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title: 'Technical Program Manager at Playson'
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# Technical Program Manager at Playson

- **Company:** Playson
- **Location:** Europe
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-05-28
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-15
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/playson/c9922e82-247b-404f-bedd-d896a9ef3901/application

**Skills:** Jira, OKR-based planning, Incident management, Post-mortems

> Owns end-to-end delivery for specific platform or game areas, ensuring engineering teams have clear paths to production. Responsible for tracking timelines, removing blockers, and enforcing quality gates while collaborating with product, engineering, and QA teams.

## Job description

## About the role

We're looking for someone who owns delivery - not tracks it, not reports it, owns it. You'll be responsible for a specific area: games, features, or platform work. From the first conversation about a requirement through to production - you're on the hook for the whole thing. This isn’t a coordination-only role. We need someone with previous hands-on software engineering, DevOps, release engineering, or similar technical experience who can actively improve and automate the way software is built, tested, and released. You set the timeline, track it, and communicate changes before people start asking questions. If there's a blocker, you've already seen it. If a release isn't ready, you say so - clearly and early. You'll look at how work flows through your area and fix what's broken. Not just follow whatever process exists. You'll design something that actually works, iterate on it, and make it better over time. A key part of the role will be identifying manual steps, bottlenecks, and failure points in development and release workflows, and then building practical automation to remove them. This may include improving CI/CD pipelines, automating release checks, connecting tools through APIs, and developing scripts or lightweight internal solutions. Quality is yours too. Not QA's problem alone, not the tech lead's problem. You own release readiness: is it tested, is it documented, does anyone know the operational risk. If the answer is no, it doesn't ship. You'll work closely with product, engineering, QA, and client-facing teams, keep them aligned, and report directly to the VP of Delivery.

## What we expect from you

First 30 days

- Understand how delivery actually works in your area - not how it should work, how it actually works
- Map where work gets stuck, what the recurring blockers are, and who the key people are
- Meet everyone who matters: product owners, tech leads, QA, release managers, client teams
- Write up what you found and share it with the VP of Delivery

First 60 days

- Take ownership of delivery tracking for your area
- Pick the biggest workflow problem you found and start fixing it
- Show you can catch a blocker before it causes a delay - at least twice

First 90 days

- Own and communicate a delivery forecast that stakeholders actually trust
- Ship at least one release with no last-minute surprises - quality gates passed, documentation done, everyone aligned
- Present your view on how delivery should work in your area going forward

## What we're looking for

- 3+ years in an engineering delivery, software delivery leadership, or similar role where you owned outcomes, not just process
- Previous hands-on experience as a Software Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Release Engineer, Build Engineer, Developer Productivity Engineer, or in a similarly technical role.
- Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, including builds, automated testing, versioning, deployment, monitoring, and rollback.
- You catch problems early. Not because you're lucky, but because you know what signals to watch
- You've worked across engineering, product, and QA and you know how to keep them moving together
- Strong communicator - you can give a clear, honest delivery update to a VP without needing a slide deck
- You care about quality beyond closing tickets - release readiness, testing coverage, operational risk are things you think about naturally
- You're genuinely interested in the product you're delivering, not just the process around it
- You actively look for repetitive manual work and replace it with reliable, maintainable automation.

## Nice to have

- Background in iGaming, gaming, or another regulated product environment
- Experience in a B2B or multi-operator delivery model
- Familiarity with incident management and post-mortems
- Experience working with external studios or third-party development partners
- OKR-based planning and how it connects to delivery cadence
- Jira or similar tooling - configuration, not just usage

## What We Offer

- Competitive Salary
- Quarterly Bonuses
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Unlimited Paid Sick Leave
- Remote & Flexible Working
- Private Medical Insurance
- Financial Support for Life Events
- Professional Development Budget
- International Exposure
- Regular Company Events

*Benefits may vary depending on location and contractual agreement

By submitting your application, you acknowledge that your personal data will be processed in accordance with our [Privacy Policy](https://playson.com/privacy).

