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Pythia Sports

Engineering Manager

Pythia Sports

Engineering Manager leading multidisciplinary teams developing Pythia Sports’ predictive sports modelling platform. Improving scalable, resilient SaaS delivery, architecture, testing and AI-assisted engineering practices.

Posted 8/12/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Demonstrates strong leadership in managing multidisciplinary engineering teams, with a focus on performance, scalability, and resilience in software delivery. Proficient in cloud-native development and AI-assisted engineering practices, ensuring alignment with company strategy and operational excellence.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Team LeadershipJava Spring DevelopmentCloud-Native DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesBetting or Gaming Industry Experience

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Hard Skills
Java SpringKafkaCloud-Native DevelopmentRDBMS TechnologiesREST APIsSoftware Version Control (GitLab)Agile MethodologiesAI-Assisted EngineeringTesting Quality ImprovementScalable Production Services
Soft Skills
CoachingProblem-SolvingAttention to DetailCommunication SkillsStakeholder Engagement
Tools & Technologies
AWSDockerKubernetesJIRAConfluence
Industry Keywords
Betting IndustryGaming IndustryEngineering PracticesOperational SupportPerformance Engineering

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AWSCloudDockerJavaKafkaKubernetesPostgresRDBMSSpring

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead a small but growing multidisciplinary team of engineers, testers and infrastructure specialists
  • Report to the CTO and take responsibility for team performance, development and delivery
  • Translate technical and product strategy into clear priorities, engineering decisions and reliable outcomes
  • Provide technical direction, resolve complex problems and contribute to architectural and technology decisions
  • Ensure the platform is designed, built, delivered and operated for scalability, performance, resilience, deployability and integration
  • Build an inclusive, accountable and high-performing engineering culture
  • Ensure solutions support long-term growth and company strategy
  • Enable delivery of partner- and operations-focused solutions
  • Foster accountability for testing quality and improve testing frequency, effectiveness and efficiency
  • Use delivery and operational data to identify constraints and improve engineering processes
  • Maintain up-to-date technical and use-case documentation
  • Lead structured experimentation with AI-assisted engineering tools and establish guardrails
  • Collaborate with product, operations, senior leadership and external partners
  • Improve delivery predictability, architecture, testing, observability, documentation and operational support

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Strong track record of coaching engineers, managing performance and building effective teams
  • Significant experience working in the betting or gaming industry
  • Strong hands-on experience with Java Spring and Kafka
  • Experience with cloud-native development; AWS, Docker and Kubernetes ideally
  • Knowledge of engineering practices for scalable, resilient and observable production services
  • Understanding of risks associated with AI-assisted engineering, including security, data privacy, intellectual property, accuracy, maintainability and over-reliance on generated output
  • Comfortable with RDBMS technologies, preferably PostgreSQL
  • Experience with REST APIs
  • In-depth knowledge of software version control systems, preferably GitLab
  • Extensive experience with JIRA, Confluence and similar tools
  • Demonstrable experience of Agile methodologies
  • Experience working with technical teams across remote locations
  • Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and quickly learn new skill sets
  • Confidence engaging partners and key stakeholders up to C-level
  • Attention to detail and problem-solving ability
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong technical credibility, with willingness to work directly with code and systems when valuable

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Private health and dental insurance
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Enhanced parental leave
  • Enhanced sick pay
  • Increased holiday allowance
  • Discretionary annual bonus
  • Career development opportunities
  • Relaxed atmosphere
  • Regular social events