Engineering Manager - Sportsbook

What are we building?

Hard Rock Digital is a team focused on becoming the best online sportsbook, casino, and social gaming company in the world. We're building a team that resonates passion for learning, operating and building new products and technologies for millions of consumers. We care about each customer's interaction, experience, behavior, and insight and strive to ensure we're always acting authentically.

Rooted in the kindred spirits of Hard Rock and the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the new Hard Rock Digital taps a brand known the world over as the leader in gaming, entertainment, and hospitality. We're taking that foundation of success and bringing it to the digital space - ready to join us?

What's the position?

This Engineering Manager (Sportsbook) position is a key leadership role responsible for overseeing a team of developers to ensure the successful delivery of high-quality software features in alignment with product specifications. Through strategic leadership and collaboration, you will drive innovation, efficiency, and alignment with organizational goals.

You will be responsible for managing the full development lifecycle, including planning, prioritizing, and executing tasks to meet deadlines while maintaining a strong focus on excellence. Furthermore, you will play a critical role in fostering team culture, mentoring and coaching team members, and identifying skill gaps to ensure proper training and development.

The scope of this role includes the HR management of the team, such as conducting performance evaluations, career development sessions, and workforce planning in order to support the growth of a highly motivated and high-performing team.

What are we looking for?

• Close collaboration with the Sportsbook trading team to gather requirements and ensure engineering solutions align with trading operations.
• Sports Feeds Integration & Data Processing: Integrate real-time sports data feeds (live scores, odds, player stats) from third-party providers, ensuring accuracy and low latency.
• Build Sports Trading tools based on the Trading teams requirements.
• Check in with team members, addressing impediments, and ensuring they have the resources and clarity needed to proceed with their work. This includes regular 1:1s, team stand-ups, and impromptu problem-solving sessions.
• Monitor sprint progress, adjusting priorities based on emerging needs, and ensuring work is properly scoped and estimated. This involves regular communication with product managers and stakeholders about timelines, feature updates/changes, and technical constraints.
• Work closely with Product Managers to break down high-level requirements into clear, actionable features and user stories. This can include backlog grooming sessions to clarify, prioritize, and estimate the effort of stories.
• Analyze team velocity, identify bottlenecks, and refine development processes to improve efficiency. This can include sprint planning, retrospectives, and continuous improvement of engineering practices.
• Participate in meetings with other engineering teams, product managers, DLs, and business stakeholders to align on cross-team objectives, discuss dependencies, and risks.
• Provide real-time feedback, identify learning opportunities, conduct career development discussions, and ensure team members are growing in their roles.
• Participate in architecture discussions (when needed) and ensure technical guidance is followed to ensure solutions align with best practices and organizational standards.
• Assess team workload, identify staffing needs, participate in hiring processes, and manage team composition to meet delivery commitments.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Proven experience in a similar role
• Strong understanding of Agile, Lean methodologies, and product lifecycle management.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and team management skills.
• Experience working with third parties
• Analytical mindset with data-driven decision-making ability.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Strong experience in Sportsbook Trading development
• Come from an Engineering background

What's in it for you?

We offer our employees more than just competitive compensation. Our team benefits include:

• Competitive pay and benefits
• Flexible vacation allowance
• Remote working
• Startup culture backed by a secure, global brand

Roster of uniques

We care deeply about every interaction our customers have with us, and trust and empower our staff to own and drive their experience. Our vision for our business and customers is built on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where regardless of background or beliefs you feel able to be authentic and bring all your talent into play. We want to celebrate you being you (we are an equal opportunity employer).