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 performance.

We’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.

Key Responsibilities

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

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

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

Benefits

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!

Engineering Lead (Engagement)

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