Engineering Manager (Engagement)

RubyPlay is a place where passion meets competence. Since 2017, we’ve created 250+ innovative games and built 100+ strong partnerships worldwide. Proud to be: - The Winner at BFTH Arena Awards — Best Online Casino Game - Shortlisted for SBC Awards 2024 — Casino/Slots Developer of the Year - A strong player across 10+ global markets - A trusted workplace for hundreds of specialists from 34 countries As we continue to scale, we’re expanding our Engagement Tools domain — a key part of our ecosystem that enhances player experience and empowers operators with tools to drive retention, monetization, and game performance. We’re now looking for an Engineering Lead (Engagement Tools) — a hands-on, people-first leader ready to take ownership of a critical product area and drive both technical excellence and team growth. Here’s how you’ll make an impact: - Develop engineers and QA through structured people management, including regular 1-on-1s, goal setting, performance evaluations, and continuous feedback to maintain high performance, engagement, and ownership - Shape architecture and evolve the technical roadmap to improve scalability, performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency — aligned with product and business goals - Own end-to-end execution from planning to release, improving predictability, quality, and time-to-market through strong processes and KPIs - Partner with Product, PMs, and other Engineering Leads to align priorities, reduce friction, and make sustainable technical decisions - Continuously improve engineering workflows, team processes, and platform reliability, including incident management and post-incident improvements - Support complex technical decisions and contribute to the codebase when needed What makes you a strong candidate: - 3+ years of experience leading software engineering teams - 7+ years of hands-on development experience with a strong mix of backend and frontend expertise - Strong track record of active people management including regular 1-on-1s, performance reviews, goal setting, and development plans - Working knowledge of Java, Spring, Kubernetes, Kafka, Redis, and CI/CD pipelines - Solid understanding of cloud environments (GCP, AWS, or Azure), - Experience with relational databases (MySQL is a plus) and NoSQL solutions - Upper-Intermediate English or higher - Experience in the iGaming industry is highly desirable What you’ll tackle early on: - Polishing people management processes - Taking full delivery ownership across the team, ensuring accountability and predictability - Refining a technical roadmap aligned with business priorities - Breaking down knowledge silos and increasing cross-functional ownership within the team Success metrics you’ll own: - Consistent, on-time delivery of projects with high predictability - Stable and continuously improving team KPIs - Full coverage of performance reviews and clear goal-setting across the team - Strong team engagement and high retention levels What success looks like in a year: - The team operates with full end-to-end ownership of their domain - Delivery processes are predictable, scalable, and efficient - Critical knowledge is distributed — every key area is covered by multiple engineers - The team is stable, engaged, and continuously improving Why you’ll love It here: - Own a critical product area that directly impacts player experience and operator success - Work with a high-performing, collaborative, and international team - Shape engineering practices, processes, and architecture at scale - Remote/hybrid-friendly environment with modern workflows - Growth budgets, bonuses, English classes, and development days - Paid vacation, well-being support, and a genuine work-life balance If you’re looking for a role with real ownership and impact — we should talk! Originally posted on Himalayas