Hands-on Tech Lead: Java & Spring Boot (Hybrid)

Client Server Limited; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Private healthcare

Dental & optical

Training budget

Wellness subsidies

Cycle to work

Volunteer days

Job summary

Client Server Limited is seeking a Lead Software Engineer / Team Lead (Java Spring Boot) in Manchester with hybrid working options. You will guide a small, high-performing team on real-time sports betting applications, balancing hands-on architecture with people management.

You will collaborate with the Product Owner, promote engineering excellence, and drive delivery lifecycle end-to-end. Expect a supportive environment, ongoing learning, and clear career progression in a globally recognized

Qualifications

• Strong backend software engineering skills and experience.
• Proficient in Java and Spring Boot development.
• Experience leading small, high-performing development teams.
• Advocate of software engineering best practices and TDD.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a small development team to deliver real-time betting applications.
• Balance hands-on architecture with people management and mentoring.
• Collaborate with the Product Owner to oversee the full delivery lifecycle.
• Promote engineering excellence and continuous improvement across the team.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Backend development

Team leadership

Mentoring / Coaching

TDD

OOP

Multithreading

Design Patterns

Data Structures

Communication

Stakeholder management

Tools

Kafka

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

Job description

Client Server Limited is seeking a Lead Software Engineer / Team Lead (Java Spring Boot) in Manchester with hybrid working options. You will guide a small, high-performing team on real-time sports betting applications, balancing hands-on architecture with people management.

You will collaborate with the Product Owner, promote engineering excellence, and drive delivery lifecycle end-to-end. Expect a supportive environment, ongoing learning, and clear career progression in a globally recognized