Engineering Manager

Rush Street Interactive (NYSE: RSI) is a market leader in online casino and sports betting, currently operating real-money gaming with our brands: BetRivers.com, PlaySugarHouse.com, and RushBet.co. We’re building bridges between online, social and land-based gaming businesses to create amazing, integrated experiences that keep players in the game.

As an Engineering Manager, you will play a key role in driving the success of our product team, ensuring we consistently deliver high-quality services and features that align with business goals. You will be the guiding force behind both team performance and culture, promoting a positive, productive environment where every team member can excel. Additionally, you’ll work cross-functionally with engineering leadership to improve our processes, foster innovation, and contribute to our engineering culture. 

What you’ll do:

• Lead Effective Delivery: Guide the team through sprint and quarterly goals, ensuring each cycle delivers impactful, high-quality outcomes. 
• Create Clarity and Remove Barriers: Help team members navigate challenges, establish career and team goals, and keep momentum high.
• Proactively Solve Problems: Surface issues early, propose solutions, and coordinate efforts to address and resolve them.
• Boost Team Morale and Motivation: Cultivate a positive team culture, balancing workloads and celebrating achievements.
• Support Career Development: Provide mentoring, constructive feedback, and tailored support to help team members grow in their roles.
• Champion Best Practices: Oversee the adoption of engineering best practices, fostering a culture of quality and accountability.
• Drive Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, product owners, and other managers to align efforts and advance the broader engineering department.
• Prioritize Technical Health: Advocate for technical debt resolution and maintain a technical roadmap to ensure long-term sustainability.
• Recruit and Grow Talent: Lead hiring initiatives, make headcount recommendations, and ensure the team is equipped for future growth.

All about you:

• Strong Engineering Foundations: A solid background in the software development field and a deep understanding of software delivery processes and tools like Jira and Confluence. 
• Leadership Experience: Proven history of coaching and mentoring engineering teams, balancing project deadlines with individual growth.
• Adaptability and Resilience: Ability to stay organized and focused in a fast-paced environment, handling multiple priorities flexibly.
• Data-Driven Decision-Making: Skilled at using data to guide decisions, track progress, and continuously improve processes. Experienced in turning business requirements into clear, actionable delivery plans.
• Clear Communication: Able to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders and adept at facilitating collaborative discussions with the capability of participating in and contributing to high-level technical discussions.
• Passion for Continuous Growth: Proven history of commitment to self-development, including higher education, open to feedback from peers and team members, and a positive, solution-oriented approach.
• Empathy and Inclusivity: Skilled at managing diverse teams and creating an inclusive environment that respects varying skill sets and perspectives.

Beneficial Experiences:

• Prior experience in the gaming industry, with an understanding of its unique technical and cultural landscape. 

• Comprehensive compensation
• Work-life balance initiatives
• Autonomy – we embrace personal freedom and responsibility
• Creativity – we are open to new ideas of how we can be better
• Growth – we want you to develop personally as well as professionally
• Top-notch professionals who are passionate about what they doing
• People-oriented environment and supportive atmosphere

As a rapidly growing company in an emerging industry, you’ll have a huge impact on our product and our company. We like proactive team members and strive to have a company of self-disciplined professionals who enjoy collaboration, having fun, and of course, achieving together what others believe to be improbable. We are dedicated to treating everyone with respect and to support your professional and personal growth.

Rush Street Interactive is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, sexual identity, and expression, marital status, family status, lifestyle, age, culture, religion, military, and veteran status, citizenship, or disability.

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