Manager, Software Engineering

GamblingCareers.com; Bogotá; Presencial; COP 12.000.000 - 20.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Rush Street Interactive is seeking a Manager of Software Engineering to lead delivery and quality in a product team, while boosting culture and morale. You will own sprint goals, clear team expectations, and drive improvements and technical excellence across delivery processes.

The role requires mentoring, strong communication with stakeholders, and experience guiding feature scoping and incident ownership in a fast-paced environment.

Formación

• 3+ years working in a senior development or managerial capacity in a software delivery environment.
• Track record of applying software engineering practices and the software development life cycle to deliver features.
• Track record of using Jira and Confluence to manage software delivery and successfully deliver features.
• Excellent communication skills, including presenting technical information to non-technical stakeholders and facilitating meetings.
• Proven history of mentoring and coaching team members to improve performance.

Responsabilidades

• Lead delivery of sprint and quarterly goals.
• Create clarity for the team (sprint, team, and career goals).
• Solve problems within the team and communicate proactively with proposed solutions.
• Identify and clear bottlenecks and roadblocks for the team.
• Sustain learning from failures and encourage the team to learn from them.
• Take ownership of production incidents for services owned by the team.
• Ensure all agreed engineering best practices and defined processes are followed.
• Facilitate improvement of the delivery process.
• Help the Product Owner succeed in creating specs and scoping of features.
• Drive scoping of sprints with the team using input from the Product Owner.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Team management

Jira & Confluence

Software delivery lifecycle

Stakeholder communication

Mentoring

Educación

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Herramientas

Jira

Confluence

Descripción del empleo

Overview

The Manager, Software Engineering is primarily responsible for the delivery and quality of services in their product team, as well as the culture and morale of the team. The role ensures that high‑quality services are delivered on time, monitored and maintained, and that team members receive clear expectations and timely feedback.

What You’ll Do

• Lead delivery of sprint and quarterly goals
• Create clarity for the team (sprint, team, and career goals)
• Solve problems within the team and communicate proactively with proposed solutions
• Identify and clear bottlenecks and roadblocks for the team
• Sustain learning from failures and encourage the team to learn from them
• Take ownership of production incidents for services owned by the team
• Ensure all agreed engineering best practices and defined processes are followed
• Facilitate improvement of the delivery process
  • Listen to feedback from the team
  • Listen to feedback from Product Owner, SEM, and Head of Delivery
  • Provide feedback to those stakeholders about inefficiencies in the current process
  • Ensure that improvement ideas are implemented or followed up on why they did not pan out
• Help the Product Owner succeed in creating specs and scoping of features
  • Give early and frequent feedback on specs
  • Drive scoping of sprints with the team using input from the Product Owner
  • Help break down large deliverables into manageable, independently valuable chunks
• Promote and enable tackling of technical debt and technical roadmap items
• Drive and monitor technical excellence within the team
• Understand and cater to personal needs of each team member
• Manage morale and motivation within the team
• Lead recruiting efforts and make headcount recommendations for the team

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 3+ years working in a senior development or managerial capacity in a software delivery environment
• Track record of applying software engineering practices and the software development life cycle to deliver features
• Track record of using Jira and Confluence to manage software delivery and successfully deliver features
• Capability to participate in high‑level technical discussions
• Proven experience diagnosing and resolving complex problems
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work under pressure in a fast‑paced environment, showing flexibility and adaptability
• Experience prioritizing and managing multiple tasks and projects effectively
• Experience reviewing business requirements and translating them into delivery plans
• Excellent communication skills, including presenting technical information to non‑technical stakeholders and facilitating meetings
• Proven history of mentoring and coaching team members to improve performance
• Comfort in managing team members with diverse skill sets
• Ability to travel occasionally, both domestically and internationally

What Makes Us Great

• Comprehensive compensation
• Work‑life balance initiatives
• Autonomy – personal freedom and responsibility
• Creativity – openness to new ideas for improvement
• Growth – personal and professional development opportunities
• Top‑notch professionals who are passionate about what they do
• People‑oriented environment and supportive atmosphere

Equal Opportunity Employer

Rush Street Interactive is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, sexual identity and expression, marital status, family status, lifestyle, age, culture, religion, military and veteran status, citizenship, or disability.

E‑Verify Participation

Rush Street Interactive participates in E‑Verify for U.S.-based positions. As required by federal law, the company provides the following notices to all prospective U.S. employees: E‑Verify Participation Notice and Right to Work Notice.