Senior Backend Engineer & Tech Lead — Cloud, Rust

Boardroom Appointments; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in Cape Town is seeking a qualified candidate to take ownership of feature releases and lead a team of engineers. Ideal candidates should have over 5 years of experience, with a background in AWS, Rust or WebRTC, and strong leadership skills. This role provides a significant opportunity for growth into a leadership position in the future, alongside working with the engineering team to deliver critical features on the product roadmap.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in the industry.
• Experience with leading a team of engineers.
• Knowledge of AWS (or GCP/Azure) is required.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the engineering team to release features on the product roadmap.
• Take full ownership of feature releases, testing, and reliability.
• Lead a team and step into a leadership role in the future.

Skills

Leadership

Team Management

AWS

Rust

WebRTC

DevOps

Linux Networking

Shell Scripting

Tools

Nomad

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

A technology company in Cape Town is seeking a qualified candidate to take ownership of feature releases and lead a team of engineers. Ideal candidates should have over 5 years of experience, with a background in AWS, Rust or WebRTC, and strong leadership skills. This role provides a significant opportunity for growth into a leadership position in the future, alongside working with the engineering team to deliver critical features on the product roadmap.