Lead Software Engineer Java - Sports

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

Your role :
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.

Location / WFH:
You'll join the team in Central Manchester three days a week with flexibility to work from home twice a week.

About you:

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 Apply now to find out more about this Lead Software Engineer / Team Lead (Java Spring Boot) opportunity.