Engineering Lead - Java

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Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, GBR
Hybrid
Senior level
Digital Media • Gaming • News + Entertainment
The Role
Lead and mentor a backend engineering team within the Sports domain, contributing hands-on to delivery. Collaborate with Product Owner across the SDLC, promote software engineering best practices, improve team productivity, and support cross-team collaboration to deliver customer-focused products.
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Who we are

Bally’s Intralot is a newly formed company established through the combination of Intralot and Bally’s International Interactive, positioning the group as a top iGaming operator and a leading global provider of lottery solutions.

Bally’s Intralot is uniquely positioned across digital online gaming markets, lottery, iLottery, and sports betting. Operating at the intersection of technology, regulation, and entertainment. We are optimally positioned to capitalize on strong global growth trends driven by digital adoption and regulatory expansion across lottery and iGaming markets.

Well, what about the team?

As an Engineering Lead in Matchday and as part of the Sports domain, you will be at the forefront of managing technical aspects and setting the pace, leading by example throughout your team's endeavors. You'll lead a group of engineers, providing clear guidance to help them achieve exceptional results. Your hands-on engineering experience will be an integral part of your leadership style, as you actively contribute as a team member.

You work closely with your local Product Owner to ensure successful delivery of the product backlog across the entire Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), with a strong focus on delivering a customer experience that we can be proud of, setting a high standard for excellence.  

So, what will you be doing?


  • Team Leadership: Lead the team, ensuring they achieve their goals and outcomes effectively.
  • Hands-on Contribution: Actively participate in team delivery, ensuring you are driving the work to completion.
  • Product Delivery: Collaborate with our Product Owner throughout the delivery lifecycle to deliver our product backlog.
  • Software Engineering Excellence: Promote and uphold high-quality software engineering practices within your team and work with the organization to continuously improve ways of working.
  • Maximizing Efficiency: Minimize distractions and create a developer-friendly environment to maximize team productivity.
  • Balancing Technical and People Skills: Leverage your skills and experience to balance technical, people, process, and delivery aspects.
  • Team Collaboration: Foster a culture of teamwork and strong engineering practices, leading by example with a proactive and can-do attitude.
  • Cross-Team Support: Help to build a culture of teamwork across the Sports domain that supports the efficient delivery of value to our customers.

And what are we looking for?

 

  • Software Development: Ideally have a background in backend software development using technologies like Java, Spring Boot, AWS, GraphQL, Kafka, Docker and Kubernetes. 
  • Coaching and Mentoring: Engage, coach, mentor, facilitate, and empower team members to reach their full potential. 
  • Effective Communication: Provide context and information to your team as part of the wider leadership team and represent your team's perspective to the organization. 
  • Issue Resolution and Feedback: Know how to escalate issues and provide constructive feedback in a positive and proactive manner. commitment to continuous improvement, working tirelessly to optimize team performance.   
  • Recent Hands-On Expertise: Demonstrated proficiency through recent hands-on experience as a developer or QA, underscoring your deep technical acumen.
  • Champion of Best Practices: Proficiency in championing and applying software engineering best practices, exemplifying your commitment to quality.
  • Leadership: Possess leadership skills that ignite inspiration and guidance within a team, steering them towards excellence.
  • Excellent Communicator: Excel in communication and interpersonal skills, making you an effective collaborator and a bridge builder.
  • Dedication to Excellence: Display an unwavering commitment to continuous improvement, working tirelessly to optimize team performance.

DNA / Values

At Bally’s Interactive, we are driven by a set of core values that we like to call our DNA. We strive to embody our DNA and keep them at the heart of everything we do!

We are Always Ready to embrace change, adapt, and do what it takes to delight our customers. We believe that You Make the Difference, which is what gives our players the best experience and keeps them coming back. We are All One Team, looking out for each other, respecting diversity while connecting through a common purpose. Our teams are Learning Every Day by showing constant curiosity and the drive to learn from successes, mistakes, new experiences, and the people around us. At Bally’s we Love to Lead by thinking differently, seeking innovation, and always looking for ways to raise our game.

Equal Opportunities

At Bally’s Interactive, we are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and working conditions.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are important to us, and we encourage a culture where everyone can be themselves at work.

We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success, this is our superpower.

We do not discriminate against employees or job applicants on the basis of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, age, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, political opinion or disability.

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Skills Required

  • Experience with Java, Spring Boot, AWS, GraphQL, Kafka, Docker and Kubernetes
  • Recent hands-on experience as a developer or QA
  • Proven experience coaching, mentoring and facilitating team development
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills to represent team to organization
  • Ability to escalate issues and provide constructive feedback proactively
  • Champion and apply software engineering best practices and continuous improvement
  • Demonstrated leadership skills, able to lead by example and inspire the team
  • Commitment to creating a developer-friendly environment that maximizes productivity
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The Company
HQ: Providence, RI
1,341 Employees

What We Do

Bally’s Interactive is the digital arm of one of the world’s leading entertainment providers, with tens of millions of players across the globe and an unmatched ecosystem of products spanning across sports betting, iGaming and free-to-play. Our brands and sites include market movers and shakers like Jackpotjoy, Bally Bet, Vera&John, Virgin Casino and many more. We make our mark by embracing the diversity of our global team, challenging ourselves, and striving to make a difference for our players.

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