engineering-manager

KingMakers is the leading Sports and Digital Entertainment platform in Africa, dedicated to engaging and rewarding audiences through innovative technology. By providing unique sports and digital entertainment experiences, KingMakers connects fans and communities to the sports and games they love. The company emphasizes customer insight and talent to enhance the enjoyment of African sports fans, while also fostering community involvement through its agent network.

KingMakers is the leading sports and digital entertainment platform company across the African continent.
 
We are focused on creating opportunity. Opportunity that allows individuals and communities to realise their dreams – to be the best they can be. Opportunities to grow, to change, to build a business, to make a difference. Opportunity for individuals. Opportunity for our communities.
 
Our proprietary technology, delivered through our agency and online platforms, brings sports fans and their communities closer to the games they love.
 
We do this by building products and content experiences that delight our customers daily, that empower our partners and sustain their communities.
  
That’s why at the heart of KingMakers is a passion to empower individuals and to give back to the community. We do this by allowing agents in our network to grow their own business and in so doing enrich the communities in which we operate.
 
Our goal is always to put the customer first : by combining technology, customer insight and talent we strive to give African sports fans a superior, more rewarding and engaging experience, online, offline 24/7.

Our Values:
• Customer Focus
• Passion & Dedication  
• Openness, Honesty & Directness
• Innovation & Big Thinking
• Ownership & Accountability
• Speed & Focus
• Low Ego
• Fun


KingMakers

**What You'll Own**
This is a full-scope Engineering Manager role combining people leadership, delivery ownership and technical direction.

**👥 People & Leadership**
- Lead, mentor and develop a team of engineers.
- Run structured performance cycles and development plans.
- Hire and onboard strong talent.
- Foster accountability, collaboration and engineering maturity.
- Shape on-call culture and operational ownership.

We look for leaders who build durable, high-performing teams, not short-term heroics.

**🚀 Delivery & Roadmap**
- Drive execution of the Virtuals roadmap.
- Own planning, prioritisation and risk management.
- Align engineering delivery with business and product strategy.
- Reduce noise and bring predictability to releases.
- Contribute meaningfully to roadmap definition.

This role requires clarity, structure and strong stakeholder alignment.

**🔭 Architecture & Technical Direction**
You will guide architectural decisions and engineering standards across:
- Distributed, event-driven systems
- High-concurrency environments
- Microservices architecture
- Domain-driven design
- Technical debt management
- Observability, monitoring and incident resolution
- Security-first mindset

Architectural decisions here are not theoretical, they influence performance, uptime and revenue stability.

**Our Stack**
We operate with modern, scalable technology including:
- C# / .NET
- Microsoft Azure
- Docker & Kubernetes (AKS)
- MS SQL Server, MongoDB, Redis
- Kafka & RabbitMQ
- Terraform (IaC)
- CI/CD (Azure DevOps)
- Observability & monitoring tools (e.g., Grafana)

We expect technical credibility, not necessarily daily hands-on coding, but the ability to guide and challenge engineering decisions.


Engineering Manager – Virtuals

Engineering Manager leading a team for the revenue-critical Virtuals vertical at KingMakers. Overseeing delivery and technical direction within a growing iGaming platform.

Rhino Entertainment is a company that focuses on the distribution and marketing of music, albums, and related merchandise. They offer new releases, events, and exclusive deals through their website Rhino.com, including classic albums in their entirety with their Album of the Day feature. Rhino maintains an active presence in the music industry, providing customers with premium vinyl series, box sets, and soundtracks, along with a focus on high-fidelity audio products. They also engage customers with podcasts and personalized marketing messages based on consumer interaction.

