Lead Software Engineer in Manchester

At Gamma, we're more than just a leader in Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) - we're a dynamic, forward-thinking team revolutionising the way businesses connect and communicate. We provide voice, data, and mobile solutions to businesses across the UK, Germany, Spain, and the Benelux region, and we're expanding rapidly to bring digital automation and Gamma-powered services to SMEs through a growing network of channel partners. Our team thrives on collaboration, innovation, and the belief that diverse perspectives make us stronger. Join us, and you'll have the opportunity to make an impact, grow your career, and be part of a company that celebrates inclusivity and fresh ideas.

Who are we looking for? We're looking for a Technical Team Lead / Senior Software Engineering Lead to motivate, coach, and mentor a small engineering team delivering projects aligned with our Group Products roadmap. In this role, you'll combine hands-on technical delivery with people leadership, ensuring solutions are well designed, secure, scalable, and maintainable. You'll work closely with product, engineering, and wider stakeholders to turn ideas into high-quality software delivered through modern agile practices.

What will you be doing day-to-day?

• Lead, motivate, and support a small team of engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with product teams to scope, plan, and estimate work, ensuring solutions are aligned with business goals and technical strategy.
• Design and implement technical systems and software solutions, considering capacity, security, performance, and maintainability.
• Deliver new features and enhancements while maintaining and improving existing systems.
• Solve complex technical problems, diagnosing issues across systems and driving effective solutions.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies and ensure delivery aligns with agreed ways of working.
• Providing training and mentorship to team members on methodologies such as Test Driven Development (TDD).
• Manage work using Jira, in line with Group standards and best practices.
• Carry out and support code reviews, promoting high-quality, maintainable code.
• Champion automated testing and CI/CD best practices across the team.
• Support product discovery and technical scoping activities, contributing to solution design and feasibility discussions.
• Provide accurate time and cost estimates, identifying risks and dependencies early.
• Identify technical debt and optimisation opportunities, clearly communicating these to stakeholders.

What you'll need:

• Technical & delivery experience.
• Strong experience delivering software solutions across front-end and back-end systems.
• Hands-on experience with Node.js / TypeScript.
• Experience with React.
• Strong understanding of API design and integration best practices.
• Experience with automated testing, including unit and integration testing.
• Experience implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Cloud experience, ideally AWS.
• Experience with TDD is highly desirable.
• Experience with Kubernetes (beneficial, not essential).

Leadership & collaboration:

• Proven experience leading or mentoring engineers, supporting their technical and professional development.
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to trace and resolve complex issues.
• Confident decision-making, including prioritisation of work for yourself and the wider team.
• Ability to facilitate technical discussions and guide teams toward well-reasoned decisions.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to explain technical solutions clearly to varied audiences.

What do we offer you?

• 25 days of annual leave, plus an extra day off for your birthday.
• A volunteer day to support a charity that matters to you.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Pension plan with contributions of up to 5.1% from Gamma.
• Group income protection and life assurance (four times your salary).
• Tax-efficient share save and share incentive plans.
• Private medical insurance through Vitality, which extends to your immediate family at an additional cost.
• Electric Vehicle scheme through Octopus and a Cycle to Work scheme.

A few things to note:

• We can't offer visa sponsorship or relocation support for this role.
• This role is hybrid from our Manchester office.
• 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.
• 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.