sessions Thousands of online courses through Udemy A variety of engaging office events DisclaimerWe are an inclusive employer. By embracing diverse experiences and perspectives, we create a lasting, positive impact for our employees, customers, and the communities we’re part of. You don't have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role. If you need any adjustments to make this role work for you, let us know, and we’ll see how we can accommodate them.We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only the candidates who best meet the job requirements will be contacted for an interview.By submitting your application online, you agree that your details will be used to progress your application for employment. If your application is successful, your details will be used to administer your personnel record. If your application is unsuccessful, we will retain your details for a period no longer than three years, to consider you for prospective roles within the company. Show more Show less