Founded in 1978, Rhino continues to set the standard for excellence in the reissue business it pioneered in both the physical and digital worlds with an emphasis on flawless sound quality, bonus tracks, informative liner notes, award-winning creative packaging, and a strong social conscience. Rhino has also expanded the definition of what a catalogue music company is, as evidenced by the label’s name and likeness representation deal with Frank Sinatra, its multi-faceted relationship with the Grateful Dead, and releasing new albums by heritage artists such as Jeff Beck and Cyndi Lauper. The catalogue of more than 5,000 releases includes material by Led Zeppelin, Eagles, David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Aretha Franklin, The Doors, Chicago, Ray Charles, Black Sabbath, John Coltrane, Yes, Phil Collins, The Ramones, and The Monkees, among many others.

Rhino Entertainment

We're hiring an **Engineering Manager** to lead our frontend engineering organization - two development teams and a frontend QA team, totalling ~16 engineers. This is a **people-first leadership role** for someone with deep technical credibility: you'll spend approximately **60% of your time on people management** (coaching, development, team building) and 4**0% on technical oversight** (architecture, code reviews, technical strategy).

You don't need to write production code daily, but you should be comfortable diving into technical discussions, reviewing complex pull requests, making informed architectural decisions, and debugging critical issues when needed. Hands-on coding ability is a strong plus.

You'll own the evolution of our frontend platforms (React-based Rhino Play and Next.js-based Rhino Next) while building a culture of quality, velocity, and continuous improvement across all brands.

**Work Arrangement:****Candidates based in Malta or Bitola will work in a hybrid arrangement. Remote candidates from other European locations are welcome and expected to work aligned with Central European Time (CET)

You'll Be Responsible For**People Leadership & Development (60%)

- Lead, mentor, and develop ~12 frontend engineers and 4 frontend QA engineers across distributed locations (Malta, Bitola, and remote)
- Conduct regular 1:1s, provide actionable feedback, and create personalized career development plans that help engineers reach their potential
- Build a high-trust, high-performance culture where engineers feel challenged, supported, and excited to grow
- Manage the frontend QA team, focusing on their professional development, test strategy, automation, and integration with development workflows
- Own recruitment, onboarding, and retention for frontend and QA roles
- Foster a culture aligned with Rhino's values: Community, Curiosity, and Achievers
- Support diverse, dynamic teams and ensure fairness in career development opportunities

**Technical Strategy & Oversight (40%)**

- Shape the future of Rhino's frontend architecture in partnership with Product, Design, and Backend leadership
- Make informed technical decisions on Next.js architecture, Server/Client Components, SSR strategies, and performance optimization
- Review complex technical designs and pull requests; provide technical guidance and unblock challenging problems
- Champion modern practices and tools: component libraries, Storybook, Redux Toolkit, Jest, service workers, CI/CD pipeline enhancements, performance monitoring
- Ensure consistent approaches to authentication/authorization, session handling, and secure SSR patterns across brands
- Guide decisions around build systems (Webpack, Turbopack, Turborepo) and monorepo architecture
- Stay technically credible enough to earn respect from senior engineers and guide technical direction effectively
- Debug complex frontend and server-side issues when your expertise is needed

**Delivery & Quality**

- Drive predictable delivery through clear goals, effective processes, and team rituals
- Elevate code quality through strong review culture (acting as a gatekeeper when needed), testing standards, and automation
- Partner with frontend QA team to strengthen test coverage (Jest, integration testing), reduce regressions, and increase release confidence
- Oversee and optimize the release process to ensure smooth product deployments across all brands
- Establish and track metrics that matter: team health, velocity trends, quality indicators, deployment frequency, and player-facing performance
- Proactively identify patterns in production errors and drive systematic improvements

**Cross-Functional Collaboration**

- Translate product priorities into clear, achievable technical plans
- Facilitate smooth collaboration between frontend, backend, design, product, and QA teams
- Communicate technical tradeoffs, progress, and risks to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Act as the voice of frontend engineering in leadership discussions
- Bridge gaps and resolve blockers across teams

Engineering Manager – Frontend

Engineering Manager leading frontend engineering teams, focusing on technical oversight and people leadership at a fast-growing online gaming company.

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Engineering Manager – Virtuals

KingMakers

Engineering Manager – Frontend

Rhino Entertainment