Job Description

Software is at the heart of Gamma. As a software engineering chapter lead, you will manage a cross-functional group of software engineers and test engineers, enabling every individual to realise their potential. Your direct reports will align with multiple delivery teams, with different goals and priorities; as such you must be a strong team player who values a collaborative approach, and can balance the needs of multiple stakeholders as well as the professional needs of your direct reports.

You will be responsible for building on a capability roadmap for the team, the personal development of the people in the team, as well as ensuring continuity plans are in place. A key aspect of this will be recruitment and expanding the team, with a focus on bringing in new skills, along with ensuring that existing talent is retained and developed.

You will work as part of a broader leadership team on the evolution of working practices and the development experience, as part of a continuous improvement roadmap. We are continuously looking to improve our processes and systems, and you will contribute and engage with this, and seize opportunities to learn and develop your own knowledge and skills along the way.

Key Capabilities

• Imparting knowledge and teaching technical skills
• Motivating and mentoring a team
• Recruiting and onboarding skilled engineers into a growing team
• Working within an agile methodology
• Java (Java 8 minimum)
• Object-oriented programming (OOP)

Experience in the following areas would be beneficial:

• CI/CD and related tooling
• SQL and NoSQL databases
• AWS
• Jira or a similar work-tracking tool
• Containerisation (ideally Docker, Kubernetes)
• Test tooling (such as Junit, Cucumber, Selenium)
• Familiarity with service-oriented architecture (SOA) and microservices

About You

• Have commitment to quality throughout the life cycle of the product
• Be proactive with an ability to work on your own initiative
• Be able to break down complex tasks and make things simple
• Possess determination to reach an end goal and work through challenges
• Have strong communication and collaboration skills
• Be able to advocate for your team\'s professional experience
• Have good oral and written skills, with the ability to organize and present technical material in an easily understood manner

Benefits include:

• 25 days annual leave, plus English public / bank holidays, plus 1 day birthday leave
• Holiday trading scheme - buy / sell up to 5 days of leave
• Potential to earn a bonus based on personal and company performance
• Group life assurance
• Group income protection
• Enhanced adoption, maternity and shared parental pay
• Gamma Rewards - numerous online discounts with major high street retailers
• Paid time off for volunteering initiatives

If you feel you could be a good fit for Gamma but do not think that you meet all the requirements, we still encourage you to apply as you could be the person that we are looking for! Gamma is an equal-opportunity employer. We care about inclusion and believe in having diverse teams where everyone can be their true authentic selves.

We value each person and their range of backgrounds and actively encourage people from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. We don\'t discriminate based on any protected characteristics e.g., race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, marital status, disability, or age. We are a family-friendly employer with a culture based on trust, autonomy, and flexibility so that you to create a work-life balance and enjoy working here at Gamma.

Gamma is a leading supplier of Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) in the UK, German, Spanish, Polish, and Dutch business markets. We are AIM listed and employs 1650 people. With a range of UCaaS, Mobile, and Connectivity services, Gamma provides robust and secure solutions that enable organisations to communicate, collaborate and offer a better customer experience.

Gamma\xe2\x80\x99s largest market is in the UK where our network-based services are supplied to SME, Public Sector, and Enterprise markets through a network of 1000 channel partners and its own direct sales and support capabilities. In addition, Gamma owns Exactive, a Unified Communications specialist and Microsoft Teams Voice Partner. Mission Labs is part of our team, a well-established UCaaS technology business that has built a reputation for creating technologically advanced solutions and delivering great service to its customers and partners. This enables Gamma to enhance and expand its cloud contact centre (CCaaS) technology as well as accelerating its digital channel strategy.

Gamma is expanding its UCaaS presence in Europe with a family of businesses focusing on digital automation, delivering Gamma-powered services to SME customers via a network of channel partners in Germany, Spain, and the Benelux region.

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