Director of Engineering -Sports Platform

 

Who we are –

We are a tech & entertainment company founded in 2008, with a dream of bringing exciting, technology-powered entertainment in sports & gaming to millions of customers around the world. Our group is present in 12 countries, in terms of operations or tech hubs, with the most important markets being Romania, Belgium, Poland, Serbia and Brazil. The Super bet team gathers more than 4.500 people, acting as the major driving force behind our success. Tech-powered global entertainment platform At Super bet, technology and innovation are at the heart of everything we do.

 

Our tech hubs in Zagreb, London, and Bucharest are focused on developing the best proprietary technology, innovative products, and new ways to engage with our passionate customer base. Following record-breaking years for the Group, we are moving ever closer to our goal of exciting the world. Our plans are big – expanding our presence from Central and Eastern Europe to other continents and becoming the leader of the global sports betting industry.

 

About the role-

As an experimentation-driven organization, the Director of Engineering of the Sports Platform will be at the cutting-edge of New Product Development for Superbet, ensuring that every user has the optimal experience across our products.

 

What you’ll be doing:

• Partnering to define the strategy and vision of the Sports organization, building new teams to achieve it, and growing the existing teams
• Leading by example as an Experimentation and Outcome-driven organization
• Landing organisational impact for Super Bet by influencing strategy, driving business decisions, and building relationships with partners and stakeholders to drive outcomes (Product, Marketing, Design, Commercial, Leadership)
• Partnering with teams across the company to land improvements on their products
• Building, supporting and driving an organization made up of multiple teams of engineers including frontend, backend, full stack, data scientists and data engineers.
• Providing people management support and direction to your managers and teams in the form of hiring, coaching, support, feedback, performance management and reviews.
• Owning technical strategy and direction for your teams by handling ambiguity, building/driving roadmaps, ensuring Eng. excellence, setting goals and measuring impact

 

What we’re looking for:

• Deep product knowledge and experience driving improvements to some or all portions of the user journey of a product
• Knowledge of experimentation techniques, frameworks and evaluation methods
• Engineering leader who thinks about the big picture and can evaluate complex, ambiguous trade-offs and to achieve the right outcome(s)
• Proven experience (8+ years) in software engineering or related roles
• Proven experience (5+ years) leading/managing an engineering team, supporting the growth and performance of engineers and managers
• Bachelor’s in computer science, Data Science, Machine Learning, or a related field. (otherwise, 11+ years of experience)
• Extreme proactivity and autonomy in the face of ambiguity, identifies problems and drives solutions to them via themselves as well as others
• Deep understanding of the complex technical problems, software development lifecycle and ensuring reliability and stability of services
• Track record of driving clarity via written and verbal communication, interpersonal skills and organizational skills
• Experience resolving complex engineering and communication issues across teams and organizations

 

Bonus points for:

• Experience in online casino or sports betting products and driving improvements to them
• Understanding of ML models and leveraging them to drive product improvement
• Supporting of a global organization across multiple time zones, with different role types