CTO, South Africa

Wonderful; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company based in Cape Town seeks a Technical Lead to drive the technical aspects of sales and lead a high-performing team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in APIs and programming, as well as experience in customer-facing roles. This position is pivotal for ensuring successful AI integrations and requires excellent communication skills in English and the local language.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science or a related STEM field.
• Excellent English, written and spoken, plus native local language.
• Solid programming skills; experience with TypeScript is a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical side of sales and guide architecture discussions.
• Act as hands-on engineering lead, shipping code and setting quality standards.
• Drive customer integrations and ensure production accuracy.

Skills

Hands-on skills with APIs

Strong programming skills

Problem-solving mindset

Knowledge of monitoring/analytics tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

TypeScript

Datadog

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical side of sales: join early-stage conversations, present demos, and guide architecture and security discussions.
• Act as hands-on engineering lead - shipping code, building integrations, and setting high quality standards.
• Build and lead a high-performing technical team across engineering, integration, and pre-sales.
• Drive customer integrations, from scoping to deployment of AI agents, and ensure production accuracy.
• Gather customer feedback, localize the product, and represent regional needs to the global Product team.
• Serve as the local technical point of contact, building partnerships and handling escalations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science or a related STEM field.
• Excellent English, written and spoken + native local language
• Strong hands-on skills with APIs, backend logic, and system integrations.
• Solid programming skills; experience with TypeScript is a strong advantage.
• Experience in technical, customer-facing roles (integrations, solutions engineering, etc.) is a strong plus.
• Familiarity with monitoring, dashboarding, or analytics tools (e.g., Datadog) is an advantage.
• Problem-solving mindset, attention to detail, and passion for AI.
• Prior experience with conversational AI or large language models – advantage