Principal Engineer - Full-Stack, Platform & Data Leader

Lesaka Technologies Inc.; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Lesaka Technologies Inc. is looking for a Principal Engineer in Cape Town, South Africa. This hybrid role involves leading the evolution of their platform by defining architectural standards across infrastructure, data, backend, and frontend systems. With hands-on experience required, the ideal candidate has over 10 years in software engineering, focusing on scalable systems and mentoring. You will contribute to complex projects, ensuring technical quality and guiding other engineers while collaborating on strategic goals.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience.
• Experience designing, building, and scaling complex production systems.
• Demonstrated experience across backend, frontend, data, and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive system architecture across the stack.
• Make high-impact technical decisions for scalability.
• Contribute hands-on across backend and frontend when needed.
• Design and maintain cloud infrastructure.
• Architect data models supporting product and analytics.
• Improve reliability and developer experience.
• Mentor engineers and raise the technical bar.

Skills

Backend engineering experience

Frontend engineering experience with modern frameworks

Data modeling and pipeline design

Strong technical judgment

Clear communication skills

Job description

Lesaka Technologies Inc. is looking for a Principal Engineer in Cape Town, South Africa. This hybrid role involves leading the evolution of their platform by defining architectural standards across infrastructure, data, backend, and frontend systems. With hands-on experience required, the ideal candidate has over 10 years in software engineering, focusing on scalable systems and mentoring. You will contribute to complex projects, ensuring technical quality and guiding other engineers while collaborating on strategic goals.