Cape Town Lead Software Architect & Tech Team Lead

Placements24; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + bonus

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Learning & conferences

Generous annual leave

Cape Town office atmosphere

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Software Developer in Cape Town to spearhead architecture, design and delivery of scalable software solutions. You will guide a talented engineering team, set technical direction and collaborate with product management to align technology with business goals.

The ideal candidate has a CS degree, 7+ years of software development with 2+ years in a leadership role, and hands-on experience with C#, Java or Python, microservices and cloud-native systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or related field.
• 7+ years of software development experience, with at least 2 years in a lead/senior role.
• Expertise in C#, Java, or Python and related frameworks.
• Experience designing and implementing microservices and cloud-native apps.
• Strong database design/management (SQL/NoSQL).
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of software developers and engineers.
• Architect, design, and implement scalable software solutions.
• Manage full software development lifecycle from requirements to deployment.
• Ensure code quality, security, and best practices.
• Collaborate with product management to align tech strategy with business goals.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues across systems.

Skills

C#

Java

Python

Microservices

Cloud-native

SQL

NoSQL

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science

Tools

Azure

Git

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Software Developer in Cape Town to spearhead architecture, design and delivery of scalable software solutions. You will guide a talented engineering team, set technical direction and collaborate with product management to align technology with business goals.

The ideal candidate has a CS degree, 7+ years of software development with 2+ years in a leadership role, and hands-on experience with C#, Java or Python, microservices and cloud-native systems.