Lead Full-Stack Developer & Team Leader

Boardroom Appointments; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments in Cape Town is seeking a Dev Team Lead (Full Stack Web Developer) to guide a small development team and drive delivery of web platforms and back-office tools. You will balance hands-on coding with people leadership, set technical direction, and partner with marketing, UX, content, and stakeholders to scale digital products.

You will shape architecture, mentor juniors, manage sprints, plan releases, and ensure quality through code reviews, QA, and documentation, while

Qualifications

• 10+ years of full stack development experience.
• 3+ years in team lead or project/product manager role.
• Guides juniors and fosters talent growth.
• Liaises with marketers, UX/UI, content, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team of 3-4 developers.
• Make technology choices and set direction.
• Manage code repositories for websites and back-office apps.
• Ensure development aligns with growth objectives.
• Improve cadence and output.
• Collaborate with Head of Digital, UX, SEO, Content.
• Handle technical requests and ticket specs.
• Plan sprints, timelines, and deliverables.
• Conduct code reviews and QA.
• Document all work and foster inclusivity.
• Research new technologies and recruit when needed.

Skills

Full stack development

Team leadership

AI trend awareness

Mentoring juniors

Stakeholder collaboration

Hands-on coding

Back-office web apps

B2C e-commerce / travel brands

Job description

Boardroom Appointments in Cape Town is seeking a Dev Team Lead (Full Stack Web Developer) to guide a small development team and drive delivery of web platforms and back-office tools. You will balance hands-on coding with people leadership, set technical direction, and partner with marketing, UX, content, and stakeholders to scale digital products.

You will shape architecture, mentor juniors, manage sprints, plan releases, and ensure quality through code reviews, QA, and documentation, while