Application Development Team Lead

Role Overview: Golfbreaks are currently looking for a talented and experienced C# Developer to join our development team as Application Development Team Lead, managing a team of application developers.

The ideal candidate should have at least 4 years of experience in the .NET Framework, with a solid focus on C# scripting, MVC, Entity Framework, and exposure to Blazor.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and debugging applications built on the .NET platform, utilising Visual Studio, as well as leading the application development team and setting team best practices and governance.

You will have to interact with a range of stakeholders, including developers and users, and understand their needs thoroughly. You should also possess excellent communication and writing skills, as well as be passionate about software development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test and debug applications built on the .NET platform, including resolving issues in live applications.
• Deliver new features and enhancements, and maintain and improve our existing applications.
• Work with stakeholders and users to understand their needs and deliver the right solutions.
• Line manage the application developers, including one-to-ones, appraisals and objective setting.
• Work with Product Owners to plan and prioritise the team’s work.
• Set team coding standards, best practices and governance, run code reviews, and keep our applications consistent.
• Report progress to the Senior Development Manager and contribute to the development roadmap.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 5+ years of experience developing web applications and services with the Microsoft .NET Framework.
• Previous experience line managing a team of developers.
• Expertise with C#, ASP.NET, MVC, Entity Framework, and other popular development frameworks.
• Experience working with SQL and databases.
• Experience developing and debugging applications utilizing Visual Studio.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• A thorough understanding of the development life cycle and the ability to take ownership of tasks and deliver accurately with minimal supervision.
• Excellent communication and writing skills, including with non-technical stakeholders.
• A passion for software development.

What we can offer you…

• Well-being days (half a day each month)
• Employee Assistance Program – 24-hour confidential helpline
• Opportunity to enrol in our Private Healthcare
• Opportunity to buy up to 5 days additional holiday
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption Leave
• Perkbox discounts and freebies
• Cycle to work scheme
• EV cars through salary sacrifice
• Free eye tests with Specsavers
• Staff discounts on hotels and golf courses
• Corporate golf membership at two local golf courses for all staff to use
• Exclusive staff discount on Callaway golf equipment and apparel
• Opportunity for hybrid working

Company Profile: Founded in 1998 by Chief Executive Andrew Stanley, Golfbreaks has grown into a global golf travel business with offices in the UK, US and Scandinavia. We organise an extensive range of golf breaks, holidays and tournament experiences and have sent more than 3 million golfers to over 2,500 resorts and golf courses worldwide.

With over 25 years’ experience, we are the world’s number one rated golf tour operator, with more than 100,000 five-star reviews. Our international reach combines local market knowledge with golf travel expertise, enabling us to deliver outstanding choice, value and service to golfers across the world. In the UK, customers also benefit from the reassurance and security of booking with a fully bonded travel company through both ABTOT and ATOL.

In April 2026, Golfbreaks became part of Sports Tours International, the UK’s largest sports travel group. Following the acquisition, the group’s Golf Holidays Direct brand joined our Windsor operation, bringing two specialist golf travel brands, Golfbreaks and Golf Holidays Direct, under one roof and creating one of the UK’s largest centres of golf travel expertise. While both brands are run from the UK, Golfbreaks is our global brand, serving customers across the UK, North America and Scandinavia.

Today, we have more than 200 people across our golf travel business, with our head office in Windsor, Berkshire, and international offices in Charleston, South Carolina, and Copenhagen, Denmark. Together, these teams underpin our global operations, combining the strengths of an international business with the personal service and regional expertise our customers value.

This new chapter gives us the scale, expertise and backing to accelerate our international growth, while retaining the specialist knowledge, culture and customer focus that have made Golfbreaks so successful.

We reserve the right to close this job application earlier than the stated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. We encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible. No agencies please.