Engineering Manager (NativeApps)

About White Hat Gaming

White Hat Gaming is a state-of-the-art iGaming platform providing a secure, scalable and flexible modular Casino and Sportsbook Player Account Management solution.

We offer operators choice, from our proprietary Player Account Management (PAM) to a full white-label solution. WHG provides market-leading content including Kambi Sportsbook, CRM tools, all payment options, and more than 3000 games from 120 leading games providers.

With over 500 talented colleagues from around the world, we offer a dynamic, collaborative environment where your ideas can flourish alongside industry leaders. Join us and be at the forefront of iGaming innovation!

In Summary:

Join our Engineering team at White Hat Gaming. We're seeking exceptional individuals to join us in building world-class iGaming software. As an Engineering Manager, you'll work closely with Scrum Masters, Product Owners/Managers, and Developers to drive innovation and make a difference. Lead a talented team of developers, help shape their careers, and be part of a dynamic workplace. Shape the future of gaming technology with us at White Hat Gaming.

Note: This job is not a hands-on engineering role, and responsibilities may evolve as the department progresses, and the successful candidate demonstrates competencies.

Your day to day:

• Line-Management: Provide effective leadership and guidance to a diverse team of developers, fostering their professional growth and ensuring their needs are met.
• Onboarding: Develop comprehensive materials and onboarding programs for new developers to facilitate their smooth integration into the team.
• Retention: Support all developers and create an environment where their needs are met, promoting high employee satisfaction and retention rates.
• 1-on-1s with Developers: Maintain regular communication with developers, discussing their development and career plans, and providing feedback on their performance.
• Performance Evaluations: Conduct bi-annual performance reviews based on defined competencies and make recommendations for promotions and salary reviews.
• Conflict Resolution: Facilitate constructive conflict resolution and promote a positive team dynamic, intervening when conflicts become personal.
• Support for Team Members: Offer ad-hoc assistance to developers during times of personal or professional difficulty to ensure their well-being and productivity.
• Holiday Management: Coordinate and manage holiday schedules within the team, ensuring adequate coverage and minimal disruption to projects.
• Resource Planning: Stay up-to-date with the team and company roadmaps to ensure adequate resource allocation in terms of skill sets and team size.
• Recruitment: Assess recruitment needs in a timely manner, write compelling job specifications, and raise requisitions to attract top talent to the team.
• Collaboration with Engineering Management: Collaborate with the Engineering Management function to identify and implement improvements in processes, procedures, people, organisation, communication, staff development, engineering excellence, technical support, planning, and data-driven decision making.
• Reviewing Engineering Practices: Review and enhance engineering and programming practices within the team to achieve the highest levels of excellence.
• Address Impediments: Proactively and reactively work to address impediments to developers’ and team success.
• Quality Focus: Maintain a strong focus on quality in all aspects of software development, ensuring adherence to coding standards, code coverage, linting rules, peer reviews, and application of the testing pyramid.
• Encourage adoption of practices which can improve the team’s collaboration and output, such as pair programming, periodic brainstorming sessions, mobbing, etc.
• Process Adherence: Ensure that merge requests follow established procedures and that Git project contribution rules are followed.
• Agile Practices: Assist the Scrum Master in coaching the team in effective Scrum practices and methodology, ensuring the team strives for continuous improvement.

What we are looking for:

• 5+ years of experience as a developer/software engineer in a corporate environment, with a solid understanding of different design patterns, architectural approaches, CI/CD, source control, and experience in some of TDD/BDD/ATDD, Agile, LEAN, and XP.
• Previous experience of writing White Label Native & Hybrid Apps, or current experience leading a team writing such apps.
• 2+ years of hands-off technical management experience with direct reporting-line responsibility for software developers.
• A collaborative and forward-leaning leadership style.
• Strong interpersonal skills, capable of managing and developing effective relationships with all disciplines and levels.
• Strong appreciation for software engineering best practices, Agile and other SDLC practices, team health, and developer skill sets and aptitude.
• Experience in iGaming software development is advantageous but not essential.

How we approach things:

• Dynamic Medium-Sized Environment: We have a can-do ethos, where innovation is encouraged, and action is valued.
• Core Values at Heart: We live by Teamwork, Innovation, Trust, and Integrity in everything we do.
• Results-Oriented Focus: We prioritize getting things done while supporting each other to reach both collective and individual goals.
• Open Collaboration: Our open-door policy fosters collaboration across all levels and departments, where ideas flow freely.
• Global Team: We are truly a global team with people from various counties and cultures contributing to our success.

What we offer:

• A remote and flexible working schedule.
• Generous time off varied based on the country of residence.
• Discretionary annual performance bonus
• Training and other learning & development opportunities to support you through your career progression.
• Hardware & Software allowance or work equipment is provided to make sure you have all the right tools to get the job done.
• Various well-being programmes and initiatives.

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