Gymshark - Lead Engineer

• 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, producing readable, maintainable and scalable software • Experience embedding quality and testing practices e.g. unit, contract and integration testing across the teams and services they've worked on • 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 • Empowers and enables engineers to do their best work, rather than owning it for them • Role models leadership behaviours in communication, feedback, and how ambiguity is handled • Brings a pragmatic, get-things-done attitude alongside technical rigour • Gives and receives candid, constructive feedback openly and regularly • Reflects and upholds Gymshark values: One Team, Hard Work, Stay Humble, Community Service, in day-to-day actions and interactions, and actively role models them for the people around them • CLOSING DATE: • Friday 5th June 2026 • LOCATION: • Please note this is a hybrid role and requires the successful candidate to attend at least 3 days a week in GSIQ, Solihull, UK. • BELONGING AT GYMSHARK. • Our mission is to be a place where everyone belongs. We’re an equal opportunities employer, and for us that means we always strive to be as inclusive as possible in all aspects of employment, right from your application. We’re committed to finding reasonable adjustments* for candidates with specific needs or have a disability during our recruitment process, and all applicants will be considered fairly and equally. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. *If you’d like to request a reasonable adjustment please email [email protected]. • We’re here to unite the conditioning community. We believe that putting the sweat in today, prepares us for tomorrow. So, we give people the tools they need to reach further, go faster, be stronger. We celebrate those who show up – for themselves – to be their physical or mental best, whatever that means for them. It’s what we want for our community, and our team. A team that’s growing rapidly around the world. A collective of talented individuals working together to invent Gymshark’s future. Our plans are ambitious, and we’re looking for people who want to join us for the ride – our growth will be your growth.