Engineering Manager for Sportsbook Team
GR8_TECH builds B2B iGaming platforms for operators who play to lead. We deliver full-cycle, high-impact tech designed to scale - from seamless integrations and expert consulting to long-term operational support. Our platform powers millions of active players and drives real business growth. Call it what it is: the iGaming Platform for Champions. With 1000+ GR8 people across locations and time zones, we don’t just ship technology - we help operators build success stories across brands, markets, and geos. Our ambition drives us. Our people make it real. If you’re a challenger in spirit and a champion in action - join us.
We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead engineering teams within the Sports Business Unit, responsible for delivering all sports betting content and functionality for our B2B platform. The Sports BU owns end-to-end development of sports-related capabilities, including trading, feeds, risk management, mathematical models, odds services, and sportsbook content. This role combines people leadership, technical delivery ownership, and cross-functional collaboration with Product, Trading, and Platform teams to ensure scalable, reliable, and high-performance sportsbook solutions.
- Conduct regular performance evaluations, provide constructive feedback, and create development plans for team members.
- Address and resolve any conflicts or issues within the team promptly.
- Foster a collaborative environment where team members feel comfortable voicing their concerns.
- Provide training and development opportunities for team members to enhance their skills.
- Organize workshops, seminars, and other learning activities to keep the team updated with the latest technologies and best practices.
- Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders.
- Create detailed project plans, including timelines and resource allocation.
- Efficiently allocate resources to meet project demands and balance team workloads.
- Manage team schedules, including handling time-off requests and ensuring adequate coverage.
- Implement and enforce quality assurance processes and standards within the team.
- Ensure thorough testing and validation of deliverables before release.
- Review and approve technical designs, architecture, and code to maintain high-quality standards and ensure consistency.
- Ensure proper documentation of technical designs, system architecture, and code.
- Maintain comprehensive documentation for future reference and knowledge sharing.
- Continuously seek ways to improve quality and efficiency in development processes.
- Promote agile methodologies and other best practices for software development.
- Identify areas for improvement in team processes and workflows. Implement changes to enhance efficiency, productivity, and quality.
- Promote the adoption of best practices in software development, including agile methodologies and lean processes.
- Track and analyze key performance metrics to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
- Act as the primary point of contact between the team and upper management, as well as other departments.
- Facilitate effective communication and collaboration within the team and across the organization.
- Report on team progress, challenges, and successes to stakeholders and management.
- Ensure transparency and alignment between team efforts and business goals.
- Experience in the betting / trading domain.
- Strong experience with C# / .NET in building scalable, high-load backend systems.
- Experience designing distributed systems and microservices architectures.
- Solid knowledge of event-driven architecture and messaging systems (Kafka or similar).
- Strong expertise in databases (SQL + NoSQL), including performance tuning and scaling.
- Experience with CI/CD, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Ability to make architectural decisions and take ownership end-to-end.
- Experience operating high-availability, low-latency systems.
- Experience with Orleans, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Elasticsearch, Aerospike.
- Experience with AWS or other cloud platforms.
- Familiarity with observability tools (APM, logging, tracing).
- Understanding of FinOps / cloud cost optimization.
- Previous experience mentoring or leading engineers.
- Annual budget for sports, medical, mental health, home office, and languages.
- Paid maternity/paternity leave + monthly childcare allowance.
- 20+ vacation days, unlimited sick leave, emergency time off.
- Remote-first + tech support + coworking compensation.
- Team events (online/offline/offsite).
- Learning culture with internal courses + growth programs.
GR8 Tech is a business-to-business iGaming software provider headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus, supplying sportsbook and casino platform technology to operators. It is the rebranded B2B arm of Parimatch Tech, spun out from the consumer Parimatch brand in 2023. The company's modular platform supports millions of active users across more than 40 countries, maintained by a team of over 900 specialists. GR8 Tech focuses on high-performance, scalable sportsbook and gaming infrastructure.
