About the role
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.