Leads and mentors a backend software engineering team while remaining hands-on with coding, architecture, code reviews, and scalable microservices development. Oversees the full development lifecycle from requirements through deployment, promotes engineering best practices, manages performance and career development, and drives continuous process improvement. The role requires strong backend expertise, architectural experience, leadership skills, and effective collaboration within a remote international team.
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.
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