Job Description

Location:

Manchester
Sector:

Software Engineering
Job type:

Permanent
Salary:

60k - 75k per year
Contact:

Katie Burke
Contact email:

katieburke@uniting.cloud
Contact phone:

01782 557306
Job ref:

30307
Published:

2 minutes ago
Duration:

Permanent
Expiry date:

2025-09-28
Startdate:

ASAP

Software Development Team Leader

Hybrid (Manchester - 2days)

60,000 - 75,000 + bens

Are you a natural leader with a strong software development background and a passion for building high-performing teams? We're looking for a Software Development Team Leader who's ready to own delivery, mentor top talent, and help shape the future of a high-impact platform built for scale, speed, and resilience.


You'll be guiding a team that plays a mission-critical role in enabling compliance and operational excellence across multiple fast-moving environments. This isn't just about writing great code it's about orchestrating delivery, ensuring technical quality, and empowering engineers to thrive.


If you're excited by dynamic environments, large-scale systems, and cutting-edge technologies, this is your opportunity to make your mark in technical leadership.



What You'll Be Doing

Leading a team of talented developers to deliver scalable, reliable, and secure solutions Planning, prioritising, and tracking work across the full Software Development Life Cycle Collaborating with senior engineers and tech leads to shape robust, modern architectures Proactively identifying and resolving blockers -- technical and operational Acting as a key escalation point for high-impact issues and production bugs Championing best practices, clean code, and agile delivery principles Providing mentorship, performance feedback, and career growth opportunities for your team Running team meetings, 1:1s, and contributing to strategic appraisals and planning


What You Bring

Proven experience in software development leadership -- team management, delivery ownership, and mentoring Strong hands-on knowledge in at least one backend language or tech stack (e.g. .Net, Python, Java, Golang, etc.) Experience working with microservices, and modern cloud-based architectures A passion for process improvement, automation, and efficiency Familiarity with version control systems, code repositories, and DevOps best practices A background in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience


What Makes You Stand Out

You're forward thinking and challenge the status quo to drive innovation You thrive in fast-paced, high-pressure environments You understand the balance between technical excellence and business value You lead with empathy, support knowledge sharing, and lift others around you


Apply now and lead the way forward.