Join the Exciting Journey at tombola! 🚀

Are you ready to be a part of something extraordinary? As tombola continues its remarkable growth, we're on the hunt for a Lead Developer within our Game Studio. Please note that this role is based out of our Sunderland office three days a week so we are unable to accept applications from candidates who aren't already based in the North East of England and within commuting distance of Sunderland.

Find your bounce at tombola! 🎱

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.

It’s not just our digital bingo balls that have loads of bounce. Our people do, too. Whatever your role, it’s the kind of place that can put a spring in your step.

Whether you're developing game mechanics, keeping our players safe, testing our products or sponsoring one of the UK's biggest TV shows, how high and how far you bounce really is up to you.

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. 

You can find out more about our benefits and what it's like to work for us here.

Sounds great! 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 1-2-1s to your squad

• Responsible for managing holidays and absence for your squad

• A good communicator. It sounds clichéd but things like being able to express your ideas clearly, talking to non-technical colleagues and effective feedback during code reviews are incredibly important.

• Keen to learn. tombola do a lot of things other companies don't, so there is a lot to learn. But that's a good thing as we don't want to stand still. We want people who want to improve themselves.

• An agent for change. We're constantly looking to improve the way we do things. From managing our workloads, to the way we lead and develop our people. We have an open attitude to new ideas. If you don’t like the way something is done all we ask is that you suggest a better way of doing it.

• Passionate about our customers experience. Ultimately that is what tombola is about, giving value to customers. We pride ourselves on delivering quality software solutions efficiently.

• Able to mentor more junior members of the team.

• Able to lead small teams on features (projects)

• Keen to keep up with Industry trends.

• Forward thinking – yet pragmatic with it.

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.