Engineering Manager

Company Description

About Playtech 
Founded in 1999 and listed on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market, Playtech is a technology leader in the gaming industry with over 7,000 employees across 20 countries. Playtech delivers business intelligence-driven gaming software, services, content, and platform technology, making it a leader in the industry. To learn more about Playtech's company culture, visit https://www.playtechpeople.com/. 

Here at Playtech, we genuinely believe that people are our biggest asset. Diverse thoughts, experiences, and individual characteristics enrich our work environment and lead to better business decisions. Recognizing differences and ensuring our processes are transparent is the core of Playtech's overall commitment to responsible business practices. 

Ready to level up your career?

Playtech is looking for a proactive Engineering Manager with high energy, excellent communication and high-end leadership skills. 

Job Description

Your influential mission. You will... 

• Be a key person to keep our Agile deliveries flowing at a predictable and steady pace
• Bring together the team with stakeholders, other development teams, Product, UX and Program Management to create the best possible end-to-end deliveries 
• Practise situational leadership between coaching, project management, technical management and people management 
• Promote team’s self-organization and ownership making sure that commitments are met and deliveries are made on time with an excellent quality 
• Take care of people management responsibilities including goal setting, performance reviews, salary reviews, competence development and recruitment 

Qualifications

Components for success. You...

• Have a few years of experience leading high-performing Agile teams 
• Continuously develop your leadership skills and drive your own personal growth 
• Are a structured “people person” with an ability to understand and participate in technical discussions 
• Possess high-end leadership skills with a coaching mindset 
• Have previous hands-on experience as a Java Developer
• Have previous hands-on management experience
• Have a drive to enable and challenge the team to excel, grow and continuously improve 
• Can quickly gain a good high-level grasp of complex environments and collaborate effectively with other teams 
• Are fluent in English 
• Experience and demonstrate shared company values such as respect, excellence, integrity, performence and innovation 

You'll get extra points for... 

• Having a higher technical education or working experience associated with building software 

Thrive in a culture that values...

• Initiative-taking and confident approach at the workplace 
• Global scope and inclusive working environment 
• Constant learning and development opportunities 
• Active lifestyle and mental well-being 
• Fun and engaging company events 

Additional Information

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TEAM 
Our team is offering innovative and diverse digital products that meet the needs and wants of our customers and their end users. Our core product is a comprehensive web-based online platform that provides a wide variety of games supplemented by content. The product is offering includes extensive back-office admin tools allowing our customers to customize the games they make available to the end users. 

Playtech is an equal opportunities employer. Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We celebrate differences and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work.