Engineering Manager

**About White Hat Gaming**

Founded in 2012, White Hat Gaming (WHG) is an online casino technology and services company with offices in Malta, London, Gibraltar, Chicago, and Cape Town. With a global team of over 600 specialists, we provide market-leading content, including Kambi Sportsbook and over 100 leading games providers.

We promote and foster a highly collaborative environment, offering complete flexibility and autonomy to our staff. As we grow rapidly, we continue to maintain a start-up atmosphere where we help each other and take a holistic approach to our day-to-day responsibilities.

**In Summary**:
Join our expanding team at White Hat Gaming, where Engineering Management is growing at an extraordinary rate. 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, 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.

**The Job**:

- Line-Management: Provide effective leadership and guidance to a diverse team of developers, fostering their professional growth and ensuring their needs are met.
- On-boarding: Develop comprehensive materials and onboarding programs for new developers to facilitate their smooth integration into the team.
- Resource Planning: Stay up-to-date with the project roadmap and 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.
- 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 mínimal disruption to projects.
- 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.
- 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.

**What you already have**:

- 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.
- 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.
- Strong appreciation for software engineering best practices, Agile and other SDLC practices, team health, and developer skill sets and aptitude.

Note: This job is not a hands-on engineering role and responsibilities may evolve over time as the

**How we approach things**:

- Medium-sized company with a start-up culture and a can-do ethos.
- We focus on getting stuff done, supporting each other to achieve common and individual goals.
- Working remotely but communicating regularly.
- Open-door policy across all levels and departments.
- An inclusive environment with staff from all around the world.

**What we offer**:

- A fully remote and flexible working schedule.
- Generous time off varied based on the country of residence.
- Training on the job.
- Opportunity to progress within the company, not limited to one department or team.
- Hardware & Software allowance or work equipment is provided to make sure you have all the right tools to get the job done.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Contract

Work Location: Remote