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Game Lounge Career Spotlight: Robert Cassar Pace

All Robert Cassar Pace wanted was a summer job; he has now been with us for over seven years, working his way up from intern to senior data architect. It’s a story that plays out commonly across Game Lounge, but is no less impressive whenever it happens, and it has taught us a valuable lesson - given time, investment in their potential, and fostering a sense of dedication to their careers, employees will thrive. 

From intern to employee

Robert Cassar Pace, our Senior Data Architect, has been with Game Lounge for years, starting with us when the company was only 25 people in a single office, striving to build a business that would take the world by storm. 

The early signs were all there – Game Lounge had two Swedish iGaming enthusiasts at the helm, a hungry team ready to do what it takes to continue growing, and the company had just won ‘iGaming Affiliate of the Year’ at Malta’s 2016 iGaming awards. They needed an intern, a video assistant that would help them achieve their vision of better, faster content delivered with the high production value that had epitomised Game Lounge’s content. 

Robert Cassar Pace joined in 2017 as a video assistant. By 2020, he was a junior developer, working alongside Game Lounge team members with years of experience underneath their belts, and by 2021, he had elevated his role to data engineer. 

In April of last year, that role grew into senior data architect, working with complex technical products that has given him an edge in his own personal career. 

The benefits of working for Game Lounge

While remuneration and culture are two significant factors to weigh when it comes to signing onto a new job, Robert was looking for something else: the chance to work with the kind of cutting-edge technology that makes waves across the world. Game Lounge, an iGaming company based in Malta, uses modern tech stacks that put them at the forefront of innovation. 

For Robert, it’s been a process of learning how to use these technologies, continuously moving onto the next piece in the tech stack, and starting over again. He says, about his work with the company, “there were very few weeks when it was just the same, and I constantly had something that would keep me going.” 

It’s essential, according to Robert, to want more. “Game Lounge provides ample opportunity for you to see where else you can go with your own ingenuity”, and for Robert, this has paid off. He’s never bored at work, and he has his hands on some of the most cutting-edge technologies available in the market, thanks to Game Lounge’s push to invest in his future. 

The first day at Game Lounge, Robert says, is a bit of a roller-coaster. Game Lounge prioritises placing employees at the crux of their work, which means most employees are immediately booked into sessions with higher management and several heads of department, so they can see how things are done throughout the company, not just in the same unit within their field. It’s critical, according to Robert, to understand how the Game Lounge puzzle works before you set out actually working on it – the context that you gain in those early meetings become the cornerstone for your progression, allowing you to move forward and get up to speed, and then start setting your own pace. 

Game Lounge provides the opportunities, and the tools to succeed. The rest of it, however, depends on you. 

Thriving at Game Lounge: investing in the future

There’s a specific kind of person that thrives at Game Lounge, specifically for the data team that Robert works with. “They look for people who are personally motivated; people who understand the material on a technical level, but also have the humility to connect with others in their team.” Most teams at Game Lounge are close-knit, considering the pace of the work, and it’s important that every personality meshes well together. 

Personality is critical to success at Game Lounge. The opportunities provided to employees require an understanding that there is always more you can strive for, more you can learn, and more you can do. It’s not just a case of being exceptionally gifted at what you do in that moment, but a case of constantly understanding the room and space to grow further. 

Apart from the standard perks that come with iGaming companies – the latest equipment, the freedom to work on your own projects – Robert points out that Game Lounge is ready to invest in what it believes in. In his case, he pitched his master’s dissertation to the internal team, proposing a product, Betlookr, that uses mathematics and AI for sports prediction. 

The product, he stresses, is expensive to build: it’s a case of running the data, developing it, and making sure it’s usable, but Game Lounge is willing to gamble on its success – and on yours. 

“If you take your work seriously, if you put the effort in, you can get rewarded”, Robert says. “There are stressful days, but the management and the company are willing to help you get through them and to invest in your future career.”

“You feel appreciated,” says Robert, “and when you get to where you want to be, you do get your pat on the back.”