Engineering Manager

Brightstar Lottery is a global leader in the lottery industry providing both B2C and B2B solutions and services.  We aim to advance lotteries by delivering insights-driven, future-ready innovative solutions that bolster our customers, inspire their players, and contribute to a sustainable future.  

Brightstar is looking for passionate technologists to help shape the future of our industry leading solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our journey - where your ideas, skills, and initiative will directly influence our products and services. You’ll collaborate with talented colleagues, work with the latest technologies, and have the freedom to innovate and solve complex challenges. If you’re eager to make your mark in a forward-thinking environment that values creativity, teamwork, and impact, we invite you to join us and help drive our transformation. 

 Role Summary

The Engineering Manager leads engineering teams responsible for delivering highquality product software within defined areas of responsibility. This role sits below Engineering Director and above Senior/Staff Engineers and is a peoplemanagement role with direct reports.

The Engineering Manager is accountable for delivery execution, team performance, and technical quality, working closely with Product Management, Architecture, Operations, and Support. The role executes the product roadmap, makes reliable tactical decisions, and contributes technical input to product direction without owning companywide strategy.

This position is within the Retailer Management Applications domain, focused on cloudnative, multitenant services and components.

Key Responsibilities

People Leadership

• Linemanage a team of software engineers (typically 5–10)

• Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning

• Coach engineers on technical growth, ownership, and operational excellence

• Support hiring, onboarding, retention, and performance management

• Ensure adherence to company policies and engineering standards 

Delivery & Execution

• Own delivery outcomes for assigned product areas

• Execute product roadmaps in alignment with Product Management and Architecture

• Translate objectives into actionable plans and milestones

• Track progress, manage risks, and make course corrections as needed

• Plan and report delivery over 1 to 12 month horizons

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical direction and oversight without being the primary implementer

• Ensure software aligns with architectural principles, standards, and maintainability goals

• Review designs and challenge decisions constructively

• Ensure systems meet standards for reliability, performance, security, and observability

• Act as a technical and operational escalation point

This role does not require daytoday coding but requires strong technical credibility.

CrossFunctional Collaboration

• Partner with Product Management to provide technical input and execute the roadmap

• Facilitate collaboration with other Product Engineering teams

• Collaborate with DevOps, Operations, Support, Security, and Legal to ensure products are deployable, operable, and compliant

• Communicate progress, risks, and tradeoffs clearly to leadership and stakeholders

 Requirements

• Higher education, preferably in Information Technology or a related field

• 5–8 years of experience in software engineering

• Proven experience managing engineers with direct reports

• Strong background as a software engineer or technical lead

• Experience with teams and projects comprising Java as well as front end engineers

• Ability to balance people leadership, delivery accountability, and technical oversight

• Experience delivering and operating businesscritical systems

• Fluency in English

• Willingness to travel internationally when required