Engineering Manager

About the role

Pollard Digital Solutions - Europe, a division of Pollard Banknote Ltd supplying lottery management and iLottery technology, is hiring an Engineering Manager to lead one or more cross-functional product-development teams. Reporting to a Director of Engineering and working with Product, Architecture and other engineering leaders, you will be accountable for your teams' outcomes and for shaping a quality, high-performing engineering culture.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and grow 1-2 stream-aligned teams, coaching and mentoring engineers while delivering business results
• Foster continuous delivery and feedback loops, with iterative delivery, rapid feedback and data-driven learning
• Shape the roadmap with Product and Architecture, balancing near-term goals with long-term sustainability
• Embed testing, observability, performance, maintainability and scalability into everyday work
• Drive delivery management: measure and optimize flow, remove bottlenecks and ensure predictable delivery
• Hire, onboard and retain talent, and build an inclusive engineering culture
• Partner with Platform to improve developer experience and support sustainable growth
• Steer teams through organizational changes and production incidents, and keep stakeholders aligned

Required profile

• 2+ years as an Engineering Manager or similar, and 7+ years overall in software engineering
• Proven success leading autonomous, cross-functional product engineering teams, ideally with hands-on Team Topologies experience in a scaling environment
• Track record of hiring, coaching and retaining engineers
• Experience in agile, iterative development environments
• Excellent written and verbal communication and stakeholder management

Required skills

• Solid understanding of modern cloud architectures, automated testing, DevOps and CI/CD pipelines
• Knowledge of continuous integration, rapid iteration and scalable architecture

What we offer

• Collaborative working environment and modern office with on-site parking
• Private health insurance and coverage for medical treatment outside Serbia
• Learning and development budget, profit sharing and sports activity budget
• Team-building and social activities, employee referral bonuses
• Hybrid work environment