🚀 The Director of Engineering is an experienced and visionary technology leader. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for translating the organization’s technology vision into a clear and actionable strategy. 

You will oversee the engineering teams, including QA, DevOps, Engineering Services (Design System, Framework, Integration), and Production Operations, ensuring their alignment with the company’s mission and objectives.

As a key leader, you will collaborate across teams to foster innovation, drive technical excellence, and ensure scalable, reliable, and high-quality deliverables. Your ability to inspire, coach, and lead will be critical in nurturing a high-performance culture and enabling the organization to achieve its goals.

Working at our company means working at a young, international, and fast-paced fintech company that offers an ideal workplace for those who want to have a real impact on the growth of an organization and are craving responsibilities. It also means having lots of fun! 🎉

✍️ Your daily tasks will be:

Strategic Leadership

• Develop and execute an engineering strategy aligned with the organization’s technology vision and business goals.
  
• Serve as a key member of the operator platform leadership team, contributing to cross-functional strategic planning and decision-making.
  
• Provide thought leadership on engineering best practices, emerging technologies, and innovative solutions.
  
  
Team Leadership and Development

• Lead, mentor, and inspire the engineering teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
  
• Oversee QA, DevOps, Engineering Services (Design System, Framework, Integration), and Production Operations teams, ensuring they are well-supported and empowered to succeed.
  
• Develop career growth opportunities and succession plans to build and retain a world-class engineering organization.
  
  
Operational Excellence

• Ensure delivery of high-quality, scalable, and reliable software solutions across all engineering teams.
  
• Drive operational excellence through effective resource management, process optimization, and adherence to industry standards.
  
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to balance technical trade-offs with business priorities, ensuring timely and budget-conscious delivery.
  
• Implement measures to ensure we are tracking our quality and effectiveness to deliver, using such frameworks as DORA.
  
  
Innovation and Execution

• Translate complex business requirements into actionable engineering plans, fostering creativity and innovation across the teams.
  
• Oversee the architecture, design, and implementation of platforms and systems, ensuring they align with organizational goals and future scalability.
  
• Advocate for and implement state-of-the-art tools, frameworks, and methodologies to maintain a competitive edge.
  
  
Collaboration and Communication

• Partner with product management, design, and other stakeholders to align engineering output with product and business objectives.
  
• Communicate progress, challenges, and achievements to executive leadership and stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment.
  
• Build strong relationships across departments to facilitate seamless collaboration and shared success. 

✔️ What we expect from you:

• Proven experience leading large, diverse engineering teams, including QA, DevOps, and Production Operations;
• Strong understanding of modern software development, architecture, DevOps practices, and quality assurance methodologies;
• Familiarity with engineering services like design systems, frameworks, and integrations;
• Exceptional ability to lead, mentor, and inspire teams at all levels, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and growth;
• Strategic thinker with a proven track record of successfully translating organizational vision into actionable engineering strategies;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders alike.
• 10+ years of experience in engineering leadership roles, with a track record of scaling teams and delivering complex software solutions.
• Demonstrated experience in platform-level leadership and in driving technical innovation within a high-growth organization

🚀 What will you find at Yolo Group?

• Generous learning & development package 📚 (personal development plan & trainings, company-wide knowledge sharing & trainings)
• Opportunity to invest in the Group’s own venture fund, Yolo Investments 💸
• Focus on your well-being via monthly sports compensation, in-house gym and relaxing sleeping pods in our HQ, 3 health days per year, and private health insurance
• Celebrating together! 🥳 Birthday day off, paid vacation days to celebrate personal life achievements, e.g., child’s first school day, engagement, marriage, etc.
• Comfortable offices with its own cafeteria in HQ, plenty of fruits 🍎, snacks, drinks, and good vibes
• Most legendary events and networking opportunities with colleagues across the whole Group 🎉
• Free parking at the office

If you feel excited, and would like to hear more, don't hesitate to apply, and we will sort everything out as we go! 

Yolo Group brings next-level innovation to the worlds of gaming, fintech, blockchain, and more. Serving millions of users worldwide, the Yolo Group is committed to putting the customer at the center of the universe via a wide range of fun, fast and fair products and services. Powered by a team of 900+ Yoloers from 60+ different nationalities around the world, the Yolo's disruptive DNA is matched only by a desire to take everything we work on "to the moon".