Dev Team Lead (Full Stack Web Developer)

Boardroom Appointments; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments in Cape Town is seeking a Dev Team Lead (Full Stack Web Developer) to guide a small development team and drive delivery of web platforms and back-office tools. You will balance hands-on coding with people leadership, set technical direction, and partner with marketing, UX, content, and stakeholders to scale digital products.

You will shape architecture, mentor juniors, manage sprints, plan releases, and ensure quality through code reviews, QA, and documentation, while

Qualifications

• 10+ years of full stack development experience.
• 3+ years in team lead or project/product manager role.
• Guides juniors and fosters talent growth.
• Liaises with marketers, UX/UI, content, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team of 3-4 developers.
• Make technology choices and set direction.
• Manage code repositories for websites and back-office apps.
• Ensure development aligns with growth objectives.
• Improve cadence and output.
• Collaborate with Head of Digital, UX, SEO, Content.
• Handle technical requests and ticket specs.
• Plan sprints, timelines, and deliverables.
• Conduct code reviews and QA.
• Document all work and foster inclusivity.
• Research new technologies and recruit when needed.

Skills

Full stack development

Team leadership

AI trend awareness

Mentoring juniors

Stakeholder collaboration

Hands-on coding

Back-office web apps

B2C e-commerce / travel brands

Job description

Dev Team Lead (Full Stack Web Developer)

About the job Dev Team Lead (Full Stack Web Developer)

• Dev Team Lead (Full Stack Web Developer)

MinimumRequirements:

• Matric (Grade 12)
• 10+ years of full stack development experience
• At least 3 years in a team lead or project/product manager position
• Brings positive energy, best practice, and stability to the development team, workflows, and products
• Nurtures development talent and enjoys guiding juniors
• Team player, comfortable and confident working with marketers, UX/UI designers, content producers, copywriters, and stakeholders beyond the digital team
• Keeps a close eye on AI trends and understands how to integrate AI in scaling outputs without compromising quality
• Hands-on experience working with reputable B2C e-commerce or travel brands
• Experience in designing and developing back-office web applications
• Interested in stepping closer to team and product management
• Prefers to maintain some hands-on development time at the keyboard

Responsibilities:

• Lead the team of (currently) 3-4 developers
• Make appropriate technology choices and decisions
• Manage the code repository for all websites, back-office applications, and 3rd-party integrations
• Ensure the development function helps achieve marketing and company growth objectives
• Improve development cadence and output
• Work closely with Head of Digital, UX, SEO, Content, and other stakeholders
• Manage incoming technical requests
• Spec tickets (or delegate ticket specing to your team)
• Assign tasks to team members (including yourself)
• Work with the team to estimate accurately
• Plan projects and sprints
• Set clear project timelines, priorities, and deliverables
• Communicate project status, risks, and dependencies to relevant stakeholdersConduct code reviews
• Perform QA
• Ensure all work is well documented
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment
• Research and recommend new technologies that help achieve company objectives
• Recruit/contract new developers when needed