Engineering Delivery Lead

The Legends Agency; Cape Town; Remote; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking an Engineering Delivery Lead to enhance operations for engineering squads. This role involves day-to-day management, Agile ceremonies, and coaching engineers to ensure quality and pace. The ideal candidate has over 3 years of experience in Agile roles and excellent communication skills. The position is remote, aligning with UK hours.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in a Delivery Lead, Engineering Manager, Scrum Master, or similar role.
• Strong background in Agile delivery within a startup or high-growth environment.
• Excellent communication and prioritisation skills.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day delivery operations for one or more engineering squads.
• Run Agile ceremonies including stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
• Drive prioritisation efforts with engineers and product managers.

Skills

Agile delivery

Delivery operation management

Team coaching

Communication skills

Performance feedback

Tools

Linear

Slack

Job description

Overview

Drive pace, focus, and high-quality output in a fast-moving remote engineering team.

Engineering & Delivery | Remote, South Africa | UK Hours (9am6pm)

About Our Client

Our client is a rapidly scaling tech company with a remote-first approach and a laser focus on delivering excellent digital products. Their mission is to move fast, build well, and empower small squads of engineers and product professionals to execute with clarity and speed.

Working in a dynamic, high-paced environment, the company places strong emphasis on ownership, agility, and results. This is an opportunity to be at the heart of a lean, impactful team where your ability to drive delivery will make a real difference.

The Role

Engineering Delivery Lead

As Engineering Delivery Lead, your role is to sharpen the delivery muscle of one or more engineering squads. Part team coach, part project manager, and part delivery enabler, you will ensure the right work gets done quickly, clearly, and to a high standard.

You'll own daily execution, guide delivery practices, remove blockers, and hold the team to account on pace and quality. This is a hands-on role where you'll influence both people and process to help the team stay aligned, prioritised, and productive.

Key Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day delivery operations for one or more engineering squads
• Run Agile ceremonies including stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives
• Hold engineers accountable for delivery commitments and output quality
• Maintain momentum by identifying blockers early and clearing risks
• Drive prioritisation efforts with engineers and product managers
• Coach engineers on estimation, focus, and delivery habits
• Keep delivery tools (e.g., Linear, Slack) up to date and well used
• Provide regular, structured progress updates to leadership
• Line manage engineers including 1:1s and performance feedback

About You

• 3+ years experience in a Delivery Lead, Engineering Manager, Scrum Master, or similar role
• Strong background in Agile delivery within a startup or high-growth environment
• Confident in driving stand-ups, retrospectives, and planning sessions
• Strong grasp of engineering team dynamics and delivery best practices
• Excellent communication and prioritisation skills
• Able to provide candid feedback and hold team members accountable
• Highly organised, persuasive, and focused on results
• Based in South Africa, available to work 9am6pm UK time

Bonus Points

• Prior experience line-managing engineers
• Familiarity with Linear and Slack
• Experience working with distributed teams
• Exposure to product management or product operations