bet365, the world’s largest online gambling company has today announced that it will open its first satellite technology office in Manchester’s Spring Gardens. The company is looking to recruit 50-70 people to support its development teams in Stoke-on-Trent.
bet365's Manchester office opens early May. The company is in the process of recruiting candidates and has already started on-boarding new recruits in Stoke.
“It's difficult to recruit to one location when you have the demand for IT talent that bet365 does,” said Dom Hawley, Head of Software Development at bet365. “We've found exceptional people in Stoke but it's clear that we now need to expand our operation outside of the local area to grow our development teams further.”
Manchester has been chosen for the first phase of bet365’s technology expansion because of its excellent reputation as a tech centre and strong commuter links to Stoke and the rest of the North of England.
“Manchester was the obvious choice for establishing a blueprint for our growth. It has a superb technology culture. It's close enough to Stoke that people can move between offices if necessary and the commuter links are such that we may also attract people from further afield,” said Dom.
bet365 is looking for both seasoned professionals as well as those new to development to work across a range of projects. Employees will have the opportunity to help advance the company’s back office trading applications, User Interface, middleware, information security and web development for its Sports and Gaming products.
“We will start in the areas where we have the work backlog but the remote office will be a great opportunity to extend resource across each of our product areas,” said Dom.
Each new staff member will spend their first few weeks in Stoke. This on-boarding process has already started and will include being introduced to their team and brought up to speed on the technology, tools and projects they'll be working on.
Warren Hughes will be the Head of Systems Development in the Manchester office and has said that “The recruitment in Manchester has started off positively and is already proving to be a location that can offer us highly skilled software development professionals who are passionate about technology.”
“We wanted to ensure we offered a range of work options as well as clear career progression. This is not going to be an unstructured group of remote workers engaged in autonomous tasks. They will be a fully integrated part of the bet365 business,” said Dom.
Following its successful partnership with Keele, bet365 is also working to build relationships with Manchester’s Universities. The company is interested in talking to the Heads of Computer Science and finding ways to engage with the student body.
“Our work with Keele University and the success of our graduate intake has demonstrated the important role that graduates will play in bet365's future. We’ve found that when you get people in early, you can help them develop both their skills and shape the right mindset for the journey ahead," said Dom.
Each new staff member will spend their first few weeks in Stoke. The on-boarding process will include being introduced to their team and brought up to speed on the technology, tools and projects they'll be working on.
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