Cape Town Tech Lead: SaaS .NET

Pinewood.AI; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,450,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinewood.AI is seeking an experienced Lead Developer to drive the growth of our Cape Town engineering hub. You will lead a team of developers, shape technical decisions, and deliver scalable, secure SaaS features for the Pinewood Automotive Intelligence Platform.

You will remain hands-on in coding and architecture while mentoring peers and aligning with UK Product and Engineering teams. This role requires leadership, strong communication, and a passion for engineering excellence in a globally

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading SaaS or enterprise software teams.
• Hands-on development with C#, .NET / .NET Core.
• Experience with Azure and cloud-based CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of developers and engineers in Cape Town with day-to-day tech direction.
• Collaborate with UK Product & Engineering teams to deliver features for the platform.
• Remain hands-on in coding, design, and architecture across the .NET stack.
• Mentor team members and promote learning and continuous improvement.
• Ensure scalable, secure, and maintainable enterprise SaaS solutions.
• Assist Engineering Manager with local processes, CI/CD, and best practices.
• Participate in architectural discussions and long-term tech decisions.
• Foster strong communication across Cape Town and UK teams.
• Review code, diagnose issues, and drive resolutions.
• Contribute to building a high-performing, compliant team culture.
• Support information security strategy and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Leadership

C#/.NET

SQL/T‑SQL

Azure Cloud

Azure DevOps

HTML/JavaScript

Architectural design

Mentoring

CI/CD

Communication

Tools

Azure DevOps

Visual Studio

VS Code

Razor

Job description

Pinewood.AI is seeking an experienced Lead Developer to drive the growth of our Cape Town engineering hub. You will lead a team of developers, shape technical decisions, and deliver scalable, secure SaaS features for the Pinewood Automotive Intelligence Platform.

You will remain hands-on in coding and architecture while mentoring peers and aligning with UK Product and Engineering teams. This role requires leadership, strong communication, and a passion for engineering excellence in a globally