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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Software Engineer - **Company:** TeamFeePay - **Location:** Belfast, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), PHP (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Databases, Mobile Application Software, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Node.Js, Ruby on Rails, Ruby, Software Engineering, Web Applications, ReactJS, Backend, Data Layers, Heroku, Stripe, React Native, Golang - **Published:** July 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=0c191fd757da7250 ## About the Role * you have experience being the tech lead of a squad * you're full-stack (preferred), but we care more about your track record leading technical direction than any one stack * you have strong experience in software development * you're comfortable making architecture calls other engineers will build on for years * you enjoy the cross-team alignment work: writing the docs and having the conversations that get a squad pointed the same way * you have a product mindset: you're comfortable critiquing designs and understanding user journeys to help land on the best solution, not just implementing what's handed to you * you want to help shape how club admins and committees experience TFP You don't need prior Ruby experience to apply. If you're a strong backend engineer with experience in another language (e.g. Node, Python, Java, PHP, Go), we'd love to hear from you: we'll support you in picking up Rails. (Our Platform Senior Software Engineer and Principal Software Engineer roles are the exception and do require hands-on Ruby/Rails experience.) ## Description We're organised into three squads: Pitchside Experience, Clubhouse Experience and Platform. This role sits in Clubhouse Experience: the squad focused on club administration- the tools club admins and committees use to run their club day-to-day. Our engineers come from a variety of different backgrounds. As long as you enjoy learning new things, we'd love to talk to you: we do not ask for formal qualifications or degree requirements for any of our engineering roles. Your day-to-day * Set technical direction for Clubhouse Experience, and align other engineers around a shared plan, without needing to review or write every line yourself. * Act as a force-multiplier: find the highest-leverage problem across the squad and land it through and with other engineers. * Move fluidly across our Rails API, Postgres data layer, React web app and React Native app to unblock the squad wherever the constraint is. * Mentor senior engineers and grow the technical bench within Clubhouse Experience and beyond., * Ruby on Rails to write our API layer (there's a highly recommended Rails tutorial here) * We're moving to React for our web front end, but we're currently using Rails with Turbo, Hotwire and Stimulus * React Native for our mobile applications * Postgres for our database layer * Stripe to power payments: membership fees, club shop and fundraising all run through it * Currently our infrastructure is on Heroku, but we'll be moving off this soon: join us and help shape where Level & career progression We're hiring at IC4 (Lead Engineer) on our engineering career ladder. Scope: multiple teams / a domain. You'll hold the technical lead role for a squad, setting direction with no direct reports or people-management authority. 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