Lead and mentor a software development team, driving technical innovation and delivery of software solutions, while managing performance and fostering collaboration.
Sporty Group
Partnered with some of the World’s greatest Champions including Real Madrid FC, Michael Essien and Eder Militao, we’re on the lookout for some Champions of our own to be a part of the 'Top Ranked Fastest Growing and Most Successful Online Gaming Brand in the World'. Home to SportyBet, SportyTV, Sporty.com, Football.com and the newly launched SportyFM, we continue to lead with innovation and exclusive sports content.
Sporty is expanding and we're building the world's go to platform for everyday entertainment.
About the role
As the Team Lead for our software development team, you will play a key role in driving the architecture, development, and delivery of high-quality software solutions. You will lead a group of talented developers, ensuring smooth collaboration, technical innovation, and strong delivery results. Your responsibilities will encompass both hands-on coding and line management, helping the team grow, improve, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Our Stack
Language: Java 17
Frameworks: Spring Boot (Tomcat, Netty), Spring Data, Spring Cloud
Architecture: Microservices, REST API, Message Queues
Database: MySQL, MyBatis, MongoDB
Caching: Redis (AWS ElastiCache), ElasticSearch
Message Queue: RocketMQ
Cloud: Kubernetes, AWS
Monitoring: Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Tempo, AWS CloudWatch, OpenTracing
CI/CD: Jenkins, ArgoCD
What you'll be doing
- Lead and mentor a talented development team in the EU region, fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture
- Provide technical leadership and ensure best practices in software development, code quality, and architecture
- Participate in high-level architecture and design decisions for complex software systems
- Drive the development lifecycle from requirements gathering to deployment, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality solutions
- Conduct regular code reviews, offering constructive feedback to improve the team’s skills and output
- Manage team members' performance and career development
- Help drive continuous improvement in development processes, tools, and techniques
What you'll bring
- 8+ years of experience in software development, with a strong focus on backend technologies (e.g. Java, Node.js, Python, Go, etc.)
- 2+ years of experience in a leadership role, with experience in mentoring, performance reviews, work allocation
- Strong experience in software architecture and designing scalable, reliable systems
- Hands-on experience in backend development, with expertise in APIs and microservices
- Excellent communication skills in English and the ability to manage and collaborate within a remote, diverse team
- A passion for technology and innovation, with a drive to solve complex technical challenges
What’s In It For You
📍 Sporty is a remote first company in pursuit of sustainability
💰 A competitive salary + individual performance based bonuses every quarter
🌴 28 days paid annual leave
⏰ Our core working hours are 10am-3pm in your local time zone with flexibility outside of this
📝 Referral bonuses & flash bonuses
💻 Top of the line equipment
🌍 Annual company retreats to provide great internal networking opportunities
Interview Process
Remote video screening with our Talent Acquisition Team
Offline Take home assignment
Remote video interview with Team Members (60 Mins)
Final discussion with the hiring manager (60 mins)
Personalised Support
We’re committed to making our recruitment process accessible to everyone. If you need any adjustments or accommodations during the application or interview process, please let us know.
Your Move
If you're excited about this role, even if you don't meet every requirement, we'd still love to hear from you. We understand candidates may hesitate to apply if they don't meet all requirements, however your unique perspective is what helps us innovate and grow together.
If you're interested, we encourage you to apply! Every application is reviewed by a member of our team (AI is not used in our recruitment process), and we aim to respond within 48 hours.
Top Skills
Argocd
AWS
Aws Cloudwatch
Elasticsearch
Grafana
Java 8+
Jenkins
Kubernetes
Loki
Microservices
MongoDB
Mybatis
MySQL
Opentracing
Prometheus
Redis
Rest Api
Rocketmq
Spring Boot
Spring Cloud
Spring Data
Tempo
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