Frontend Game Lead — Build, Mentor & Deliver Features, Sunderland

We’re looking for a Lead Game Developer to join our brilliant Game Studio team here at tombola.

This role is a leadership position within a fully in-house development studio. You will lead a small squad of developers, manage stakeholders, deliver high-quality games, and mentor team members while remaining hands‑on with code.

• Lead a small squad of developers, managing the development process.
• Mentor and coach team members to help them grow their skills.
• Drive feature development and keep projects on track.
• Coordinate with designers, product and other stakeholders to deliver high‑quality games.
• Handle people‑management duties such as holiday and absence scheduling.

• An established Senior Developer with leadership experience.
• Ability to deliver effective and engaging 1‑to‑1s to the squad.
• Responsibility for managing holidays and absences for the squad.
• A good communicator who can express ideas clearly and work with non‑technical colleagues.
• Ability to give effective feedback during code reviews.
• Strong desire to learn and adapt to new challenges.
• An agent for change who looks for better ways of working and suggests improvements.
• Passionate about delivering quality software solutions to players.
• Ability to mentor more junior members of the team.
• Experience leading small teams on features and projects.
• Interest in keeping up with industry trends.
• Open to using AI as part of the workflow and exploring innovative ways to augment processes and pipelines.

• Competitive salary and market‑leading benefits such as quarterly bonus and private healthcare.
• Tombola merchandise, free breakfast and lunch in the office.
• Hybrid working with flexible schedule.
• Strong focus on inclusivity, flexibility, personal development and mental wellbeing.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and encourage individuals to apply, even if you don’t meet every requirement.