Sportsbook - Backend Team Lead

Betsson Group; Ohio; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch allowance

Private & life insurance for you and/​

Team building budget

Travel insurance

Professional development programs

Job summary

Betsson Group is seeking an experienced Software Engineer with leadership focus for our Sportsbook Platform. You will lead engineers, developers and testers, guiding technical direction from architecture to rollout.

The role blends hands-on development with people leadership in a fast-paced, global environment. You will champion Agile practices, drive scalable, containerized services, and collaborate with stakeholders to align with business goals.

Qualifications

• Leads engineers, developers, testers to deliver projects.
• Strong background building scalable, containerized services.
• Deep understanding of agile principles in product development.
• Ability to lead, motivate and coach staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead team efforts (engineers, developers, testers) toward delivery of projects.
• Provide hands-on support with roll-out services.
• Motivate the team to improve performance and develop skills.
• Collaborate with HR to support personal development and staff growth.
• Work with stakeholders to stay aligned with business goals.

Skills

Team leadership

Agile

Containerized services

Scalability

Job description

Are you an experienced Software Engineer fascinated about leadership? The Sportsbook Area within Product Development is now hiring! We have a world-class Sportsbook, developed in-house by our dedicated Sportsbook tech team. Our Sportsbook Platform is ours - from our Architecture to our Trading teams - we have an in-house platform which hosts our brands offering Sports betting for our customers. From the tools our traders use to the cutting edge features our customers use to bet on various sports - our teams are the backbone to making this happen!

A taster of what you will be doing:

• Leading team efforts (engineers, developers, testers) towards successful project delivery
• Developing with members of your team to ensure successful completion of business objectives and providing hands-on support with all roll-out services
• Motivating the team into improving its performance
• Ensuring that every individual can perform at his/her best and supporting personal development via work with HR
• Collaborating with various stakeholders, maintaining a focus on business goals

What we are looking for:

• Development background in building highly scalable, containerized services and applications
• Deep understanding and natural tendency to lean agile principles and practices for product development
• Demonstrated ability to build on complex software systems and deliver solutions for business in timely manner
• Skills to lead teams effectively, motivate, direct and coach staff

WHAT WE OFFER

• Monthly Allowance for Lunch
• Private & Life Plan Insurance for you and your family
• Team Building Budget
• Corporate Travel Insurance
• Events and initiatives both Local (Quarterly Meetings) and Global
• Professional Development Programs & Internal Career Opportunities
• Milestone Birthday

Much like riding a rollercoaster, sometimes life at Betsson can be lightning fast with twists and turns but always FUN! Then again, what else would you expect from a business 75% millennial and 1900 strong, spread across 7 offices! We recognise it may not be for the faint-hearted, but if you’re a go-getter, initiator and always striving to push the boundaries and challenge yourself, then you’ll fit right in.

We offer numerous challenges where your skills will be put to good use! We encourage innovation, independence and celebrate success where you will be part of multi-cultural and diverse company, with people from all over the world.

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