You will be a best practice champion, understanding the importance of humility, clear vision and direction in helping the data tribe thrive. You will also play a key role in delivery, helping teams ensure they ship on time, with quality; maximising the value we get from technology through the choices we make. This role also has a major stake in our strategic decision making helping direct the organisation towards the right technology goals but with a clear understanding of commercial considerations.
Specifically this role is intended to work across teams, helping ensure we are making best use of our resources and technology and that choices and decisions made in this environment are the best more reasonable that help us meet our bold ambitions in transforming the pokerstars business into a B2B poker product. Youll need to work with local leaders in the area and together define the best path for our technology and our teams.
Salary and benefits packages reflect the high standard across our team. We offer excellent training and development opportunities for all engineers, including dedicated L&D time every week.
You will be self-motivated and willing to contribute at all levels, listening and learning from those around you. Culture is the foundation of our success and we want you to be a part of it and drive it.
Senior Principal Engineers are key technical decision makers and leaders, typically the pinnacle of capability in an organisation
How you will do it
- Provide overall technical leadership to our Data teams
- Where necessary, support and develop the technical leaders in your area
- Establish meaningful and effective relationships within and outside your area such that our tribe and organisational goals can be achieved
- Establish and maintain a clear strategic vision and direction for our data technology teams
- Be a disciplined custodian of the software design of our products
- Support Data Architects in designing technical solutions
- Advocate and evangelise engineering best practice
Normally based in one of our main data engineering team locations, you ll enjoy being part of a strong team culture. You will be part of a global team.
How we work
We believe in providing the best career for everyone; your progression begins on the day we first meet.
Career progression, staff engagement and satisfaction are paramount to us. We want an environment where engineers can do their best work and be the best that they can be.
- Our engineers work closely with colleagues in all positions, so communication and interpersonal skills are important for this role
- Modern software engineering relies on iterative, incremental development and fast feedback - we expect a good understanding of the mechanics of this including a solid understanding of automation and its role in modern software delivery
- Have experience of working in a modern agile environment (e. g. Scrum / Kanban)
- You will be comfortable working independently or collaboratively with good time and prioritisation skills
What s in it for you
The salary for this job is based on experience, so whilst we are not able to go into detail at this stage, we can say that we offer great salary packages and a discretionary annual performance bonus. We can also provide advice and dedicated assistance to those moving to Leeds.
We offer health and dental insurance for you, your partner and your children (if you all live at the same address). If you have a baby whilst you work for us, we will give you 1000 GBP as congratulations.
In addition to that, we provide the opportunity for a discounted gym membership.
Our in-house training and development team deliver fantastic support in terms of developing your skills and helping you progress your career.
What happens next
We will aim to get back to you as soon as possible. If you meet the criteria, then we ll invite you to a phone interview and if that goes well we ll meet you for a face-to-face interview.
The Group
PokerStars is part of Flutter Entertainment Plc, a global sports betting, gaming and entertainment provider headquartered in Dublin and part of FTSE 100 index of the London Stock Exchange, which brings together exceptional brands, products and businesses and a diverse global presence in a safe, responsible and ultimately sustainable way.
We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We do not discriminate on any protected characteristic as defined by applicable law.
We will look to provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process.
