Java Team Lead

Entelect; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary increases

Loyalty leave

Wellness programs

Commission incentives

Leadership development programs

Training opportunities

Job summary

Entelect is seeking a Java Team Lead to guide delivery of web and mobile applications for South Africa's top organisations. You will drive DevOps improvements, mentor engineers, and lead cross-functional teams through design, estimation and delivery.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in IT/Engineering and at least 6 years’ software engineering experience in an enterprise setting, with strong collaboration and customer-facing skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Engineering or related fields.
• Minimum 6 years' experience as a software engineer in an enterprise environment.
• Experience leading a delivery team and driving product delivery.
• Strong mentorship, guidance, and leadership mindset.
• Solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals and clean code practices.
• Mastery of multiple technologies with adaptability to new frameworks.
• Ability to architect and structure small projects in an enterprise setting.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills; customer-facing ability.
• Comfort with hybrid working model (office 2–3 days per week).

Responsibilities

• Guide and deliver world-class web and mobile applications for leading SA organisations.
• Enhance product quality through containerisation and CI/CD to foster DevOps culture.
• Engage in SDLC stages from design to estimation and scoping.
• Mentor team members and conduct regular feedback via one-on-ones and performance reviews.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet customer needs and ensure compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Mentorship

Communication

Team coordination

Delivery focus

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Engineering or related

Tools

Spring/Spring Boot

Angular/React/Vue

JPA/Spring Data/Hibernate

Oracle/MSSQL/PostgreSQL/MySQL

Maven/Gradle

Terraform/AWS CDK

Kafka/RabbitMQ/SQS

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 Youll 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

What To Expect from the Recruitment Process:

Our aim is to make the recruitment process as efficient as possible, keeping you informed every step of the way.

• The first step is an initial conversation with our talent team to get to know you better and introduce you to Entelect and all that we have to offer.
• The next step will be a 1.5-hour in-person technical interview at one of our offices where you will meet some of our leadership team.
• Following the technical interview, we will invite you back for an in-person case study presentation where we will give you the opportunity to showcase your leadership skills.
• Finally, if we are both aligned, we wrap up the process with salary discussions and present you with an offer of employment.

Not quite ready but eager to learn more? Click the apply button and select, “I’m not ready but keen to explore my options” on form to set up an exploratory chat. Our team understands that good things take time and are happy to wait until that time is right for you.