Lead Software Developer

DT Projects SA; Johannesburg; Sur place; ZAR 1 400 000 - 2 000 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

DT Projects SA in Johannesburg seeks a seasoned Senior Full-Stack Engineer to anchor a cross-functional development squad, owning end-to-end features across front-end, back-end, API and database layers. You will review PRs, shape architecture, set coding standards and mentor engineers to raise the bar.

This role operates in a regulated, high-availability environment and requires deep coding involvement, cloud delivery on Azure/AWS, and familiarity with CI/CD and AI tooling integration.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience building full stack web applications across front end, back end, API and database layers.
• At least 3 years leading technically: senior devs, code reviews, mentorship and direction.
• Solid experience with modern back-end and front-end stacks, cloud delivery on Azure/AWS.
• Experience in regulated, high-availability environments is a strong plus.

Responsabilités

• Designing, building and shipping end-to-end features across front end, back end, API and database layers.
• Owning technical solution design for features, from data modelling to API contracts to UI patterns.
• Setting and enforcing coding standards, testing practices and definition of done across the team.
• Leading architectural decisions and ensuring the reference architecture is scalable and secure.
• Running code reviews and pairing sessions to raise the bar.
• Mentoring engineers through 1:1s, reviews and day-to-day support.
• Partnering with QA, Product and DevOps to keep delivery secure and on track.
• Championing AI tooling usage across the team and integration into production apps.

Connaissances

Leadership

Mentoring

Code reviews

Cross-functional collaboration

Architecture decisions

Communication

Full stack

Formation

Degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering/IT or similar

Cloud or Agile certifications

Outils

.NET/C# and Node.js

Angular/React/Vue/Svelte

Azure and/or AWS

CI/CD and containers

Description du poste

If you've spent years writing code, led some Senior Developers, and are ready to start shaping how a whole team writes it, this one's worth a proper look.

You’ll be the technical anchor for a cross-functional development squad, building full stack web and API solutions from the database up to the UI. This isn't a role where you trade your keyboard for a whiteboard. You'll still be deep in the code, reviewing pull requests, unblocking your team and making the calls on architecture that the business will live with for years. Think player-coach, not manager watching from the sidelines.

You’ll be joining a business that operates in a regulated, high-availability environment, where the software genuinely has to hold up under pressure. It's a place for someone who takes pride in doing things properly, not just quickly.

• Designing, building and shipping end-to-end features across front end, back end, API and database layers
• Owning technical solution design for your features, from data modelling to API contracts to UI patterns
• Setting and enforcing coding standards, testing practices and definition of done across the team
• Leading architectural decisions and keeping the reference architecture scalable, secure and maintainable
• Running code reviews and pairing sessions that actually raise the bar, not just tick a box
• Mentoring senior, intermediate and junior engineers through 1:1s, reviews and day-to-day support
• Partnering with QA, Product and DevOps to keep delivery secure, tested and on track
• Championing sensible, safe use of AI tooling across the team, from coding assistants to production AI features
• Communicating risks, trade-offs and progress clearly to leadership and other stakeholders
• A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT or similar. Cloud or Agile certifications are a bonus, not a barrier
• 10+ years' experience building full stack web applications across front end, back end, API and database layers
• At least 3 years leading technically: Senior Devs, code reviews, mentorship, setting technical direction
• Solid, recent experience with modern back-end (.NET/C#, Node.js) and front-end (Angular, React, Vue or Svelte) stacks
• Real cloud delivery experience on Azure and/or AWS, with containers and CI/CD as second nature
• Experience in financial technology, banking or another regulated, high-availability environment is a strong plus
• Comfort using AI-assisted development tools day to day, and ideally some experience integrating AI/LLM capabilities into production applications

If you're the engineer other developers go to when something's genuinely broken, and you'd rather build something that lasts than something that just ships, let's talk.