Engineering Manager - Pricing (igaming)

TL;DR

Engineering Manager - Pricing (igaming): Leading engineering workstreams to build and scale quantitative pricing algorithms for Sportsbook products with an accent on accuracy, latency, and resilience. Focus on managing Java/Python developers, delivering low-latency event-driven microservices, and maintaining production system health.

Location: Hybrid in London

Company

Europe’s leading betting and gaming operator with over 5,000 employees across 15 regulated markets, focused on technological excellence and responsible gaming.

What you will do

• Take accountability for engineering workstreams in Pricing domain, such as delivering new sports pricing feeds or optimizing latency in products like Football BetBuilder
• Manage a team of Java and Python developers, supporting their professional growth
• Set product-driven goals, track progress, and resolve blockers with other managers and leads
• Refine team processes through strategic initiatives like performance testing and quality assurance
• Build Pricing domain knowledge and relationships with other engineering teams

Requirements

• 7+ years in software engineering, including 2+ years in leadership/management focused on people, delivery, and operations
• Strong technical foundation with hands-on experience in modern practices, Java, Python, and stacks like Spring Boot, Kafka, AWS
• Track record delivering complex low-latency, event-driven microservices to production
• Solid understanding of software design principles, patterns, and automated testing (integration/performance)
• Experience as approachable people manager, mentoring developers and building stakeholder relationships

Nice to have

• Experience with sports data systems or pricing feeds
• Agile practices like Scrum or Kanban
• DevOps practices and tools

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model allowing self-organization and focus on goals
• Value work-life balance as a marathon, not a sprint
• Emphasis on innovation, challenges, and real impact
• Merit-based hiring regardless of background

Hiring process

• Skills, experience, and potential-focused evaluation
• Open to all backgrounds, merit-based assessment