Software Engineering Squad Lead in Manchester

A bit about us At Gamma we provide voice, data, and mobile solutions to businesses across the UK, Germany, Spain, and the Benelux region. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of a collaborative, forward‑thinking team that’s transforming how businesses connect and communicate globally. We’re growing fast, but we never lose sight of what matters: our people. Whether you're looking to develop your skills, take on new challenges, or make a meaningful impact, Gamma is the place to do it.

What is the role responsible for? As a Technical Team Lead, you will be responsible for leading, coaching, and mentoring a small development team to deliver high‑quality projects aligned with our product strategy. This role exists to provide both technical leadership and hands‑on engineering expertise across systems within the Group Products space, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and maintainable while meeting business and customer needs.

What will you be doing day‑to‑day? Here are a few examples of what you could be involved with:

• Leading, motivating, and organising a small team of engineers to deliver projects and product enhancements
• Designing technical systems and software solutions, ensuring best practices across architecture and non‑functional requirements (e.g. security, scalability, performance)
• Writing code and implementing new features across modern technology stacks
• Reviewing code and driving high standards for quality, testing, and maintainability
• Championing automated testing and CI/CD best practices
• Facilitating Agile ceremonies and managing delivery using Jira in line with Group processes
• Supporting product discovery, scoping, and accurate estimation of time and cost
• Identifying technical debt and driving continuous improvement and innovation within the team

What you’ll bring You don’t need experience in everything listed, but we’re especially keen to hear from people with some of the following skills:

• Proven experience in team leadership, coaching, and mentoring engineers
• Strong problem‑solving and critical thinking skills, with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues
• Experience designing and building scalable systems and APIs
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence technical decisions
• Experience with modern technologies such as Node.js / TypeScript and React or Angular
• Knowledge of CI/CD, automated testing, version control, and Agile delivery practices
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS) and containerisation (e.g. Kubernetes)
• Experience with Java and telecoms industry knowledge (desirable)

What do we offer you?

• 25 days annual leave + birthday
• Subsidised private medical insurance
• 5.1% matched pension contributions
• Enhanced parental leave
• Life assurance and Income protection
• Share save and incentive plans
• Electric Vehicle and Cycle scheme
• Employee discounts
• Volunteer day

A few things to note We require all candidates to be eligible to work in the UK and pass a basic DBS check. If you don’t meet every requirement but feel you could thrive in this role, we would still encourage you to apply. Gamma is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to building diverse, inclusive teams where everyone feels valued and can be their authentic selves. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, especially those underrepresented in our industry. As a family‑friendly employer, we foster a culture of trust, autonomy, and flexibility to support your work‑life balance and help you thrive at Gamma.

For recruitment agencies – we have a network of fantastic partners that support us in our hiring from time to time. We’re not looking to increase that network currently, so please don’t send speculative CVs.