Software Development Team Leader, Trading & Tools

Location: Manchester, England, gb

Company Description

At bet365, we're one of the world's leading online gambling companies, revolutionising the industry since 2000. Founded by Denise Coates CBE, we now employ over 9,000 people and serve over 100 million customers in 27 languages. Our focus on In-Play betting has solidified our market-leading position, offering an unmatched experience across 96 sports and 700,000 streaming events. With over 750 concurrent sporting fixtures at peak and more live sports streamed than anyone else in Europe, we handle over 6 billion HTTP requests daily and process more than 2 million bets per hour at peak.

We empower our employees to push boundaries and explore new ideas, cultivating a culture that celebrates and rewards creativity. This offers employees a wealth of opportunities for growth, giving them the opportunity to make a real impact in the world of online gambling. As a forward-thinking company, we’re breaking new ground in software innovation too, redefining what’s possible for our customers worldwide.

Job Description

As a Software Development Team Leader, you will guide and support a talented team of developers, driving innovation and delivering impactful software solutions that shape our future.

The trading and tools team provide scalable enterprise solutions that enable trading operations to present fixtures across all sports, ensuring this information is fresh and relevant when the action starts by processing millions of events each day.

In this role, you will build and lead a diverse team of Software Developers, measuring quality and delivery while driving continuous improvements. Our tech stack includes C#, Golang, Kafka and SQL, and you will maintain a solid technical understanding of our systems, remaining close to the solutions being developed.

Your focus will be on people, processes, and governance in a fast-paced, challenging environment. We are looking for passionate individuals with a broad range of technical skills, ready to tackle some of technology’s greatest challenges. 

This role is eligible for inclusion in the Company’s hybrid working from home policy.

Qualifications

• Passion for software development and creating efficient processes and best practice.
• Self-motivation with a strong drive to succeed.
• Capable of handling large workloads with rapid context switching.
• Strong appreciation of knowledge sharing and mentoring.
• Knowledge in at least one of the backend languages, or any of the following areas, .Net, MS SQL, Golang and GCP. 
• Knowledge of version control and code repositories.
• Awareness of Microservices and distributed system architectures.
• Expertise in managing multiple delivery streams simultaneously.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or in a related field, or relevant professional experience.

Additional Information

• Understanding Business and technical requirements to ensure timely provision of agreed deliverables throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Maintaining a solid understanding of the technical structure, domain, and architecture of the systems.
• Scheduling and planning development resource according to the Business needs.
• Tracking and reporting of progress.
• Mitigating risk and resolving blockers throughout the work.
• Collaborating with other teams within the Business as required.
• Analysing bugs raised and communicating with other teams involved to resolve them, enforcing governance of best practice throughout.  
• Acting as a point of escalation for the team both in and out of office hours.
• Ensuring effective allocation of work and supporting the team’s personal development.
• Chairing team meetings, 1-2-1 sessions and feeding into team appraisals.

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At bet365, we're committed to creating an environment where everyone feels welcome, respected and valued. Where all individuals can grow and develop, regardless of their background. We're Never Ordinary, and we're always striving to be better. If you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please don’t hesitate to reach out.