About Us

At Sportsbet, we're united behind our purpose to Bring Excitement to Life for over 2.4 million customers. We do this by delivering fun, challenging the status quo, and living our values. As part of the global Flutter Group, we're a major player internationally—but in Melbourne, Sydney and Darwin, we're a tight‑knit team of 1,300+ teammates (with over half in Tech & Data Science).

Our commitment to responsible gambling is genuine and demonstrated through the wide range of responsible gambling initiatives and tools. We're proud to be the leaders in responsible gambling in our industry, not just locally, but globally.

We are one of the top workplaces for Women through WORK180. WORK180 is a leading platform that independently assesses employers on policies, benefits and practices that support women and underrepresented groups at work. We remain committed to making Sportsbet the best place to work and encourage you to explore our employer profile on the WORK180 website to learn more about what we offer.

About The Role

As Lead Engineer (AI), you'll provide technical leadership across Engaging Experiences, shaping how AI is embedded into customer-facing solutions and day‑to‑day engineering practices. You'll partner closely with Engineering, Product and Platform leaders to guide technical direction, validate feasibility and drive high‑quality, AI‑enabled delivery.

This role plays a key part in accelerating Sportsbet's AI‑first mindset, uplifting engineering standards, modernising the SDLC, and coaching teams to safely and effectively use Generative AI and LLMs. You'll influence strategy, delivery and culture, helping teams move faster while maintaining strong quality, performance and responsible AI practices.

Responsibilities Include:

• Lead adoption of AI‑first engineering practices across Engaging Experiences
• Provide technical leadership during Explore and Accelerate, shaping AI‑enabled solutions
• Coach engineers and leaders in safe, effective AI‑assisted development
• Champion modern SDLC patterns, quality standards and AI‑driven validation
• Partner with Enterprise AI, Architecture and Product to align platforms and roadmaps
• Drive delivery quality, performance and observability across teams and partners
• Foster engineering excellence through communities of practice and mentorship

The Perks

We work hard and play hard, so along with a competitive salary and generous performance-based bonus for permanent staff members, here's some of our other perks:

• 25 days annual leave (that's right, an additional week's leave!)
• Hybrid working policy (Monday and Friday from home) and a $1,050 home office allowance for new starters.
• Industry leading Parental Leave support program with 26 weeks paid leave for Primary Carers and no wait time. We also have a progressive return to work benefit for your first 6 months back: come back for 3 days, get paid for 4; come back for 4 days, get paid for 5.
• Hack Days - where your creativity and collaborative ideas lead to exciting new ideas and projects for our customers.
• Access to outstanding career development programs, including expert-led internal training and external learning opportunities (staff allowance for personal development)
• Weekly concierge service including free massages and nail appointments – all onsite in our Melbourne office!
• Free breakfast, daily fresh fruit and weekly rotating socials, from Thursday office drinks to fun team events
• End of trip facilities with onsite table tennis and pool tables
• Discounted health insurance and free flu jabs yearly.

Applications close end of May, however we'll be reviewing applications as they come in and may reach out earlier.

Our Focus on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We don't just support diversity – we celebrate it! This is a workplace where you can thrive and feel safe to bring your whole authentic self to work. What's the Green Tick Feeling? Well, it's different for everyone, yet unites us all. It's the feeling you get when you succeed, no matter what success looks like to you. It's all the little and big things that make you feel like you're thriving when working at Sportsbet.

We're an inclusive employer who welcomes you for who you are, as you are – so, if you require adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know in your application. We also know flex means different things to different people, so let us know how we can support you to be your best.

If you think you'd be a great fit but don't necessarily meet everything in the job description, please still get in touch. Ready to bring excitement to life? Apply now