Engineering Manager

Sportsbet; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Hybrid working policy

Industry leading Parental Leave

Career development programs

Onsite wellness services

Free breakfast and fresh fruit

End of trip facilities

Discounted health insurance

Discounted health insurance

Job summary

A leading online betting company located in Melbourne is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a cross-functional team. This role involves delivering high-impact customer outcomes while promoting agile methodologies and engineering excellence. The candidate should have strong people leadership skills and a passion for developing talent. Offering a competitive salary and various perks, it aims to foster a thriving workplace culture. Join us to contribute to exciting initiatives within the digital product ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading cross-functional teams.
• Strong understanding of agile methodologies.
• Ability to coach and develop team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-performing cross-functional team delivering initiatives.
• Adopt and promote agile ways of working.
• Balance delivery of business outcomes with platform health.
• Advocate for engineering excellence principles.
• Facilitate sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives and release planning.
• Coach and develop team members through feedback and mentoring.

Skills

People leadership

Agile delivery expertise

Engineering excellence principles

Engineering excellence

Mentoring

Job description

• Be part of one of the most innovative companies in Australia with industry leading technology
• A place to truly be yourself and thrive in your career from the beginning
• Recognised and endorsed as an employer for all women by Work180 - ranking #35 in 2025

About Us

At Sportsbet, we’re united behind our purpose to Bring Excitement to Life for over 2.4 million customers. We do this by delivering fun, challenging the status quo, and living our values. As part of the global Flutter Group, we’re a major player internationally—but in Melbourne, Sydney and Darwin, we’re a tight‑knit team of 1,300+ teammates (with over half in Tech & Data Science).

Our commitment to responsible gambling is genuine and demonstrated through the wide range of responsible gambling initiatives and tools. We’re proud to be the leaders in responsible gambling in our industry, not just locally, but globally.

We are one of the top workplaces for Women through WORK180. WORK180 is a leading platform that independently assesses employers on policies, benefits and practices that support women and underrepresented groups at work. We remain committed to making Sportsbet the best place to work and encourage you to explore our employer profile on the WORK180 website to learn more about what we offer.

About The Role

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead a cross‑functional feature team responsible for delivering high‑impact customer outcomes across Sportsbet’s digital product ecosystem. You’ll combine strong people leadership with agile delivery expertise, creating an environment where teams are empowered, engaged, and consistently delivering value at scale.

In this role, you’ll focus on developing talent, strengthening team dynamics, and championing modern agile ways of working, while partnering closely with Product, Technology, and Platform leaders. You’ll balance delivery excellence with long‑term platform health, advocate for engineering best practice, and play a key role in shaping how complex, high‑volume systems are built and evolved.

Responsibilities Include:

• Lead a high‑performing cross‑functional team who collaborate to deliver a broad range of initiatives across Sportsbet
• Adoption and championing of agile ways of working
• Contribute to the Long-Term health of the ecosystem by balancing delivery of business outcomes in parallel with platform investment
• Have an understanding of and advocating for engineering excellence principles
• Facilitate key agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand‑ups, reviews, retrospectives and release planning
• Coach and develop team members through regular feedback, mentoring and performance conversations

The Perks

We work hard and play hard, so along with a competitive salary and generous performance‑based bonus for permanent staff members, here’s some of our other perks:

• 25 days annual leave (that’s right, an additional week’s leave!)
• Hybrid working policy (Monday and Friday from home) and a $1,000 home office allowance for new starters.
• Industry leading Parental Leave support program with 26 weeks paid leave for Primary Carers and no wait time. We also have a progressive return to work benefit for your first 6 months back: come back for 3 days, get paid for 4; come back for 4 days, get paid for 5.
• Hack Days - where your creativity and collaborative ideas lead to exciting new ideas and projects for our customers.
• Access to outstanding career development programs, including expert‑led internal training and external learning opportunities (staff allowance for personal development)
• Weekly concierge service including free massages and nail appointments - all onsite in our Melbourne office!
• Free breakfast, daily fresh fruit and weekly rotating socials, from Thursday office drinks to fun team events
• End of trip facilities with onsite table tennis and pool tables
• Discounted health insurance and free flu jabs yearly.

We review applications within the first two weeks, so apply now! Check out our Life@Sportsbet Instagram, LinkedIn, and careers website for more informationabout our inclusive culture.

Our Focus on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We don’t just support diversity - we celebrate it! This is a workplace where you can thrive and feel safe to bring your whole authentic self to work.

What’s the Green Tick Feeling?

Well, it’s different for everyone, yet unites us all. It’s the feeling you get when you succeed, no matter what success looks like to you. It's all the little and big things that make you feel like you’re thriving when working at Sportsbet.

We’re an inclusive employer who welcomes you for who you are, as you are - so, if you require adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know in your application. We also know flex means different things to different people, so let us know how we can support you to be your best.

If you think you’d be a great fit but don’t necessarily meet everything in the job description, please still get in touch.