Engineering Lead, iGaming Sports Platform

Bally's Intralot; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Bally’s Intralot in Manchester is seeking an Engineering Lead for the Sports domain. You will lead a team of engineers, balance hands-on development with people leadership, and drive delivery across the SDLC in a customer‑focused environment.

You will collaborate with the Product Owner to translate backlog into high‑quality software, promote best practices, and foster a proactive, can‑do culture that elevates engineering performance.

Qualifications

• Recent hands‑on expertise as a developer or QA demonstrated in practice.
• Ability to coach, mentor and empower team members to reach potential.
• Strong communication with the wider leadership team and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership: Lead the team, ensuring they achieve goals and outcomes.
• Hands-on Contribution: Actively participate in team delivery and drive work to completion.
• Product Delivery: Collaborate with the Product Owner to deliver the backlog.
• Software Engineering Excellence: Promote high‑quality engineering practices and continuous improvement.
• Maximizing Efficiency: Create a developer‑friendly environment to maximize productivity.
• Balancing Technical and People Skills: Balance technical, people, process, and delivery aspects.
• Team Collaboration: Foster teamwork and strong engineering practices across the Sports domain.
• Cross‑Team Support: Build a culture of collaboration to deliver value to customers.

Skills

Team Leadership

Coaching & Mentoring

Effective Communication

Problem Solving

Leadership

Collaboration

Ownership

Continuous Improvement

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

AWS

GraphQL

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Bally’s Intralot in Manchester is seeking an Engineering Lead for the Sports domain. You will lead a team of engineers, balance hands-on development with people leadership, and drive delivery across the SDLC in a customer‑focused environment.

You will collaborate with the Product Owner to translate backlog into high‑quality software, promote best practices, and foster a proactive, can‑do culture that elevates engineering performance.