Development Team Lead

Gladstone; Crowmarsh Gifford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Development Team Lead

We are seeking a positive Development Team Leader to take on an exciting role within our busy team. Reporting to the Head of R&D, we are looking for a hands-on leader, who will collaborate with the team to ensure the effective development, support, testing and maintenance of our products.

You will have the opportunity to work on the full product life cycle using agile methodologies and will thrive in a fast-paced environment, solving complex problems.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

The role itself is very varied and will entail:

1. Line management and motivation of a team of developers
   • Performance management
   • Escalation management
   • Administration
2. Scrum mastering / team leadership
   • Help remove blockers and impediments for your team
   • Monitor team’s progress through tasks and sprints
   • Test and review code for technical accuracy, standards, and functional compliance to the design
   • Facilitate standups, refinement sessions, planning and retrospectives
   • Build effective working relationship with Product Owners
3. Hands-on development in an agile environment
   • Analyse software requirements
   • Identify impact of possible implementation options
   • Design robust and scalable solutions
   • Write unit tests
   • Performance improvement and refactoring of legacy code
   • Work within deadlines in relation to product release timelines, and consistently complete assigned development tasks in required timeframes
   • Create and defend estimates and help the team do the same
   • Follow and contribute to software development processes and standards
   • Become a subject matter expert and technical lead in key nominated areas of our systems
   • To share knowledge and skills with others.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

Essential:

1. Minimum of 5 years’ experience in software application development
2. Software engineering-related degree
3. Excellent knowledge of Object Oriented Programing (C#, .NET, .NET Core)
4. Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases (Microsoft SQL Server)
5. Excellent knowledge of modern IDEs (Visual Studio)
6. Excellent knowledge of version control software, such as SVN or Git.

Desirable:

1. Previous experience in a team lead role
2. Experience of the following: Docker, Kubernetes, Angular
3. Agile/Scrum development process exposure
4. Scrum Master experience
5. Relevant industry certification.

Your Personal Characteristics will include:

1. Enthusiasm for technology, software and leadership
2. Fair, transparent and friendly character
3. Natural leadership, able to rally others around a cause
4. Able to motivate others
5. Keen to learn and share knowledge
6. Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain issues clearly and simply, both orally and in writing
7. Enjoy collaborating to achieve team goals
8. Creative and demonstrates flair
9. Logical and analytical, with a methodical approach to problem-solving
10. Accurate, with high attention to detail
11. Able to remain calm and problem-solve under pressure.

Salary will be commensurate with experience and job responsibilities. We offer excellent benefits.

Only candidates who are eligible to live and work in the UK need apply.