Lead Software Engineer Java - Sports

Client Server

Manchester, UK

4 days ago

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Role details

Contract type

Temporary contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Compensation

£70,000.0 - £78,000.0

Working hours

Shift work

Job source

www.client-server.com

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Data Structures Software Design Patterns Object-Oriented Software Development Software Construction Software Engineering Multithreading Test-Driven Development (TDD) Spring-boot Backend Apache Kafka Virtual Agents

Job description

As a Lead Software Engineer you will play a key role in guiding and inspiring a small, high-performing development team, working on real-time in sports betting applications.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on leader who enjoys balancing technical delivery with team development and collaboration, with approximately a 80/20 split between hands-on architecture and coding and people management (coaching, mentoring).

Collaborating closely with the Product Owner, you’ll oversee the full delivery lifecycle, ensuring that the product backlog is delivered efficiently and to a high standard. You’ll promote engineering excellence, encouraging best practices and contributing to continuous improvement across both team and wider organisation. A central part of this role will be creating a developer friendly environment that allows individuals to focus, innovate and perform at their best.

Requirements

You have strong backend software engineering skills and experience
You have strong Java and Spring Boot development experience
You have technical / team leadership, mentoring and coaching experience, you’re an advocate of software engineering best practices
You have experience with Test Driven Development TDD
You have a strong knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals such as OOP, multithreading, Design Patterns, Data Structures
You’re comfortable with agentic AI coding
You’re collaborative and pragmatic with great communication and stakeholder management skills
Nice to have (not essential): Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS

Benefits & conditions

Lead Software Engineer / Team Lead (Java Spring Boot) Manchester / WFH to £78k

Are you a hands-on technical leader with strong Java skills?

You could be working on complex and interesting systems using the latest technology within a diverse, supportive environment whilst enjoying a range of perks and continual learning opportunities at a global games software house.

What’s in it for you:

Salary to £78k
Work anywhere for one month per year
Personalised training budget
Pension
Healthcare including dental and optical
Various wellness experiences, gym subsidy, cycle to work scheme, volunteer days and much more
Diverse, supportive environment with great career progression opportunities