Technical Engineering Manager - Native Apps

About the Company

At FDJ UNITED, we don't just follow the game, we reinvent it. FDJ UNITED is one of Europe's leading betting and gaming operators, with a vast portfolio of iconic brands and a reputation for technological excellence. With more than 5,000 employees and a presence in around fifteen regulated markets, the Group offers a diversified, responsible range of games, both under exclusive rights and open to competition. We set new standards, proving that entertainment and safety can go hand in hand. Here, you'll work alongside a team of passionate individuals dedicated to delivering the best and safest entertaining experiences for our customers every day. We're looking for bold people who are eager to succeed and ready to level-up the game. If you thrive on innovation, embrace challenges, and want to make a real impact at all levels, FDJ UNITED is your playing field. Join us in shaping the future of gaming. Are you ready to LEVEL-UP THE GAME?

About the Role

As a Technical Engineering Manager in the Player Account Management department, you lead a cross-functional team of software engineers specializing in native app development. By working closely with the Product Owner, you ensure effective ways of working that enables your team to produce high-quality solutions that our customers will love. In addition, you own the team's technical roadmap, ensuring that quality is not compromised. You are a passionate leader with a commitment to inspire and empower your team. You mentor engineers, fostering a culture of ownership and collaboration, while supporting career growth. You collaborate with stakeholders across the organisation, ensuring alignment and clear communication on priorities, risks, and outcomes.

Responsibilities

Technical Ownership

• Own and drive the team's technical roadmap in alignment with organisational objectives, ensuring a strong collaboration with the Product Owner.
• Take responsibility for production stability and quality, addressing any issues or incidents head-on.
• Ensure technical debt is identified, prioritised, and systematically addressed.
• Collaborate with Architects, UX Designers, and Principal Engineers to deliver scalable and maintainable solutions.
• Champion engineering best practices, including code quality, security, testing, and documentation.

Ways of working

• Lead, and continuously improve, the teams agile processes ensuring effective planning and execution.
• Ensure the team delivers predictable, high-quality and compliant outcomes.
• Honor team commitments made to timelines for strategic initiatives.
• Promote fast delivery of value through experimentations and iterations.
• Oversee the team's capacity planning and resource allocation.
• Embrace new productivity, AI and automation tools, always striving to make the team more efficient.

Accountability for Outcomes

• Take full accountability for the team's deliverables, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Secure end-to-end deliveries by establishing collaboration and clear agreements with any other teams involved.
• Act as a single point of ownership for ensuring solutions meet both functional and non-functional requirements.
• Actively participate in product discussions to ensure technical feasibility and alignment.
• Act as the primary driver for balancing product delivery with technical excellence together with the PO.

Team Leadership & People Management

• Mentor and coach engineers, fostering career growth and technical expertise.
• Build and nurture a culture of ownership, accountability and collaboration within and outside of the team.
• Continuously evaluate performance and provide actionable feedback to your team members, setting compensation accordingly.
• Promote team wellness and engagement, driving a positive and inclusive team environment.
• Recruit top talent, considering best fit, skills and dynamics for the team needs.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Serve as the key liaison between Player Account Management, other Tech departments, product management and other stakeholders.
• Clearly communicate technical challenges, risks, and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ensure cross-functional alignment on priorities and deliverables.
• Support your peers across the larger tech organisation, seeing how you can help with the big picture.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Engineering Manager, Team Lead, or a similar role.
• A strong technical background in native app software development, with hands-on experience in system design, architecture and managing technical debt.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and improving team processes.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership and accountability for technical and business outcomes.
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, with a track record of building high-performing teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to balance strategic and tactical priorities.

Required Skills

• Experience working in cross-functional environments with architecture, UX, and product teams.
• Familiarity with modern software development practices and tools.
• Ability to balance technical leadership with people management responsibilities effectively.

Preferred Skills

• Experience working in cross-functional environments with architecture, UX, and product teams.
• Familiarity with modern software development practices and tools.
• Ability to balance technical leadership with people management responsibilities effectively.