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Backend Software Engineering Team Lead

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Key Responsibilities

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),

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About the Role

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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.

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

Responsibilities

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→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

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

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

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.