Development Team Lead

Pillangó Placements; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading HealthTech company is seeking a Technical Development Lead in Johannesburg to lead a development team, focusing on cloud-based product delivery and technology services. This permanent role requires 8+ years of software development experience, with strong skills in GCP and Angular. The ideal candidate will oversee deployments and manage a team, ensuring adherence to architectural standards and promoting a high-performance culture. Competitive compensation offered, with a focus on career growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software development and 2–3 years in a leadership/mentorship role.
• Healthcare experience is advantageous.
• Broad architectural understanding and familiarity with agentic AI.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 4–6 developers providing mentorship and regular code reviews.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable web apps using GCP and Angular.
• Plan and estimate work; oversee deployments and troubleshooting.

Skills

GCP (Firebase / Firestore)

Angular (v12+)

HTML5 / CSS3

RESTful APIs

Git

CI / CD

Containerisation (e.g., Docker)

Education

Tertiary technology degree

Job description

Tech TA | Marketing | Business Growth | Strategy | 2IC

A leading HealthTech company with a strong values-driven culture—emphasizing accountability, collaboration, and a politics-free environment is seeking a Technical Development Lead.

This is a thriving, fast-growing organization that recognizes outstanding performance and offers diverse opportunities for career advancement.

For brevity, a key summary of the job specification is provided below.

Full details are available after shortlisting.

Lead a development team within Technology Services, combining hands‑on development, technical guidance, and people management to drive cloud‑based product delivery and support the strategic roadmap in a high‑performance environment.

Permanent role, Johannesburg.

Reports to the Software Development Manager.

Resposibilities

Technical Leadership & Hands‑on Development

Lead a team of 4–6 developers; provide mentorship, regular code reviews, and uphold architectural standards.

Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance web apps on GCP (Firebase / Firestore) with Angular; contribute ~ % hands‑on coding.

Address technical debt; champion modern technologies and sound software design principles.

Act as a subject‑matter participant in the Architecture forum; ensure adherence to defined solution architectures.

Delivery, Operations & Quality

Plan and estimate work; drive sprints with product and QA; communicate clearly with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Oversee deployments, release management, and ongoing maintenance; troubleshoot complex issues.

Ensure robust testing (unit, integration, performance) and optimise for performance, scalability, and cloud cost efficiency.

Team & People Management

Manage 4–6 permanent employees and contractors; foster a high-performance, quality‑driven culture.

Handle conflict resolution, motivation, coaching, and ownership of outcomes.

Collaborate effectively with diverse, cross‑functional, and remote teams (including where distance / language barriers exist).

Product & Project Delivery

Drive platform modernization (especially cloud components) through sprint contribution, planning, and stakeholder engagement to deliver high‑quality solutions.

Requirements

Tertiary technology degree strongly preferred.

8+ years in software development; 2–3 years in a leadership/mentorship role.

Healthcare experience advantageous.

Knowledge & Skills

Strong in GCP (Firebase / Firestore), Angular (v12+), HTML5 / CSS3, RESTful APIs, Git, CI / CD, and containerisation (e.g., Docker).

Broad architectural understanding (solution, business, information and application architecture) and systems thinking.

Familiarity with agentic AI in the SDLC is required.

Behavioural Competencies

Strong leadership, communication and problem‑solving; collaborative, adaptable, growth‑oriented.

Takes full ownership of outcomes and engages effectively across stakeholders and remote teams.

Compensation

The proposed salary for the role is Rk CTC per month.

It can potentially be marginally negotiable, but the offer will be market related based on your value proposition (qualifications, skills and experience).

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Software Development and IT System Custom Software Development

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