Lead Software Engineer

PeopleSolved; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international recruitment firm is seeking a Lead Software Engineer specializing in OCR/IDP systems. The role requires strong AWS skills and experience leading development projects. Ideal candidates will have 5-10 years of relevant experience with a proven ability in team leadership and delivering innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience as a Lead Software Developer.
• Experience with OCR & IDP projects.
• Proficiency in AWS services such as EC2, ECS, Lambda.

Responsibilities

• Lead Software Engineer for OCR/IDP systems development.
• Conduct peer code reviews and provide technical evaluations.
• Collaborate on LLM-based QA and decision-making for IDP.

Skills

AWS Environment

OCR & IDP tooling

Team lead experience

Programming

Web Development

Tools

AWS Textract

AWS A2I

Job description

PeopleSolved is currently recruiting for a Lead Software Engineer.

Title: Lead Software Engineer: OCR/IDP - Hourly
Work Location: Remote - CPT/JHB
Start Date: 6/15/2025
Duration: 6 months

Mandatory Skills:
AWS Environment (required). EC2, ECS, Lambda, Step functions, IAM, etc.) / Experience in OCR & IDP tooling and projects /Team lead experience or experience in peer code reviews at a senior level.

Desired Skills:
AWS Textract (optional) / WS Comprehend (optional) / AWS A2I (optional)

Responsibilities:

• A Software Developer / Engineer with experience with OCR/IDP systems.
• WS Environment (required). EC2, ECS, Lambda, Step functions, IAM, etc.)
• Experience in OCR & IDP tooling and projects
• AWS Textract (optional)
• AWS Comprehend (optional)
• AWS A2I (optional)
• LLM-based QA, LLM and vision models based OCR extraction, summarization, decision-making for IDP
• HuggingFace and Open source AI vision models exposure (optional)
• Technical Evaluation techniques of OCR & IDP projects

Experience:

• 5-10 years of experience as a Lead Software Developer
• OCR & IDP experience
• AWS experience

Must-haves:

• WS Environment (required). EC2, ECS, Lambda, Step functions, IAM, etc.)
• Experience in OCR & IDP tooling and projects

Mandatory Skills:

• AWS Environment (required). EC2, ECS, Lambda, Step functions, IAM, etc.)
• Experience in OCR & IDP tooling and projects
• Team lead experience or experience in peer code reviews at a senior level

Desired Skills:

• AWS Textract (optional) / WS Comprehend (optional) / AWS A2I (optional)

Skill Matrix:

• Programming 9-10 years
• Web Development 9-10 years
• Microsoft Azure 9-10 years
• Exp with OCT/IDP systems 9-10 years

Desired Skills:

• OTC/IDP
• AZURE
• Web Development
• Programming
• AWS
• AWS A2I
• WS Comprehend
• OCR & IDP Tooling
• EC2
• ECS
• Lambda

Desired Work Experience:

• 5 to 10 years

About The Employer:

PeopleSolved is an international recruitment firm.