Lead Software Developer

About

Team Lead | Manchester | £70,000 - £90,000 | Hybrid

I'm working with a forward-thinking company in Manchester, looking for a Team Lead to manage and mentor a small, dedicated team responsible for maintaining and improving a fleet of VPN servers. This role offers a competitive salary of £70,000 - £90,000, hybrid working, and the opportunity to lead a talented engineering team working on high-performance networking solutions.

The Role

As Team Lead, you'll oversee a team of engineers, working alongside the Tech Lead and Engineering Manager to develop, optimize, and maintain a fleet of VPN servers that support critical business operations. You'll take ownership of workload management, team mentoring, and planning, ensuring smooth operations and best-in-class performance.

Your role will involve contributing to software development, implementing automation tools like Puppet and Terraform, and working with PHP/Laravel and JavaScript/TypeScript with Angular for supporting systems.

After a settling-in period, you'll have the option to join the on-call rota (with additional compensation).

Key Responsibilities

Lead and mentor a small, specialized team of engineers Plan workstreams with the Tech Lead & Engineering Manager Manage and maintain a fleet of VPN servers for optimal performance Interpret software development specifications & design documents Write high-quality application code and tests Contribute to system architecture and automation processes Ensure adherence to security, quality, and safety policies

About You

We're looking for a leader with:

Preferred Skills

Strong communication & interpersonal skills High level of self-organization and adaptability Problem-solving mindset and ability to research solutions PHP (Laravel) & JavaScript/TypeScript (Angular or Vue.js) experience Ability to manage and motivate a small teamPreferred but not essential:

Experience leading a multi-disciplinary team API integration for cloud server management

Why Join?

At This Company, People Come First. They Offer

£70,000 - £90,000 salary (DOE) 25 days holiday + bank holidays (option to buy/sell 5 days) Bonus scheme recognizing hard work Life assurance & workplace pension Flexible hybrid working (home & Manchester office) Cycle to Work scheme & free parking £100 annual home workspace budgetIf you're looking for a leadership role where you can make an impact, I'd love to hear from you! Apply now or get in touch for a confidential chat.

In Technology Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy

Nice-to-have skills

• VPN
• Puppet
• Terraform
• PHP
• Laravel
• JavaScript
• TypeScript
• Vue.JS
• API Integration
• Manchester, England
  
  

Work experience

• Backend
• DevOps
• Site Reliability (SRE)
  
  

Languages

• English