Lead Engineer

Lead Engineer role at Gymshark, writing code, designing integrations, and solving hard technical problems. Recognised domain authority shaping architectural vision, setting technical bar, and elevating engineers and leads.

Requirements

• Worked as part of a high-performing software engineering team in a lead or senior contributor capacity
• Strong experience writing production code in Golang or another strict typed language in a commercial engineering environment
• Strong backend engineering background with hands-on experience implementing event-driven architectures
• Experience designing, building and maintaining APIs, with a strong grasp of REST and GraphQL patterns
• Strong understanding of high-quality code and architecture best practices
• Experience embedding quality and testing practices across teams and services
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code in a production environment
• Database design experience across both relational and non-relational approaches
• Demonstrable track record of coaching and developing engineers
• Contributed to a team's delivery in an agile environment with a clear focus on shipping business value
• Experience influencing technical direction without direct authority

Benefits

• Performance-based Bonus opportunity
• Funded Healthcare benefit
• 25 days holiday, additional day for your birthday & Bank Holidays
• Contributory Employer pension scheme
• Flexible benefits programme – including salary sacrifice EV scheme, dental insurance, cycle to work, tech scheme, holiday trading
• Gymshark Employee Discount & long service awards
• Access to High Street cashback and discounts
• Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support
• Enhanced Family Leave package
• Life Assurance