Manager, Software Engineering

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.

The Manager, Software Engineering is primarily responsible for the delivery and quality of services in their product team, as well as the culture and morale of the team. The Manager, Software Engineering also participates on a limited basis in engineering wide improvement activities related to processes, innovation, and ways of working.

The impact of this role is that a team is regularly delivering new high quality services in a timely manner, and that any previously delivered or existing service is monitored and maintained. In addition, the team members are fully informed about information relevant to them and given clear expectations, clear justifications, and receive follow up on the impact of their services.

The Manager, Software Engineering provides guidance to direct reports on how to manage their work, while also monitoring and addressing any people management concerns for direct reports, including low performers, high performers, personal development, engagement and job satisfaction, morale and culture, formal performance reviews and any others.

What You'll Do:

• Leads effective delivery of sprint and quarterly goals
• Creates clarity for the team (sprint, team, career goals)
• Solves almost all problems within the team
• Communicates problems proactively with proposed solutions
• Proactive in identifying and clearing bottlenecks & roadblocks for the team
• Learn and help the team to learn from failures (not delivering or not meeting quality standards)
• Lead in resolving any production incidents for services owned by the team
• Monitor that all agreed engineering best practices and defined processes are followed
• Facilitate the improvement the delivery process
  • Listen to feedback from the team
  • Listen to feedback from PO, SEM, and Head of Delivery
  • Provide feedback to PO, SEM, and Head of Delivery about inefficiencies in the current process
  • Make sure that improvement ideas are either implemented or follow-up why the idea did not pan out
• Helps PO to succeed in creating specs and scoping of features
  • Gives feedback to specs early and often
  • Drive scoping of sprints with the team using the input from Product Owner
  • Help POs break down large deliverables into more manageable but independently valuable chunks
• Promote and enable tackling of technical debt and technical roadmap items
• Drive and monitor technical excellence within the team
• Understand (and to some extent cater to) the personal needs of each team member
• Manage morale and motivation within the team
• Lead recruiting efforts and make headcount recommendations for their team

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 3+ years working in a software delivery environment in a senior development or managerial capacity
• Demonstrated track record of applying software engineering practices and the software development life cycle to deliver features
• Demonstrated track record in the use of Jira and Confluence to manage software delivery to successfully deliver features
• Capable of participating and contributing in high level technical discussions
• Proven experience in diagnosing and resolving complex problems
• Strong attention to detail, ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment showing flexibility and adaptability in dynamic circumstances
• History of skillfully prioritizing and effectively managing multiple tasks and projects
• Experience in reviewing business requirements and translating into delivery plans
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written, including the ability to present technical information to non-technical stakeholders, facilitate team or other defined scope meetings, listening and interpersonal skills with a commitment to continuous self-development, positive mindset)
• Proven history of mentoring and coaching team members to improve performance
• Comfortable managing team members with different skill sets from their own
• Able to travel occasionally both domestically and internationally

Autorización para el Tratamiento de Datos Personales – Candidatos

En cumplimiento de la Ley 1581 de 2012, del Decreto 1377 de 2013 y demás regulaciones aplicables en materia de protección de datos personales en Colombia, actuando de manera libre, voluntaria y espontánea, en mi condición de titular de los datos personales que por este medio se recolectan, manifiesto lo siguiente:

1. Autorizo de manera previa, clara, expresa e informada a: (i) Rush Street Interactive Colombia S.A.S. (en adelante “RSI”), sociedad legalmente constituida de conformidad con las normas colombianas, identificada con NIT. 901.135.239-1, con domicilio en la ciudad de Bogotá D.C., (ii) a quien represente en el futuro sus derechos, sucesores o cesionarios de esta, (iii) a sus controlantes, subsidiarias y afiliadas, (iv) así como a las demás empresas que conformen el Grupo Rush Street Interactive a nivel internacional (en adelante “Grupo RSI”); para tratar mis datos personales conforme con lo establecido en la Política de Tratamiento de Datos Personales de RSI y las demás políticas y programas de RSI que regulen la materia.

2. _En ese sentido, mediante la presente, doy mi autorización previa, clara, expresa e informada a RSI para recolectar, almacenar, compilar, procesar, distribuir, usar, circular, mantener la disponibilidad, acceder, suprimir, actualizar, transmitir y/o transferir nacional y/o internacionalmente, y en general, directa o indirectamente dar tratamiento a toda mi información personal que revele en el proceso de reclutamiento y selección, y toda aquella que deba en el futuro revelar a RSI y a otras empresas del Grupo RSI o sean directamente obtenidos por RSI mediante la práctica de visitas domiciliarias, estudios de antecedentes y/o exámenes médicos, entre otros, como por ejemplo, nombre, número de documento de identidad, edad, fecha de nacimiento, dirección, correo electrónico, celular, sexo, nacionalidad, idioma, datos de contacto mediante redes sociales como LinkedIn, información relacionada con mi educación y/o historial de empleo, entorno familiar, incluyendo eventualmente datos sensibles tales como, pero sin limitarse, a fotografías, videos e información médica, para las siguientes finalidades:

   (i) Solicitar la hoja de vida y documentos anexos para su evaluación dentro del proceso de reclutamiento y selección; (ii) Comunicarse por cualquier medio de contacto suministrado cuando se requiera para continuar con el proceso de selección; (iii) Verificar antecedentes, información personal, experiencia laboral y profesional como parte del proceso de selección; (iv) Contar con un registro de las personas que se presentaron en cada proceso de selección y sus resultados; (v) Reportar información a las autoridades competentes en caso de que se requerido; (vi) Verificar la información en cumplimiento de regulaciones vigentes como la relacionada con los requerimientos para la prevención del lavado de activos y la financiación del terrorismo; (vii) Mantener y disponer de la información en bases de datos en las que RSI pueda contactarse conmigo para otros procesos de selección; y (viii) Cualquier otra finalidad directamente relacionada con los procesos de reclutamiento y selección que adelante RSI._

3. Igualmente, declaro entender y aceptar que el tratamiento de mis datos personales por parte de RSI se podrá realizar desde las plataformas tecnológicas que disponga el Grupo RSI a nivel internacional tales como, pero sin limitarse, a Greenhouse y Checkr, las cuales serán administradas funcionalmente por terceros nacionales o extranjeros, encargados y/o sub encargados del tratamiento, de conformidad con la legislación aplicable.

What Makes Us Great:

• 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 do
• 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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