Java Engineering Manager - Data Activation at B2Spin

About B2Spin

We are B2Spin, dedicated to delivering the best Social Casino and gaming experiences by creating captivating, engaging, and unique products accessible to everyone. Our global team of professionals continually improves player experiences. We aim to revolutionize the industry, not just be part of it.

AI-Driven Engineering Culture

We are building an AI-driven engineering organization where artificial intelligence is a core part of software development—embedded into workflows from system design to code review. Engineers must be comfortable with AI-driven environments, treating AI as a productivity multiplier while maintaining strong engineering judgment, architectural ownership, and accountability.

The Role

B2Spin is seeking a Java Engineering Manager to lead our Data Activation teams as we scale our Free-to-Play Social Casino platform. This hands-on leadership role requires balancing technical credibility with people development, driving reliable delivery, raising engineering standards, and fostering team excellence. Ideal candidates are motivated by building high-load, real-time systems and developing the teams that create them.

What You'll Do

• Own delivery outcomes — coordinate priorities across cross-functional teams, keep commitments on track, and ensure the right things get built reliably and on time.

• Develop your people — run meaningful performance reviews, invest in career growth, and handle people challenges with clarity and care.

• Champion engineering standards — hold the bar on architecture patterns and code quality while making pragmatic trade-off decisions in complex, fast-moving environments.

• Enable smooth execution — partner with Product Managers, analysts, and other stakeholders to ensure initiatives are well-defined and teams can move without blockers.

• Drive continuous improvement — refine how teams plan and coordinate as the organization grows, making effectiveness a habit rather than a project.

• Strengthen platform reliability — lead incident response, root-cause analysis, and follow-through on improvements that make systems more resilient over time.

What We're Looking For

• Substantial backend engineering experience with deep expertise in the Java ecosystem and a strong foundation in software development fundamentals. Frontend experience is a big plus.

• System design fluency — proven experience building and operating high-load, event-driven, cloud-native systems at scale.

• Engineering leadership track record — experience leading teams delivering complex production systems, balancing technical direction with people management.

• Production operations experience — comfortable in incident response, post-mortems, and translating learnings into platform improvements.

• Sharp product sense — able to engage meaningfully with product initiatives, surface engineering risks, and spot missing elements before they become problems.

• Delivery ownership — skilled at scoping work realistically, aligning stakeholders, and communicating trade-offs with confidence.

Nice to Have

• Background in iGaming, fintech, or high-throughput, real-time platforms.

• Experience transitioning from a senior individual contributor role (e.g., Tech Lead, Staff Engineer) into people leadership.

• Hands-on familiarity with Kafka, Kubernetes, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Our Tech Stack

• Java 25

• Spring Boot 4

• Google Cloud Platform

• Kubernetes, ArgoCD

• Kafka

• AlloyDB for PostgreSQL

• Redis/Memcached/Valkey

• Github

• ELK/Sentry/Grafana

• Jira/Confluence/Slack

Our Values

At B2Spin, we aim to revolutionize the industry through passion for building meaningful products. We value accountability, transparency, and progress over perfectionism, expecting everyone to uphold these standards.