Software Development Team Lead Jobs

Software Development Team Lead jobs are open across fintech, healthtech, enterprise software, and e-commerce, from mid-level engineer to principal, with specializations in backend, full-stack, and platform engineering. Find a role that fits from the openings below and apply directly.

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Overview

Open roles57+
Top stateTexas
Top employerGarver
Top cityKansas City, MO
Work type84% On-site
Top industryConsulting

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Infor
Team Lead, Software Development
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Infor
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Team Lead, Software Development
Infor
Atlanta, Georgia
Software Engineering
Technical Product & Program Management
Cloud & DevOps
Technical Program Management
Cloud Engineering
DevOps
$152k/yr
Hybrid
Bachelor's
10,000+

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Berkshire Hathaway Direct Insurance Company
Team Lead - Software Development
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Berkshire Hathaway Direct Insurance Company
Added 3mo ago
Team Lead - Software Development
Berkshire Hathaway Direct Insurance Company
Pittston, Pennsylvania
Software Engineering
Technical Product & Program Management
Project & Program Management
Cloud & DevOps
Technical Program Management
Project Management
Backend Engineering
Cloud Engineering
$115k - $160k/yr
Hybrid
Bachelor's

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Stantec
Application Development Team Lead
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Stantec
Added 2mo ago
Application Development Team Lead
Stantec
Lexington, Kentucky
Software Engineering
Technical Product & Program Management
Full-stack Engineering
Backend Engineering
On-Site
Bachelor's
10,000+

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Atlas Copco Group
Development Team Leader
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Atlas Copco Group
Added 2w ago
Development Team Leader
Atlas Copco Group
Voorheesville, New York
Specialized Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Project & Program Management
Engineering (Non-Software)
Project Management
$103k - $125k/yr
Hybrid
None
5,001-10,000

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Stellantis
Electrical Engineering Early Development Team Leader
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Stellantis
Added 1mo ago
Electrical Engineering Early Development Team Leader
Stellantis
Auburn Hills, Michigan
Specialized Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Project & Program Management
Engineering (Non-Software)
Project Management
On-Site
None
10,000+

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Software Development Team Lead Job Market

A snapshot from current openings nationwide, updated as new roles post.

Who's Hiring

  • Garver
    Garver38
  • Tetra Tech
    Tetra Tech3
  • HDR
    HDR2
  • Tyler Technologies
    Tyler Technologies2
  • Atlas Copco
    Atlas Copco1

Top Industries Hiring

  • Consulting & Professional Services43
  • Construction & Real Estate25
  • Technology & Software6
  • Manufacturing3
  • Automotive1

What Employers Look For

The qualifications that appear most often in software development team lead jobs.

  • 5 or more years of software engineering experience with at least 2 years in a lead or senior role
  • Proficiency in one or more modern programming languages such as Java, Python, Go, or TypeScript
  • Experience managing or mentoring a team of engineers through the full software development lifecycle
  • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
  • Familiarity with agile methodologies, sprint planning, and engineering delivery processes
  • Strong communication skills for coordinating across product, design, and non-technical stakeholders

Tips for Your Software Development Team Lead Job Search

Quantify team output, not just your code

Hiring managers for team lead roles want to see how you moved a team forward, not just what you shipped personally. Rewrite your resume bullets to show delivery velocity, sprint completion rates, or cross-team dependencies you resolved.

Apply early to roles that fit

Migrate Mate lists software development team lead openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.

Filter openings by engineering culture signals

Job descriptions that mention on-call rotations, incident retrospectives, or architecture review committees signal mature engineering orgs. Look for these phrases when scanning openings to gauge whether the team lead scope matches your experience.

Tailor your resume to the tech stack listed

Software development team lead postings often list preferred languages and frameworks explicitly. Mirror the stack terms from the job description in your resume skills section to pass automated screening without overstating your depth.

Prepare a system design walkthrough for interviews

Most team lead interview loops include a system design round where you architect a solution and explain tradeoffs. Practice narrating decisions aloud, since interviewers are evaluating how you communicate constraints to non-technical stakeholders, not just whether the design is correct.

Negotiate scope before you negotiate compensation

In final-round conversations, clarify how many direct reports you will have, whether you will carry an individual contributor workload, and what the promotion path looks like. These structural factors affect day-to-day fit more than base pay and are easier to negotiate before you sign.

Software Development Team Lead Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions

Which companies are hiring the most software development team leads?

The companies hiring the most software development team leads right now include Garver, Tetra Tech, and HDR, with the largest share of openings in Texas, Oklahoma, and Missouri, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Demand tends to be strongest at companies scaling their engineering organizations or modernizing legacy platforms.

How many software development team lead jobs are remote?

About 16% of software development team lead openings are fully remote or hybrid as of June 2026, making it one of the more flexible roles in engineering leadership. Backend-focused and platform engineering lead positions tend to carry the highest share of remote-eligible postings compared to roles that require close in-person collaboration with hardware or on-site infrastructure teams.

How do you become a software development team lead?

Most engineers move into a team lead role by first demonstrating consistent delivery as a senior individual contributor, then taking on informal mentorship and project coordination responsibilities. Building visibility through cross-team projects, volunteering to run sprint ceremonies, and showing product teams you can translate technical constraints into plain language all accelerate the transition. A formal lead title typically follows when a team expands and a manager needs someone to own day-to-day engineering execution.

Can you get a software development team lead job with limited leadership experience?

Yes, but you will need to surface indirect leadership experience clearly on your resume and in interviews. Contributions like onboarding new engineers, owning a technical roadmap item end to end, leading a post-incident review, or authoring internal documentation that the wider team adopted all count as evidence of lead-level thinking. Frame these as examples of scope and influence, not just task completion.

What does the software development team lead interview process look like?

Most interview loops for this role include a recruiter screen, a technical round covering coding and system design, a leadership or behavioral round where you walk through how you have handled team conflicts or delivery failures, and a final panel with engineering managers or directors. Some companies add a take-home architecture exercise or ask you to present a past project. The behavioral round carries more weight at the team lead level than it does for individual contributor roles.

Where can I find and apply to software development team lead jobs?

You can find and apply to software development team lead jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from companies across the United States. Search for roles that match your stack and team size preferences, then apply directly to each listing that fits.

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