## #LI-DNI

## About Playson

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Playson is a leading supplier of iGaming technology, designing and developing premium online slot games and promotional tools for regulated markets worldwide.
- **Entity Type**: Private
- **Headquarters**: Sliema, Malta
- **Founded**: 2012
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: iGaming, Online Casino Software, Slot Game Development
- **Target customers**: B2B; online casino operators and iGaming platforms globally.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "Get More!" — a promise to partners that every product, service, and relationship carries added value. The company is on a mission to "create the fostering environment where your talent evolves with confidence."

## Products & Services
- **Slot Games**: A portfolio of 90+ premium online slot games, certified and licensed in 27 jurisdictions. Games are designed with deep mechanics and beautiful aesthetics for emotional engagement.
- **xEye Viewboard**: A standalone analytical and asset environment for professional decision-making. It helps partners (C-level, agents, managers) analyze casino performance, know player preferences across GEOs, and export game documentation.
- **Promo Tools**: A suite of marketing tools including Tournaments, Free Spins, Network Promotions, and Races. These tools are designed to increase player reactivation (up to 20%), bets growth (up to +50%), and loyalty (return rates of 70-75%).
- **xEye Platform**: A standalone promo tool and asset environment for partners.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (Private company).
- **Key Metric**: Over 150 million players reached globally, with a portfolio of 90+ games.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Partners with over 200 operators worldwide. Licensed by the UK Gambling Commission, Malta Gaming Authority, and regulators in 27 jurisdictions including the UK, Netherlands, Italy, Brazil, Colombia, Ontario, Germany, and Spain.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 12.3% year-over-year to 139 employees. Active job postings increased 57.9% year-over-year. Website traffic grew 76.6% year-over-year. The company operates in 31 countries and is expanding its regulated market footprint.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Regulatory Maturity**: Licensed and certified in 27 jurisdictions, including major regulated markets like the UK, Netherlands, Italy, and Ontario. This strong compliance foundation allows for safe scaling and is a significant barrier to entry for competitors.
- **Proven Commercial Portfolio**: A portfolio of 90+ games that are commercially successful, with a focus on mobile-first design and deep game mechanics that drive player engagement and retention.
- **Proprietary Technology Stack**: A robust tech stack including Kubernetes, ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, and a microservices architecture, indicating a sophisticated engineering environment.
- **Strong Partner Ecosystem**: Partnerships with over 200 operators globally, demonstrating a strong sales and distribution network.

## Strategic Focus
- **Regulated Market Expansion**: Continuing to enter and operate in new regulated jurisdictions, with a current footprint of 27 markets.
- **Product Innovation**: Developing new games and promotional tools (like xEye Viewboard) to enhance partner performance and player engagement.
- **Talent Growth**: Actively hiring across multiple departments (60 open positions), with a focus on engineering, design, and legal roles. The company emphasizes a "product-oriented mindset" and a culture of experimentation.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as a team with a "strong engineering focus and product-oriented mindset." Values include "Fail Fast. Learn Fast." (a culture of experimentation), "Up or Out" (promoting career development), and "Extraordinary Products. Extraordinary Results."
- **Work Model**: Remote & Hybrid work options available.
- **Perks**: Full medical insurance for you and your +1, development courses/training reimbursement, bonus system, flexibility in schedule, and twice-a-year corporate gatherings.
- **Engineering Culture**: A flat structure that enables direct idea-sharing with management. The company uses a modern tech stack including Kubernetes, ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, TypeScript, and Python.

## Sources
1. [playson.com](https://www.playson.com/en)
2. [playson.com/career](https://playson.com/career)
3. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/playson](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/playson)
4. [playson.com/about](https://playson.com/about)
5. [linkedin.com/company/playson](https://mt.linkedin.com/company/playson)

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