Engineering Manager

  • 497691
  • Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  • Full time
  • Join an innovative and supportive team
  • 5 weeks annual leave + other amazing benefits
  • Melbourne based role (WFH Monday and Fridays)

About Us

At Sportsbet, we’re all about bringing excitement to life for our 2 million customers. As part of the global Flutter Group, we’re a tight-knit team of 1,300 in Melbourne, Sydney, and Darwin, passionate about challenging the status quo. We’re proud to be recognized as one of LinkedIn’s Top 25 Companies and one of the Top 10 Workplaces for Women.

We’re an inclusive employer who celebrates diversity and is committed to helping you thrive. Whether you’re looking for flexibility, career growth, or a supportive environment, we’re here to help you succeed.

Committed To Responsible Gambling

Our commitment to responsible gambling is genuine and demonstrated through the wide range of responsible gambling initiatives and tools.

We’re proud to be the leaders in responsible gambling in our industry, not just locally, but globally.

About the Role

Reporting to the Head of Technology, you will lead a cross functional Feature Team of 8 to 10 people to ensure efficient and sustainable delivery of customer outcomes. You will play an instrumental role on growing individuals, building team dynamics, and uplifting agile practices.

Day to day you will:

  • Set objectives with the team consistent with the performance framework which promote individual, team and organisational outcomes
  • Ensure team members receive regular feedback via 1:1s and other conversations
  • Understand the learning objectives of the team and ensure needs are met
  • Manage Backlogs to ensure alignment with customer outcome and provide delivery insight (estimates & progress, risks/issues, dependencies, etc.)
  • Provide ongoing insight to stakeholders on feature progress and/or team health
  • Organise and facilitate all key scrum ceremonies, including feature inception, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning demos and other scrum related ceremonies
  • Identify and remove impediments, prevent distractions that interfere with the ability of the team to deliver the sprint goal
  • Perform continuous improvement both with the feature team, and contributing to broader delivery improvements as a member of the "delivery" practice
  • Work with members of the Technology community and competency groups to contribute to the growth and development of Sportsbet’s delivery practices

About You

If you have experience with some of the following (or a strong desire to learn), we’d love to hear from you:

  • Highly motivated and delivery focused thought leader
  • Change resilience e.g. can bounce back quickly from change and setbacks and create a focus and lead the team to pivot
  • Proven ability to work with ambiguity e.g. can facilitate change with limited certainty and move the team toward an outcome
  • Demonstrated ability to interact positively and constructively with internal stakeholders, partners, and team members
  • Ability to successfully manage multiple streams of work in a high-pressure environment
  • Agile mindset with a focus on value driven iterative solutions
  • Proficient in collaboration and reporting tools

Exposure to following frameworks beneficial:

  • Java frameworks such as Spring Boot, and Hibernate
  • Basic AWS concepts and services such as VPC, EC2, ECS, Cloud formation, RDS, etc. and Serverless architecture e.g., Lambda
  • Microservice based architecture and event-driven architecture
  • Understanding of CI/CD and relevant tools and technologies such as Docker, Jenkins, Ansible Script

Why You’ll Love Working Here

  • Internal Women in Technology Community: Be part of a network that champions women in tech and supports professional growth
  • AWS Training and Membership: Access to training and resources to deepen your AWS expertise and keep up with the latest cloud technologies
  • Annual Tech Conferences: Attend industry-leading tech conferences and events to stay at the forefront of innovation
  • Hack Days: Participate in our hack days, where creativity and collaboration lead to exciting new ideas and projects
  • 25 days annual leave (plus flexible working options)
  • $1050 work-from-home allowance
  • Career development programs and learning opportunities
  • Onsite concierge services, free meals, and social events
  • Generous parental leave and return-to-work benefits

What’s the Green Tick Feeling?

Well, it’s different for everyone, yet unites us all. It’s the feeling you get when you succeed, no matter what success looks like to you. It could be developing your career, it could be working on an industry leading project, or it could be making it to school pick up in time. It's all the little and big things that make you feel like you’re thriving when working at Sportsbet. 

We’re an inclusive employer who welcomes you for who you are, as you are – so, if you require adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know in your application. We also know flex means different things to different people, so let us know how we can support you to be your best. 

We review applications quickly, so apply soon! Check out our Life@Sportsbet Instagram, LinkedIn, and careers website for more about our inclusive culture.

Ready for your Green Tick Feeling? Apply now.

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