At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a squad of developers to create amazing games and mentor your team.
- Company: Join tombola, a revolutionary game studio with a collaborative culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, quarterly bonuses, free meals, private healthcare, and hybrid working.
- Other info: Embrace inclusivity and personal growth in a dynamic work environment.
- Why this job: Step into a leadership role and make a real impact in game development.
- Qualifications: Senior Developer experience with leadership skills and a passion for mentoring.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 65000 £ per year.
We’re looking for a Lead Game Developer to join our brilliant Game Studio team here at tombola. This is a great opportunity to step into a leadership role within a team that builds everything in house. The role has opened up due to an internal promotion, which is always something we love to see at tombola, and now we’re looking for someone ready to take that next step in their career.
You’ll be joining a collaborative studio where you’ll lead a small squad of developers, working closely with designers, product and other stakeholders to deliver brilliant games for our players. Stakeholder management is a big part of the role, so we’re looking for someone who enjoys communicating ideas, bringing people together and helping move projects forward. This role is perfect for someone who enjoys leading people while still staying close to the tech. You’ll be mentoring and coaching developers, helping your squad grow and succeed, while also remaining hands on with development and playing a key role in driving features and projects forward.
If you’ve already been mentoring others, coaching teammates or taking ownership of projects, this could be a fantastic step into a more formal leadership position. We follow a hybrid way of working, with the team coming together in our Sunderland office three days a week to collaborate, share ideas and spend time with the wider Game Studio. The other two days offer flexibility to work from home.
At tombola, we're not just another player in the game. We're the creators of the game. Our approach is revolutionary. We craft every element of our software in house, from concept to execution. We take pride in the ingenuity of our developers and designers, united by their passion for pushing boundaries and shaping the future.
What do we offer? We champion a culture of inclusivity, flexibility, personal development and mental wellbeing. As well as a salary that will be more than agreeable for you, we offer market leading benefits such as quarterly bonus, tombola merch, free breakfast and lunches in the office, private healthcare, hybrid working and much more.
What will I be doing? You will be responsible for helping to increase the capacity of the game studio by taking on some responsibility for people management and personal development for a small squad of developers. We want squad leads who are focused on delivering the best products possible to our customers while developing others to be the best they can be. Someone who is able to overcome challenges, deal with pressure and make everyone around you a better employee and person. Someone who is focused on helping their team lead build the best team possible. We’re looking for someone with an “anything is possible” mindset. Impossible is just a challenge.
What does “good” look like for us?
- An established Senior Developer with leadership experience
- Able to deliver effective and engaging 1 to 1s to your squad
- Responsible for managing holidays and absence for your squad
- A good communicator who can express ideas clearly and work with non technical colleagues
- Able to give effective feedback during code reviews
- Keen to learn. tombola do a lot of things other companies don't, so there is a lot to learn
- An agent for change who looks for better ways of working and suggests improvements
- Passionate about our customers experience and delivering quality software solutions
- Able to mentor more junior members of the team
- Able to lead small teams on features and projects
- Keen to keep up with industry trends
- Open to using AI as part of your workflow and exploring innovative ways it can augment our processes and pipelines
At tombola we know that our differences make us stronger and that thinking differently is key to long term success. We work hard to create a culture of inclusivity where everyone can celebrate our Free to be me value. We are committed to creating opportunities for everyone here at tombola, we welcome applications from all backgrounds and encourage individuals to apply, even if you don’t meet every requirement.
Lead Game Developer (Front end) - Game Studio in Sunderland employer: Tombola
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