Backend Software Engineering Team Lead

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)

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.

- 8+ years of experience in software development, strong focus on backend technologies - 2+ years of experience in a leadership role (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 ability to manage and collaborate within a remote, diverse team - Passion for technology and innovation, with a drive to solve complex technical challenges