Senior/Lead Developer

Salt Digital Recruitment; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt Digital Recruitment is looking for a Senior Developer / Development Lead to join their team in Johannesburg. This hybrid role involves driving high-quality software delivery while mentoring developers and maintaining strong engineering standards.

The ideal candidate will possess skills in C#, ASP.NET Core, SQL Server, and cloud environments like Microsoft Azure. Strong leadership and a commitment to continuous improvement are essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software development.
• Proven ability to deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Strong mentoring capabilities to support junior developers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scalable, high-performance applications.
• Own complex features end-to-end.
• Conduct code reviews and uphold best practices.
• Mentor junior developers and support team growth.
• Contribute to architecture and system design.
• Build APIs and support cloud-based solutions.
• Drive continuous improvement and modernization.

Skills

Technical C#

ASP.NET Core

Entity Framework / ORM tools

SQL Server (design & optimisation)

REST APIs

JavaScript

HTML

CSS (modern frameworks advantageous)

Cloud & DevOps Microsoft Azure (or similar)

CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Azure DevOps)

Agile/Scrum delivery

Job description

Senior Developer / Development Lead

Location: Hybrid (Johannesburg South)

Type: Full-Time

Overview

Seeking a Senior Developer / Development Lead to drive high-quality software delivery while mentoring developers and ensuring strong engineering standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scalable, high-performance applications
• Own complex features end-to-end
• Conduct code reviews and uphold best practices
• Mentor junior developers and support team growth
• Contribute to architecture and system design
• Build APIs and support cloud-based solutions
• Drive continuous improvement and modernisation

Key Skills

• Technical C#, ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework / ORM tools, SQL Server (design & optimisation), REST APIs
• JavaScript, HTML, CSS (modern frameworks advantageous)
• Cloud & DevOps Microsoft Azure (or similar)
• CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Azure DevOps)
• Agile/Scrum delivery

Additional Strengths

• System architecture understanding (microservices, layered design)
• Integration experience
• Legacy system exposure advantageous

Salt is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.