Engineering Manager - FanDuel, Hybrid

About Betfair Romania Development​:

Betfair Romania Development is the largest technology hub of Flutter Entertainment, with over 2,000 people powering the world’s leading sports betting and iGaming brands. Exciting, immersive and safe experiences are delivered to over 18 million customers worldwide, from our office in Cluj-Napoca. Driven by relentless innovation and commitment to excellence, we operate our own unbeatable portfolio of diverse proprietary brands such as FanDuel, PokerStars, SportsBet, Betfair, Paddy Power, or Sky Betting & Gaming.

Our Values:

The values we share at Betfair Romania Development define what makes us unique as a team. They empower us by giving meaning to our contributions, and they ensure that we consistently strive for excellence in everything we do. We are looking for passionate individuals who align with our values and are committed to making a difference.

Win together | Raise the bar | Got your back | Own it | Positive impact

About the Brand: FanDuel

FanDuel is a leading force in the sports-tech entertainment industry, redefining how fans engage with their favourite sports, teams, and leagues. As the premier gaming destination in North America, FanDuel operates across multiple verticals, including sports betting, daily fantasy sports, online gaming, advance-deposit wagering, and media.

Exposure to emerging innovative technologies in business applications is an advantage!

The Role:

We're looking for experienced managers who enjoy helping and coaching those around them.  You have a passion for delivery and working with other managers to help solve problems. You're comfortable talking technology with Engineers along with working with external stakeholders to build and prioritize roadmaps. You know where to simplify, optimize, or extend solutions for the best outcomes. You're excited to help develop and grow engineers within your team, providing an outstanding employee experience tailored to their individual needs. If you're looking to exercise and develop your existing core leadership skills both from a technical and people management point of view, then this is the position for you!

You should have a passion for imparting knowledge and a proven ability to grow a team and lead it to success. You will show a pragmatic approach to problem-solving, your experience should be built on a solid foundation of engineering development and operational support and you should be able to show a proven background in coaching and people management.  You'll be working with your technology teams to create a Vision for your area of responsibility. You'll work with your Engineering Managers to create a fantastic employee experience. You'll enable your teams to deliver high-quality, scalable software and emphasize a focus on Operational Excellence.

Key Responsibilities / Duties:

• Manage multiple software development teams where the overall business opportunity or strategy may not yet be defined;
• Your team owns existing software in a segment of a business, functional area, or technology and you will own the day-to-day management of software development where you are accountable for the customer experience, project prioritization, software quality, and system maintenance;
• Responsible for delivering architecturally sound solutions in the absence of a highly experienced individual contributor;
• You help Software Engineers grow by encouraging them to contribute to cross-team technical discussions, supporting their ideas, and empowering them to make decisions;
• You will help make trade-offs; balancing the larger picture (e.g, resourcing, business goals, user experience, dependency impacts, efficiency, availability, etc.) against the needs of building, maintaining, refactoring, scaling, and extending features to properly support the life of the technology;
• You can handle most problems, decisions, and escalations providing realistic solutions to mitigate long-term risks;
• You will write tenets and clear documents around establishing best-practice processes;
• You will exhibit best behaviour and exemplify our company behaviours;
• Responsible for taking part in the recruitment process identifying the best candidates and providing a great candidate experience;

Qualifications:

• A strong programming/technology background (preferably in Java or other backend programming languages);
• People management, communication, presentation, and facilitation skills; 
• Experience leading teams delivering technology;
• Experience designing and delivering technology solutions for consumer-facing products required to work at scale;
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams to problem solve and design best practice solutions for our application stack;
• Ability to pressure-test solutions, spot edge cases and work with other Engineers to solve these;
• Experience defining and implementing software delivery best practices, agile delivery methodologies, and proven track record of continuously improving delivery pace while maintaining quality; 
• Experience supporting software systems in production including on-call support with a relentless focus on improving the stability, availability, and performance of those systems;
• Delivery of technology solutions working closely with multiple stakeholders and users;

Benefits:

• Hybrid & remote working options
• €1,000 per year for self-development
• Company share scheme
• 25 days of annual leave per year
• 20 days per year to work abroad
• 5 personal days/year
• Flexible benefits: travel, sports, hobbies
• Extended health, dental and travel insurances
• Customized well-being programmes
• Career growth sessions
• Thousands of online courses through Udemy
• A variety of engaging office events                        

Disclaimer:

We are an inclusive employer. By embracing diverse experiences and perspectives, we create a lasting, positive impact for our employees, customers, and the communities we’re part of. You don't have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role. If you need any adjustments to make this role work for you, let us know, and we’ll see how we can accommodate them. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only the candidates who best meet the job requirements will be contacted for an interview.

By submitting your application online, you agree that your details will be used to progress your application for employment. If your application is successful, your details will be used to administer your personnel record. If your application is unsuccessful, we will retain your details for a period no longer than three years, to consider you for prospective roles within the company.