Head of Platform

Interested in owning and shaping a modern platform that powers high-performance data products used across the global esports betting ecosystem? Whether you prefer working fully remotely or in a hybrid setup –⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ we’re flexible.

Oddin.gg is the global leader in esports data science. We deliver a full end-to-end solution to bookmakers worldwide. We analyze top esports titles such as Dota 2 and League of Legends, as well as sports simulators like FIFA. Using data from our exclusive partners, we build and continuously improve advanced mathematical models that generate highly accurate predictive odds.

𖤍 Oddin’s Call

Oddin is looking for an experienced Platform Lead to take ownership of our core platform and guide its long-term technical direction. You will be responsible for ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance across our systems. Your role includes driving architectural decisions, improving platform tooling, enabling developer productivity, and introducing modern technologies where beneficial.

🌐 What You’ll Work On

• Own Platform Engineering end-to-end (reports to CTO). Accountable for strategy, outcomes, and execution—measured by how effectively Product Engineering can ship and operate.
• Unblock teams. Reduce today’s platform bottlenecks—starting with improving our Terraform foundations (incl. refactoring and better state separation via Terragrunt) and clarifying “how we work” with product teams.
• Run and evolve a mature AWS platform. Improve reliability, delivery safety, and cost efficiency without “rewriting from scratch.”
• Lead platform streams and sequencing (now and next):
  • Current Platform Support (now): operate the existing platform and keep teams moving.
  • Platform 2.0 (now →): own the strategy/roadmap; coordinate design decisions and begin delivery while current platform continues.
  • SRE (now): strengthen incidents/observability; hire and establish ownership.
  • Security + Developer Experience (planned 2026 H2): build the path and hire as scope expands.
  • IT Support: collaborate with the IT support team and assess gradual integration into Platform.
• Scale the team. Lead ~5 infra/platform engineers and grow to ~10; set clear goals, run ceremonies, and deliver through ambiguity.
• Define the engagement model with Product Engineering. Our goal is clear: product teams handle ~95% of regular infra work for their services independently (including their day-to-day infra changes), with Platform providing paved roads, guardrails, and escalation support.
• Adopt pragmatic innovation (incl. GenAI). Use GenAI to reduce toil in knowledge-heavy workflows (e.g., Terraform reviews, runbooks, incident analysis) while maintaining safety.

🧩 Skills You’ll Need

• Relevant scale-up Platform leadership (must-have). You’ve led or helped build Platform Engineering in a SaaS product company, generic infrastructure/IT experience is not enough for this role.
• Strong AWS + Terraform experience at scale (must-have). Proven experience with AWS + Terraform supporting 100+ services/workloads (or comparable complexity). Practical exposure to Terragrunt / multi-state / module strategy and the reality of Terraform tech debt in fast-growing orgs.
• People leadership and team building. Experience leading engineers, setting goals, coaching, running performance cycles, and scaling a team (including hiring for SRE now, and Security/DX later).
• Execution and alignment over “being the smartest architect.” You can set direction, translate Product Engineering needs into clear goals, run roadmaps/ceremonies, manage tradeoffs, and land outcomes. You’re technical enough to feel the pain and lead the work—but you don’t need to be a Staff-level infra implementer.
• Operating cadence and stakeholder leadership. You can run effective ceremonies/offsites and establish a durable operating model with Product Engineering: intake, prioritization, ownership boundaries, escalation paths, and expectations.
• Written and executive communication. You write crisp 1-pagers, decision memos, and updates that align teams and prevent thrash.
• Reliability and operations leadership. You understand incident management, post-mortems, observability principles, and how to mature toward SLO/SLA practices over time.
• Cost and guardrails mindset. You can set budgets/guardrails and cost practices while keeping accountability with Product Engineering for their service bills.
• Pragmatic innovation in an existing platform. You improve and modernize a live system thoughtfully—evolution over revolution.

Haven't we caught you yet?

Help us maintain our position as the No. 1 esports analytics company with the new focus on AI-powered video.
Imagine a culture that embraces change and quickly adapts to global opportunities.
Experience immense potential for personal growth while contributing to an innovative team.
Work remotely or in a hybrid style – whatever suits you best.
Enjoy our luxurious Norse-myth-inspired offices in Prague.
Improve your English with company-sponsored language courses.
Participate in quarterly team-building activities to bond with your team.

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