Company: Ibcos Computers Ltd
Location: Poole
Posted: May 20th, 2026
This role is hybrid, offering a salary of up to £50,000, depending on experience.
Ibcos Computers Ltd is the UK’s leading provider of Dealership Management Software to the Agricultural, Construction and Ground Care industries. We help Dealers manage all areas of the business operations from parts and service, through sales and finance, with innovative solutions to achieve their business objectives.
The Development Support Team Lead guides a cross‑functional engineering teams in designing, building, and delivering high‑quality software. This role combines hands‑on development with leadership responsibilities, ensuring the team operates with clarity, efficiency, and a shared sense of purpose.
To lead team(s) that investigate, understand, propose solutions, and fix product defects for a dealership management solution, using a mix of modern programming languages and techniques as well as a large legacy codebase. Provide full life‑cycle management of development projects, ensuring delivery on time against pre‑defined estimates.
To resolve commonly encountered customer issues with the development of tools, utilities, and functionality that aids resolution.
Produce software components to a high standard that are both manually and automatically tested on all the environments they will be deployed to. Use an Agile approach with appropriate methodologies to encourage collaboration and manage change. To contribute to the development of best practice methodologies in relation to research and development and ensure their implementation by your team.
Essential - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent qualification, or equivalent work experience.
Essential – Good communication skills, both verbally and in writing
Essential – Solid understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and system design.
Essential – Good knowledge of software application technologies
Essential – Strong problem‑solving skills
Essential – Strong ability to troubleshoot front‑end/client side, server side and database related issues
Essential – Experience with C# and Microsoft .Net framework
Essential – Proven experience leading or mentoring software engineers.
Essential – Experience of leading multiple concurrent feature developments.
Essential – Experience of working with Agile methodologies (Kanban or SCRUM)
Essential – Excellent communication skills and the ability to translate technical concepts for non‑technical audiences.
Desirable – Knowledge of Jira
Desirable – Experience with Financial (Accounting) systems
Desirable – Experience of relational databases (SQL) and flat file databases (ISAMS)
Is passionate about leading a team of developers. Has an understanding of the workflow involved in support and development and has a track record of developing and supporting software applications at team leader level. Has experience with Agile methodologies and understands where and when they fit in the development life cycle. Is pragmatic and a good problem solver.
It is essential that you can understand the problem at hand and effectively communicate ideas for solutions clearly and persuasively, in both written and oral forms.
Communication - I can effectively communicate with people at all levels both internally and externally.
Effective - I can work both independently and collaboratively to achieve my goals.
Precise - I am accurate in my communication and exact in my delivery.
Tenacious - I ensure that all tasks on an activity are seen through to completion.
Credible - I know what I’m talking about and can back this up with evidence.
Positive - I convey an optimistic and confident approach to situations.
Interested - I want to learn more about what I and the company does.
Committed - I do what I say I’ll do; people can count on me.
Respectful - I treat colleagues and customers with deference and respect.
Collaborative - I work well with others to get the desired outcome.
Our extensive online training library has a vast collection of courses to enhance your skillset and knowledge in many areas. You can access over 30,000 courses on a variety of topics to boost your performance.
In our annual Employee Engagement survey in 2025, 80% of employees are satisfied with our organisation as would recommend it as a great place to work.
At Ibcos Computers we are pleased to say we create a diverse and inclusive work environment. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we actively encourage all individuals to express themselves and to achieve their full potential.
As a company, we continuously strive to outreach to individuals of all backgrounds and identities. We do not discriminate against applicants based on gender identity, race, national and ethnic origin, religion, pregnancy, age, sexual orientation, and/or mental or physical disabilities.
If you have a disability, such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we will be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to complete the process to your best ability.
By prioritising employee wellbeing, experience, recognition, and development, we are instrumental in attracting, nurturing, and retaining top talent that contributes to Ibcos Computers success and growth. Apply now to be part of a team that offers career development opportunities and highly values innovation, creativity, responsiveness, and excellence in HR & OD practices.
This position does not meet the eligibility requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route within the UK Visa and Immigration service’s Points Based System. Therefore, Ibcos Computers will not be able to sponsor individuals who require permission to work to carry out this position.
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