Java Technical Lead

Entelect; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 60 000 - 100 000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Java Technical Lead to elevate their career in a dynamic environment. You'll tackle complex challenges, mentor fellow engineers, and drive technical excellence while collaborating with passionate professionals. This role offers a competitive compensation package, including bonuses and continuous development programs. Join a team that values growth and fosters a culture of collaboration, where your contributions will make a meaningful impact on exciting projects across South Africa's esteemed organisations. If you're ready to take the next step in your career, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Competitive Compensation Package

Twice-Yearly Salary Increases

Guaranteed Bonuses

Employee Wellness Programs

Commission Incentives

Hands-on Support from Leadership

Continuous Development Programs

Exposure to Enterprise Projects

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years’ experience as a software engineer in an enterprise environment.
• Solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals and commitment to clean code.

Responsibilities

• Develop world-class web and mobile applications for leading organisations.
• Lead and drive technical decision-making within your team.

Skills

Software Engineering Fundamentals

Clean Code Practices

Technical Leadership

Collaboration Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in IT

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Spring Framework

Spring Boot

Angular

React

Maven

AWS

Terraform

Job description

Exciting Opportunity for a Java Technical 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 develop world-class web and mobile applications for leading organisations in South Africa.
• Leaning on your deep understanding of technology frameworks; when they should be used, which are beneficial and what their pitfalls are.
• 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.
• Leading and driving technical decision-making within your team.
• Mentoring and guiding the people around you towards successful delivery and technical excellence.

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.
• Driving technical discussions, best practices as well as improving the technical landscapes across your customer’s projects.
• Providing trusted advice and making use of your ability to gain buy-in and negotiate with customers.
• Understanding how the business and the technology can combine to add true value to your customers.
• Building on Entelect’s reputation within the customer environment.

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.
• A solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals and commitment to clean code and best practices.
• Broad and deep technical knowledge in your craft.
• Ability to build, architect and design applications within an enterprise environment.
• Mastery of various technologies with the agility to adapt to new frameworks.
• Flexibility to work across a variety of different environments and tooling.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with a drive for continual improvement.
• Ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Passion for delivering well-crafted solutions, systems, and services.
• Hunger to continually improve those around you through mentorship and guidance.
• Pro hybrid working model working from the office on average 2 – 3 times per week.

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.

Tech Stacks We Use:

*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
• Non-relational databases: MongoDB, Cosmos DB
• Build Tools: Maven and Gradle
• Cloud environments: Azure, AWS
• 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.