Java Team Lead

Entelect; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Twice-yearly salary increases

Employee wellness programs

Commission incentives for referrals

Job summary

Entelect is seeking a Java Team Lead in Cape Town to elevate your career in a culture of growth and innovation. You will guide the delivery of world-class web and mobile applications for leading organisations while supporting and mentoring your team in a dynamic environment.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in IT or Engineering and over 6 years of experience in software engineering. Enjoy a competitive compensation package including bonuses, continuous development opportunities, and a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years’ experience as a software engineer in an enterprise environment.
• Experience driving a delivery team to successfully deliver a product.
• Mastery of various technologies with the ability to adapt to new frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Guide and deliver world-class web and mobile applications.
• Mentor and coach team members to uphold standards of excellence.
• Build strong customer relationships and understand needs to deliver impactful solutions.

Skills

Software engineering fundamentals

Mentorship

Collaboration

Communication skills

Clean code best practices

Proficiency in Spring/Spring Boot

Frontend frameworks (Angular, React, Vue)

Database management (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL)

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT, Engineering, or related fields

Tools

Maven

Gradle

Terraform

AWS CDK

Job description

Exciting Opportunity for a Java Team Lead at Entelect

Elevate your career at Entelect, where we prioritise people and nurture a culture of growth, collaboration, and innovation.

Join a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment that encourages versatility, and provides individual attention to career development, including intentional and regular one‑on‑ones with leadership.

Tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact alongside passionate professionals who inspire and support each other.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Delivery

• Leveraging your expertise to guide and deliver world‑class web and mobile applications for leading organisations in South Africa.
• Exploring methods to enhance product quality through containerisation and continuous integration, fostering a streamlined DevOps culture.
• Engaging in various stages of the SDLC, from system design to analysis, scoping, and estimation.
• Researching innovative technologies and implementing them in projects to drive innovation.

People

• Demonstrating maturity, motivation, and leadership in the workplace.
• Championing change within the team and fostering a collaborative culture.
• Collaborating with cross‑functional teams to tackle complex business challenges, driving continuous improvement.
• Mentoring and coaching team members to uphold standards of excellence and accountability while helping them grow.
• Carrying out regular team and individual feedback through involvement in monthly one‑on‑ones and twice‑yearly performance reviews.
• Leading your team in implementing best practices and processes.

Customer

• Building strong relationships and understanding customer needs to deliver impactful solutions.
• Managing customer expectations and identifying opportunities for service improvements.
• Ensuring compliance with data security and industry regulations.

What We Need from You:

• A bachelor’s degree in IT, Engineering, or related fields.
• Minimum 6 years’ experience as a software engineer in an enterprise environment.
• Experience driving a delivery team together with other disciplines to successfully deliver a product.
• A hunger to continually improve those around you through mentorship, guidance and awareness of what drives those on your team.
• A solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals and commitment to clean code and best practices.
• Mastery of various technologies with the agility to adapt to new frameworks.
• Ability to architect and structure small projects within an enterprise environment.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with a drive for continual improvement.
• Pro hybrid working model working from the office on average 2 – 3 times per week.
• A strong customer‑facing ability.
• Flexibility to work across a variety of different environments and tooling.

What You’ll Get from Us:

• A competitive compensation package with twice‑yearly salary increases and guaranteed bonuses.
• Tenure‑based loyalty leave.
• Access to employee wellness programs and rewards for professional development.
• Commission incentives for successful business development leads and employee referrals.
• Hands‑on support from leadership through regular one on ones and quarterly reviews.
• Continuous development programs offering training in leadership and technical skills.
• Exposure to enterprise projects across multiple domains and problem spaces for South Africa’s most esteemed organisations.

Popular but not limited to:

• Frameworks: Spring, Spring Boot
• Frontend techs: Angular, React, Vue
• ORM Tools: JPA, Spring Data, Hibernate
• Relational databases: Oracle, MSSql, PostgreSQL, MySQL
• Build Tools: Maven and Gradle
• IAC: Terraform, Bicep, AWS CDK
• Event‑based messaging queues: KAFKA, RabbitMQ, Amazon SQS