Data Engineering Manager F/M

Betclic, the European leader in sports betting, is much more than just an online gaming platform! Operating also in Poker, Horse Racing, and Casino across multiple countries, we are a dynamic and inspiring company where every day is an opportunity to innovate.

With strong tech roots and continuous growth, we promote inclusion and innovation at scale, with a multicultural team delivering responsible and cutting-edge digital entertainment.

At Betclic, success is built on the passion and commitment of our teams. As a Data Engineering Manager, you’ll be part of a collaborative and ambitious tech community.

• 💡 A creative and international environment
• 📈 Hypergrowth = new challenges every day
• 🏡 Healthy work-life balance & flexible hybrid model
• 🌟 A unique and friendly workplace with 1,300 colleagues across 5 countries*

Data is a strategic pillar at Betclic. Within a Data Mesh organization, our data squads are fully autonomous and responsible for building, running, and improving domain-oriented data products.

As a Data Engineering Manager, you lead one of these squads, blending technical leadership, delivery ownership, and people management. Your mission: help your team deliver high-quality, scalable, and reliable data solutions.

• Foster a culture of ownership, autonomy, and impact.
• Define objectives, give regular feedback, and support individual growth.
• Lead recruitment and ensure a strong skill mix.
• Navigate difficult conversations and manage conflict with empathy.
• Clearly communicate strategy, goals, and priorities.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Data and Software EMs, Product Owners, Chapters (DevOps, QA, etc.).

• Lead by example: contribute to pipelines, dashboards, on-call rotations.
• Help the team make sound technical decisions in modeling, testing, security, and Dev/DataOps.
• Contribute to architectural and data product discussions.
• Raise the bar in terms of engineering quality and standards.

• Own the squad’s roadmap execution with a strong focus on quality and efficiency.
• Track delivery KPIs, identify risks early, and implement improvements.
• Promote FinOps awareness and cost-conscious decision-making.
• Ensure tasks are well-prioritized in alignment with PO/PM.

• The team fully owns and operates their services in production.
• Lead incident response and post-mortem efforts to ensure reliability and continuous improvement.
• Monitor performance and support ongoing run activities.

This role is for you if:

• You have 3+ years of experience as a senior or advanced Data Engineer, in a demanding, modern data ecosystem (cloud-native, SQL, Python, data viz, data ops, semantic layers, etc.).
• You also have 2+ years of experience as a Manager, Team Lead, or Tech Lead in an agile environment.
• You thrive in fast-paced, B2C, high-expectation contexts and can adapt delivery to scale.
• You bring strong awareness of modern data trends and best practices.
• You’re autonomous when it comes to incident management and production ownership.
• You’re fluent in English, and an excellent communicator.
• You love tech, product innovation, and pushing teams to grow.

If your application is shortlisted, Maxime or Mathilde will contact you within a week for an initial HR screening (30 minutes). Then, you will complete the AssessFirst test (personality, motivation and cognitive reasoning).

Next, you will meet the Head of Data Fabric, followed by you future Tech Director. Finally, Maxime or Mathilde will conduct a final HR interview to review your AssessFirst results together.

The recruitment process usually takes between 4 to 6 weeks to ensure an optimal experience for you.

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT? 🎁

✅ 25 days of paid leave and 10 RTT days

🍽️ A Ticket Restaurant® card credited with €11 per day (€6 per day funded by Betclic)

🩺 100% health insurance coverage for you and your children

🚆 50% reimbursement of public transport costs or an annual sustainable mobility allowance (€230 for commuting with sustainable transport)

🏡 Hybrid work model

📚 Access to a vast training catalog, with opportunities for professional development every year

🏢 Extraordinary office spaces with a rooftop where you can enjoy sunny breaks with a view of the Cité du Vin

🎉 Internal events to liven up your daily life

🏋️ On-site sports classes and organized tournaments (Pilates, circuit training, boxing, yoga, futsal, padel, tennis…)

Permanent contract, available immediately in Bordeaux (remote from another city possible depending on profile - on-site presence required twice a month)

📍 Betclic Group – 117 Quai de Bacalan, 33300 BORDEAUX