Lead Software Engineer & Team Mentor for Sustainable Delivery

AO; Bolton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Pension 5% matched

AO Arena VIP tickets

Health & wellbeing benefits

Discounts across products

Family leave (Maternity/Paternity/Adop

Charity volunteer days

On-site perks: free parking, breakfast

Job summary

AO is seeking a Software Development Team Lead in Bolton to build a high-performing software squad. You will balance technical excellence with sustainable delivery, mentor engineers, and pair-program to solve tough problems while shaping the team's technical direction.

You’ll work with delivery leadership to align priorities and manage dependencies. You will hire, develop careers, and provide timely feedback to ensure growth.

Qualifications

• Experience leading software teams and delivering outcomes.
• Ability to mentor engineers and perform pairing sessions.
• Strong collaboration with delivery and tech leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead a software development team and set technical strategy.
• Hands-on contribution through pairing and problem solving.
• Coach and mentor team members for growth and performance.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align priorities with business goals.
• Oversee hiring, career development and feedback.

Skills

Leadership

Hands-on coding

Mentoring

Code reviews

Pair programming

DevOps

Security

Cross-functional

Decision making

Communication

Tools

Internal Developer Platforms

Job description

AO is seeking a Software Development Team Lead in Bolton to build a high-performing software squad. You will balance technical excellence with sustainable delivery, mentor engineers, and pair-program to solve tough problems while shaping the team's technical direction.

You’ll work with delivery leadership to align priorities and manage dependencies. You will hire, develop careers, and provide timely feedback to ensure growth.