Lead Software Engineer

Performit Personnel; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Performit Personnel leads the search for a Lead Software Engineer in Port Elizabeth. This senior role requires guiding a development team, shaping technical strategy and ensuring delivery of critical applications.

You will collaborate with business stakeholders, infrastructure and security teams while modernising legacy systems and ensuring robust production support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in CS/IT/SE or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of professional software development experience.
• At least 5 years in a senior/lead role.
• Experience delivering business-critical applications.
• Experience guiding engineers and conducting code reviews.
• Experience in solution design, systems integration and database development.
• Experience supporting production systems and resolving complex incidents.
• Familiarity with testing, change-management and release-management processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across the software-development function.
• Drive software design and development across projects.
• Define requirements and ensure delivery of solutions.
• Oversee application support and incident management.
• Lead QA and testing to ensure quality.
• Manage release and change processes.
• Support architecture and modernisation initiatives.
• Drive automation, data initiatives and innovation.
• Lead and mentor the development team and coordinate with stakeholders.

Skills

Technical leadership

Software design

Requirements gathering

Solution delivery

Incident management

Quality assurance

Release management

Architecture

Automation

Team management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/IT/Software Engineering

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Database development

Web development frameworks

Job description

Lead Software Engineer job vacancy in Port Elizabeth.

Join a dynamic team committed to innovation and excellence in a collaborative work environment. Our client, a leading organization in the tech industry, is seeking a seasoned Lead Software Engineer to drive technical excellence and strategic project delivery.

The Lead Software Engineer provides technical leadership across the software-development function while remaining actively involved in solution design, coding, testing, deployment, and production support.

The position ensures that business-critical applications and integrations are secure, reliable, maintainable and aligned with approved business requirements and the organisation’s technology strategy.

The Lead Software Engineer will guide the development team, oversee technical quality, support the modernisation of legacy applications and work closely with business stakeholders, infrastructure, data, security and external service providers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Technical Leadership
• Software Design and Development
• Requirements and Solution Delivery
• Application Support and Incident Management
• Quality Assurance and Testing
• Release and Change Management
• Architecture and Modernisation
• Automation, Data and Innovation
• Team and Stakeholder Management

Minimum Requirements:

• A completed bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering or a related discipline.
• A minimum of ten years’ professional software-development experience.
• At least five years’ experience in a senior engineer, lead engineer or technical-lead role.
• Demonstrated experience developing and supporting business-critical applications.
• Demonstrated experience guiding engineers and conducting code reviews.
• Experience in solution design, systems integration and database development.
• Experience supporting production systems and resolving complex technical incidents.
• Experience working within formal testing, change-management and release-management processes.

Advantageous Knowledge & Experience:

• Experience in healthcare, medical schemes, insurance, financial services or another regulated environment.
• Experience with claims-processing or benefits-administration platforms.
• Experience modernising legacy desktop or client-server applications.
• Experience with automated testing and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with modern web-development frameworks.
• Exposure to workflow automation, OCR, analytics or artificial intelligence (AI) solutions.
• Understanding of POPIA, cybersecurity controls and IT-governance frameworks.
• Experience managing third-party development or integration partners.