Job Description

Sporty Group

Partnered with some of the World's greatest Champions including Real Madrid FC, Michael Essien and Eder Militao, we're on the lookout for some Champions of our own to be a part of the 'Top Ranked Fastest Growing and Most Successful Online Gaming Brand in the World'. Home to SportyBet, SportyTV, Sporty.com, Football.com and the newly launched SportyFM, we continue to lead with innovation and exclusive sports content.

Sporty is expanding and we're building the world's go to platform for everyday entertainment.

About the role

As the Team Lead for our Core Availability 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 8/21
Frameworks: Spring Boot (Tomcat, Netty), Spring Data, Spring Cloud
Architecture: Microservices, REST API, Message Queues, WebSocket
Database: MySQL, MyBatis, MongoDB
Caching: Redis/ValKey (AWS ElastiCache), ElasticSearch
Message Queue: RocketMQ
Cloud: Kubernetes, AWS
Monitoring: Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Tempo, AWS CloudWatch, OpenTelemetry
CI/CD: Jenkins, ArgoCD
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What you'll be doing

Lead and mentor a talented global development team, 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 Work across a Friday-Tuesday shift pattern (including the weekend)
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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

uD83DuDCCD Sporty is a remote first company in pursuit of sustainability
uD83DuDCB0 A competitive salary + individual performance based bonuses every quarter
uD83CuDF34 28 days paid annual leaveOur core working hours are 10am-3pm in your local time zone with flexibility outside of this

uD83DuDCDD Referral bonuses & flash bonuses
uD83DuDCBB Top of the line equipment
uD83CuDF0D 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)

Personalised Support

We're committed to making our recruitment process accessible to everyone. If you need any adjustments or accommodations during the application or interview process, please let us know.

Your Move

If you're excited about this role, even if you don't meet every requirement, we'd still love to hear from you. We understand candidates may hesitate to apply if they don't meet all requirements, however your unique perspective is what helps us innovate and grow together.

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.