Job Description
Brightstar is an innovative, forward-thinking global leader in lottery that builds on our renowned expertise in delivering secure technology and producing reliable, comprehensive solutions for our customers. As a premier pure play global lottery company, our best-in-class lottery operations, retail and digital solutions, and award-winning lottery games enable our customers to achieve their goals, fulfill player needs and distribute meaningful benefits to communities. We have a longstanding commitment to Responsible Gaming (RG) that is engrained within our core business and the products we offer to customers and players worldwide. Brightstar has a well-established local presence and is a trusted partner to governments and regulators around the world, creating value by adhering to the highest standards of service, integrity, and responsibility. Brightstar has approximately 6,000 employees. For more information, please visit www.brightstarlottery.com.
Responsibilities
People Leadership
- Line‑manage 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 day‑to‑day coding but requires strong technical credibility.
Cross‑Functional 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 trade‑offs clearly to leadership and stakeholders
Qualifications
- 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 business‑critical systems
- Fluency in English
- Willingness to travel internationally when required
Success Profile
• Leading Complexity
• Leading People
• Leading the Business
• Leading Self
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This information reflects Brightstar Lottery’s good-faith estimate of compensation for this position at the time of publication. Actual compensation will be determined in accordance with the applicable collective agreement and internal compensation policies. Factors that we consider include, but are not limited to, role, career level, performance, skills, level of expertise, experience, location, market competitiveness, and internal equity. The estimated starting compensation range is 298,607 zł – 459,395 zł. The Company will comply with all local pay requirements and collective bargaining agreements, where applicable.
In addition to base salary, employees may be eligible for an annual performance-based bonus with a set target (15% of salary) aligned with individual and company performance. Eligibility and payout may be prorated based on date of hire and service during the performance period or sales commission.
Other Benefits Offered:
- Paid time off
- Health insurance, life insurance, and disability insurance
- Opportunities to volunteer your time to company-driven initiatives, employee networks or organizations of your choice
- Variety of well-being programs
- Retirement benefits
- Additional benefits available depending on the seniority of the role
This position is governed by collective bargaining agreement, which regulates the main terms and conditions of employment, including minimum salary levels, classification, working hours, leave, and other employment rights.
Our hiring process is conducted in line with principles of pay transparency and equal pay. We do not request or rely on candidates’ salary history during the selection process.
All Brightstar employees have a role in information security. Annual training will be assigned and required as appropriate.