Engineering Manager Data Engineering
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Job Location:
Manchester - UK
Yearly Salary:
GBP 70000 - 90000
Posted on:
08-11-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job description
About Us
Our mission is to dominate the betting and gaming industry on a global scale and we need the very best Tech talent to help us achieve this.
We recently migrated all of our customers onto our very own proprietary platform - so its an exciting time to join us. With the help of our new platform were able to pioneer new products and drive more advanced creative technologies. The result Unrivalled experiences for millions of customers worldwide.
Betfreds Technology department is driven by innovation and youll be at the heart of unlocking our new platforms potential. So if you want to help shape the future of betting and gaming then its to time to join us.
Job Purpose
This Data Engineering Manager will lead and mentor a team of talented data engineers driving the strategy design and delivery of a scalable and robust data platform. This pivotal role will balance technical leadership with team management ensuring the platform effectively supports the companys business intelligence analytics and machine learning goals.
Job Duties
Lead mentor and manage a team of data engineers fostering a culture of technical excellence accountability and continuous improvement.
Define the strategic roadmap for the data platform and associated technologies ensuring alignment with business objectives and architectural standards.
Oversee the design development and operational excellence of data pipelines ETL/ELT processes and data warehouse/data lake solutions.
Collaborate closely with product managers data scientists and business stakeholders to understand data needs and translate them into technical requirements and deliverables.
Drive the adoption of best practices in data governance data quality data security and platform observability.
Manage the budget resource allocation and project timelines for the data engineering teams initiatives.
Architect and govern the data platforms infrastructure leveraging cloud services to ensure scalability cost-efficiency and performance.
Conduct performance reviews support career development and actively participate in the recruitment and onboarding of new data engineers.
Act as the technical escalation point for complex data platform issues and production incidents.
Knowledge Skills and Experience
Essentials
Proven experience in data engineering with at least 2 years in a technical leadership or management role.
Strong technical proficiency in data modelling data warehousing data lakehouse architectures and distributed systems.
Expertise with Cloud Data Services (e.g. AWS Redshift Glue EMR or equivalent from Azure/GCP) and orchestration tools
Solid programming skills particularly in Python and SQL.
Demonstrated ability to build motivate and manage high-performing technical teams.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences including executive leadership.
Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and managing an engineering project lifecycle.
Familiarity with DevOps practices (CI/CD Infrastructure as Code e.g. Terraform) as applied to data platforms.
Whats in it for you
We offer a variety of competitive benefits some of which vary depending on the role youre recruited to. Some of what you can expect in this role includes:
A competitive rate of pay and pension contribution (70000 - 90000)
Generous discretionary bonus schemes incentives and competitions
An annual leave entitlement that increases with length of service
Access to an online GP 24/7 365 days a year for you and your immediate family.
Employee wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Programme
Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay
Long Service Recognition
Access to a pay day savings scheme financial coach and up to 40% of your earned wage ahead of payday through Wagestream.
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Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Hospitality Experience
- Go
- Management Experience
- React
- Redux
- Node.js
- AWS
- Mechanical Engineering
- Team Management
- Leadership Experience
- Mentoring
- Distributed Systems
About Company
Sharp Gaming Limited has changed its name to Betfred Technology Limited. Betfred Technology Limited will function as Betfred's technology department. The name change took effect on 29th April 2024.
