Lead Software Engineer

Gamma; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Pension contributions

Parental leave

Life assurance

Share save and incentive plans

Electric Vehicle/Cycle scheme

Employee discounts

Volunteer day

Job summary

Gamma is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to drive the development of Group Products, including OSS/BSS and UCaaS/CCaaS solutions. You’ll lead complex work across the platform, ensuring scalable, secure, high-performing systems while mentoring engineers and promoting best practices.

You’ll collaborate with product, architecture, and engineering teams to design secure APIs, review designs, and guide CI/CD and testing. Strong communication and leadership are key to success in this role.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with TypeScript, Node.js, and modern frontend frameworks such as React or Angular.
• Deep understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and API design principles.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks (e.g. Jest, Playwright), and version control.
• Proven experience running large-scale production systems in AWS and working with Kubernetes/containerisation.
• Strong debugging, performance optimisation, and problem-solving skills across distributed systems.
• Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to technical leadership within teams.
• Knowledge of observability, monitoring, and site reliability engineering practices.
• Experience with Java and/or telecoms technologies (e.g. VoIP, WebRTC) is highly beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Leading technically complex development across the platform, building new features and maintaining existing systems using TypeScript, Node.js, and React
• Collaborating with product, architects, and engineering teams to scope, plan, and estimate solutions that are scalable and future-proof
• Designing and developing secure, high-performance APIs and integrating third-party tools and services
• Producing and reviewing detailed Solution Design documentation, ensuring consideration of security, performance, and system-wide impact
• Driving high standards through code reviews, mentoring engineers, and contributing to CI/CD and testing best practices
• Applying site reliability engineering principles to improve observability, resilience, and incident response
• Monitoring, profiling, and optimising application performance, including capacity planning to meet SLAs
• Identifying technical debt and recommending improvements to systems, processes, and tooling

Skills

TypeScript

Node.js

React

Angular

Software architecture

API design

CI/CD

Testing frameworks

AWS

Kubernetes

Jest

Playwright

Observability

Mentoring

VoIP/WebRTC

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Jest

Playwright

Job description

A Bit About Us

At Gamma we provide voice, data, and mobile solutions to businesses across the UK, Germany, Spain, and the Benelux region.

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 Lead Software Engineer, you will play a key role in developing and maintaining Gamma’s Group Products suite, including proprietary OSS/BSS and UCaaS & CCaaS solutions. This role exists to lead technically complex development work across the platform, ensuring systems are scalable, secure, and high performing, while supporting and mentoring engineers and driving best practice across the team.

What will you be doing day-to-day?

Here are a few examples of what you could be involved with:

• Leading technically complex development across the platform, building new features and maintaining existing systems using TypeScript, Node.js, and React
• Collaborating with product, architects, and engineering teams to scope, plan, and estimate solutions that are scalable and future-proof
• Designing and developing secure, high-performance APIs and integrating third-party tools and services
• Producing and reviewing detailed Solution Design documentation, ensuring consideration of security, performance, and system-wide impact
• Driving high standards through code reviews, mentoring engineers, and contributing to CI/CD and testing best practices
• Applying site reliability engineering principles to improve observability, resilience, and incident response
• Monitoring, profiling, and optimising application performance, including capacity planning to meet SLAs
• Identifying technical debt and recommending improvements to systems, processes, and tooling

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:

• Strong experience with TypeScript, Node.js, and modern frontend frameworks such as React or Angular
• Deep understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and API design principles
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks (e.g. Jest, Playwright), and version control
• Proven experience running large-scale production systems in AWS and working with Kubernetes/containerisation
• Strong debugging, performance optimisation, and problem-solving skills across distributed systems
• Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to technical leadership within teams
• Knowledge of observability, monitoring, and site reliability engineering practices
• Experience with Java and/or telecoms technologies (e.g. VoIP, WebRTC) is highly beneficial

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.