bet365 recruiting for new tech office
bet365, the online gambling company, is to open its first satellite technology office in Manchester’s Spring Gardens.
The Manchester office will open in May and bet365 is in the process of recruiting candidates – it is looking for 50 to 70 people to support its development teams at its Stoke-on-Trent headquarters.
Dom Hawley, head of software development at bet365, said: “It’s difficult to recruit to one location when you have the demand for IT talent that bet365 does.
“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.”
The company said Manchester has been chosen for the first phase of its technology expansion because of its reputation as a tech centre and strong commuter links to Stoke and the rest of the north.
“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 Hawley.
Warren Hughes, who will be the head of systems development in the Manchester office, said bet365 is looking for both seasoned professionals as well as those new to development to work across a range of projects to help advance the company’s back office trading applications, as well as User Interface, middleware, information security and web development for its Sports and Gaming products.
