VP, Engineering

Rush Street Interactive (RSI) is seeking an experienced, visionary, and hands-on Vice President, Software Engineering, to lead and scale our global engineering organization. This is a strategic leadership role responsible for modernizing our technology platforms through best-in-class software development practices, AI-enabled delivery, and a modern, scalable architecture.

This leader will serve as a trusted partner and advisor to the executive team. The preferred candidate will be located in Estonia, but we are also open to candidates where we have hiring entities across Europe.

• →Lead engineering strategy, execution, and transformation in close partnership with the CTO and senior leadership.
• →Architect and scale highly available, high-performance platforms using modern cloud-native and microservices architectures.
• →Drive an AI-powered productivity transformation, introducing AI-assisted development tools and workflows across engineering teams.
• →Set and deliver engineering excellence standards across CI/CD, observability, incident response, technical debt reduction, and operational KPIs in alignment with our Platform Engineering strategy.
• →Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing, globally distributed engineering organization and senior leadership team.
• →Drive a culture of velocity and quality focused on a stellar user experience for our players: mentor engineering leaders, and encourage innovation.
• →Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Data Science, Security, Operations, and business leaders to align technology strategy with company objectives.
• →Stay connected to the work through hands-on engagement in architecture, code quality, and critical production initiatives.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 15+ years of software engineering experience, including 7+ years in senior leadership roles.
• Proven success leading large, distributed engineering teams in complex or high-growth environments.
• Deep expertise in cloud platforms, distributed systems, microservices, event-driven architectures, and APIs.
• Experience leading large-scale platform modernization; AI/GenAI experience strongly preferred.
• Track record of improving engineering productivity, accelerating delivery, and driving operational excellence.
• Strategic yet hands-on leadership style with a strong bias for action.
• Excellent communication and influence skills, including experience working with executive stakeholders.
• High-energy, empathetic leader who is visible, approachable, and inspiring.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally, up to 25% annually. #LI-HYBRID #LI-PROMOTE