Engineering Manager

TN United Kingdom; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Engineering Manager, where you'll lead a dynamic team to develop innovative gaming solutions. In this role, you'll be responsible for guiding engineers, ensuring high-quality code delivery, and fostering a collaborative environment. Embrace the opportunity to influence product development and drive customer satisfaction through effective leadership and data-driven decision-making. With a commitment to inclusivity and personal growth, this position offers a unique chance to thrive in a supportive culture while making a significant impact in the gaming industry.

Benefits

£1,000 learning fund

Twice-yearly bonus

Unlimited Holiday

Pension contribution scheme

Private healthcare

Hybrid Working

Access to Udemy courses

Company Sharesave Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience leading software engineering teams and managing projects.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cross-functional engineering team to develop customer-focused products.
• Oversee code quality, security, and scalability of software solutions.

Skills

Agile Principles

Leadership

Software Engineering

Project Management

Continuous Integration

Data-Driven Decision Making

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field

Master's Degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Agile Software Development Tools

CI/CD Tools

Job description

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A fantastic opportunity has opened up for a passionate and collaborative Engineering Manager to join our Gaming Experience tribe, part of Flutter UK & Ireland!

For this role, we're looking for someone with experience managing and leading technology or software engineering teams of varying experience levels, with a proven track record of delivering projects using Agile & lean principles.

What you’ll do

As Engineering Manager, you will lead a cross-functional Product Engineering Team to develop products that realize customer and commercial outcomes. A leader of people and a mentor to Engineers within your squad, you should be on point for advice and guidance, encouraging collaboration to achieve the goals of the squad.

You'll own the end-to-end delivery pipeline including the code-driven deployment infrastructure, automated test safety nets, effective operational instrumentation, and incident response. You and your team will work in conjunction with your Product & Delivery peers to implement a “three box model” of accountability for the overall output.

Other duties of an Engineering Manager include...

• Take on day-to-day management duties for Engineers within your squad, including regular 1-2-1s, coaching, and mentoring.
• Oversee career development and assist the Senior Engineering Manager with recruitment for new Engineers when required.
• Liaise with other teams within the business to communicate and coordinate work and dependencies.
• Take ownership for code quality, security & scalability, having a grasp of the systems you work on to achieve business goals and meet customer needs.
• Be accountable for the delivery of customer-focused initiatives on the product roadmap, influencing how it’s built. Ensure that delivery plans are achieved, driven by data, and that the team commits to them.

How you’ll do it

• Actively participate in application design, data flows, and detailed technical design.
• Foster a culture of transparency and openness, ensuring the squad is a happy, cohesive unit. Take robust action when you observe behaviors that do not fit with these principles.
• Support the implementation of Continuous Integration & Delivery, ensuring that delivery occurs in an Agile manner, releasing to production as soon as possible and experimenting where appropriate.
• Use data to inform decision-making around delivery approach, holding your team and yourself accountable for delivery towards the team's goals.
• Actively participate in the culture of the organization, championing initiatives and demonstrating a deep understanding of commercial goals and customer needs.
• Ensure all solutions built are of high quality and well tested. Coordinate test efforts within the team when required.
• Continuously improve QA processes, focusing on automation, establishing strong standards, and holding the team to them.

What’s on offer

• £1,000 learning fund
• Twice-yearly bonus (with part of it guaranteed!)
• Unlimited Holiday
• Pension contribution scheme
• Private healthcare
• Hybrid Working
• Access to thousands of Udemy courses
• Invest via the Company Sharesave Scheme

About Flutter UK & Ireland

Our division operates four of the most popular and trusted brands in the market: Sky Betting and Gaming, Tombola, Betfair, and Paddy Power.

Together, the Flutter UK & Ireland brands offer market-leading entertainment to millions of customers every week. Over the last decades, they have pioneered digital betting innovations like ‘cash-out’, ‘Request a Bet’, betting exchanges, and free-to-play games like Soccer Saturday Super 6.

Working here

Do you want to work somewhere extraordinary? From the people you spend your days with to ground-breaking projects, no two days will be the same.

With a philosophy of ‘Together We Are More’, our 7,000+ colleagues form an expert community across technology, product, commercial, data, infrastructure, marketing, and more.

We listen without judgment, encourage, support, and help build others up. Working at Flutter UK & Ireland means you can be yourself, work how and where suits you best—let your personality shine!

We’re committed to being an inclusive employer and encourage people from all backgrounds, ways of thinking, and working styles to apply. Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences; 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.