Senior Engineering Manager, Promotions

Visa Hunt; Canada; On-site; CAD 261,817 - 332,579; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Education reimbursement

Mentoring opportunities

Job summary

Penn Interactive is seeking an experienced engineering leader to manage multiple software teams within the Promotional group. You will mentor engineers, align roadmaps with product goals, and drive scalable, reliable delivery across our real-time platforms.

You will collaborate with product managers, hire top talent, and establish KPIs to measure success while fostering a culture of clean code and accountability.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in a leadership or management role combined with at least 10 years of software development.
• Experience leading teams of 10 engineers or more.
• Ability to communicate complex technical information to diverse stakeholders.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Strong time management and project management abilities.
• Commitment to clean code architecture and scalable systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day activities of one or more software development teams with mentorship and performance feedback.
• Collaborate with Product Manager to build the roadmap and ensure execution.
• Ensure documentation of deliverables and key design decisions.
• Assist in hiring initiatives across engineering.
• Identify process problems and improve design, development processes and system architecture.
• Ensure adherence to development processes throughout lifecycle.
• Establish KPIs and SLAs and monitor performance.
• Collaborate to meet performance, scalability, and reliability goals.
• Stay current with trends and technologies impacting work.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Problem-solving

Time management

Presentation

Collaboration

Deadline adherence

Critical thinking

Code craftsmanship

Tools

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS/Lambda

Elixir

GraphQL (Absinthe)

GraphQL schema stitching

GraphQL subscriptions

GCP

Next.js

PHP

Python

Job description

PENN Entertainment, Inc. is North America’s leading provider of integrated entertainment, sports content, and casino gaming experiences. From casinos and racetracks to online gaming, sports betting and entertainment content, we deliver the experiences people want, how and where they want them.

We’re always on the lookout for those who are passionate about creating and delivering cutting‑edge online gaming and sports media products. Whether it’s through Hollywood Casino, theScore Bet Sportsbook, or theScore media app, we’re excited to push the boundaries of what’s possible. These state‑of‑the‑art platforms are powered by proprietary in‑house technology, a key component of PENN’s omnichannel gaming and entertainment strategy.

When you join PENN Entertainment’s digital team, you’ll not only work on these cutting‑edge platforms through theScore and PENN Interactive, but you’ll also be part of a company that truly cares about your career growth. We’re committed to supporting you as you expand your skills and explore new opportunities.

With locations throughout North America, you can build a future at PENN Entertainment wherever you are. If you want to challenge conventions in gaming, media and entertainment, we want to talk to you.

About the Team

As part of the Promotional team, you will be working with a group of talented and friendly individuals. Our goal is to deliver best‑in‑class promotional capabilities that empower marketing leaders to create compelling offers and give guests standout experiences. The Promotional team deals with integrating with third‑party providers, supporting our client developers with everything they need to be able to view and launch promotions, games, and building tools to support our marketing and operations stakeholders with configuring the perfect user experience. Importantly, we take great pride in delivering highly reliable and scalable solutions.

About the Work

• Manage the day‑to‑day activities of one or more software development teams, providing goal setting, mentorship, coaching, leadership, guidance and performance management and feedback.
• Collaborate closely with the Product Manager on the team to build the roadmap, flesh out requirements, and ensure the team executes.
• Ensure development deliverables are documented and key decisions are recorded in accordance with the design and development process.
• Help with hiring initiatives across the engineering department.
• Assist in identifying process problems and contribute to the continual enhancement of the design, development processes and system architecture.
• Ensure development follows the development process throughout the development lifecycle.
• Establish success metrics (KPIs and SLAs) and monitor team and system performance.
• Collaborate with the team to meet performance, scalability, and reliability goals.
• Stay current with trends, techniques, technology and other factors impacting the job incorporating as deemed necessary.
• Other duties as required.

About You

• Known as being a kind person, who would prioritize the team’s outcomes over your own ego.
• Motivate the people around you, pushing them to achieve more than expected through execution excellence.
• Minimum 5 years in a leadership or management role combined with at least 10 years of experience in software development.
• Experience leading teams of 10 engineers or more.
• Demonstrated time management, project management and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to communicate complex technical information to various stakeholders, including non‑technical members of the organization.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Demonstrated collaborative work style with the ability to effectively collaborate and work with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to follow through and complete overlapping projects while adhering to strict deadlines.
• High level of critical and logical thinking, analysis, and/or reasoning to identify underlying principles, reasons, or facts.
• Passionate about clean code architecture and software craftsmanship.
• A drive for finding simple solutions to complex problems.
• Experience with Kafka, distributed systems and real‑time streaming processing.
• Experience with container orchestration platforms (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Nice to have: PHP, Next.js, Python, AWS/Lambda, Elixir, building GraphQL APIs (Absinthe), GraphQL schema stitching & subscriptions, GCP, Kubernetes, public speaking, contribution to open source software.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.
• Education and conference reimbursement.
• Opportunities for career progression and mentoring others.

Salary Range: $185,000 - $235,000 USD

Penn Interactive is proud to be an equal‑opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Penn Interactive provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most non‑sales positions are eligible for a bonus. Additionally, Penn Interactive provides best‑in‑class benefits to eligible employees. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always‑on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality – to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and everyday life.