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 [link removed]’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