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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 it's an exciting time to join us. With the help of our new platform, we're able to pioneer new products and drive more advanced, creative technologies. The result? Unrivalled experiences for millions of customers worldwide.
Betfred's Technology department is driven by innovation, and you'll be at the heart of unlocking our new platform's potential. So, if you want to help shape the future of betting and gaming, then it's to time to join us.
Job Purpose
We are looking for an Engineering Director to help drive our ambition to be the Number 1 High Street Bookmaker.
This is a senior, hands-on leadership role for someone who thrives at the intersection of technology, delivery, and customer value. You will be accountable for engineering execution, technical direction, and the effectiveness of our engineering leadership team.
You will work closely with Product, Delivery, and Technology colleagues to ensure engineering delivers customer value at pace, while striking the right balance between building things fast and building things right. This is a role for someone with a scale-up engineering mindset: pragmatic, outcome-focused, and comfortable making trade-offs rather than gold-plating solutions.
Working in partnership with the Group CIO, you will translate strategy into execution and bring clarity, consistency, and momentum to engineering across the organisation.
Job Responsibilities
Engineering leadership
Lead and line manage senior engineering leaders across software, platform engineering, and releases
Build a cohesive, collaborative engineering leadership team with clear ownership and shared goals
Create a culture of accountability, teamwork, and proactive problem solving
Delivery, pace, and customer value
Own delivery predictability, engineering throughput, and continuous improvement
Drive measurable improvements in DORA metrics and delivery performance
Ensure engineering focuses relentlessly on delivering customer value in a 24/7, consumer-facing environment
Balance short-term delivery needs with long-term sustainability and quality
Architecture, quality and technical direction
Define and evolve a clear architectural strategy across engineering teams
Own and actively manage technical debt as a strategic investment, balancing product demand with engineering health
Ensure technical decisions support scale, resilience, and rapid change without unnecessary complexity
Engineering practices and culture
Establish consistent engineering practices, standards, and ways of working across teams
Promote a culture that values ownership, pragmatism, and continuous improvement
Ensure governance and policy frameworks are applied in a way that enables delivery rather than slowing it down
Cross-functional leadership
Operate effectively in a highly cross-functional environment, partnering closely with Product, Delivery, and TechSecOps
Act as a senior engineering voice in shaping priorities, trade-offs, and execution plans
Work in close partnership with the Group CIO, acting as a trusted leader who challenges constructively and aligns teams behind decisions
What Success Looks like:
A cohesive, aligned Engineering leadership team with a shared sense of purpose
Clear architectural direction that teams actively follow
Improved delivery predictability, DORA metrics, and engineering momentum
Engineering teams that consistently deliver customer value at pace without sacrificing quality or security
Experience
Senior engineering leadership experience at comparable scale
Proven accountability for engineering execution, delivery outcomes, and technical direction
Experience operating in a 24/7, consumer-facing environment; regulated experience is advantageous
Technical credibility
Strong grounding across software engineering, platform engineering, architecture, and engineering practices
Comfortable engaging in technical detail when required and leading pragmatic technical discussions
Able to balance speed, quality, and sustainability without dogma
Leadership style
Hands-on, collaborative, and low-ego
Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
Values clarity, alignment, and outcomes over politics
This role is not for you if:
You are primarily a strategic or advisory leader with little recent technical engagement
You avoid delivery accountability or operational responsibility
You are uncomfortable owning outcomes in a 24/7, consumer-facing environment
What's in it for you?
A competitive rate of pay and pension contribution
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.
For More information, visit us at https://betfredcareers.com/why-join/
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