Software Developer - Team Lead

Electrum; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 950,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company seeks a Software Developer - Team Lead in Cape Town. You will lead a team, ensuring project success and high-quality deliverables while fostering a collaborative culture. The role combines technical software development with management leadership in a supportive environment that values work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexibility around core working hours

Daily cooked lunches and stocked kitchen

Team socialising, getaways, and social outings

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience leading a software development team.
• 2+ years experience working as a developer in a software team.

Responsibilities

• Leading a team of software engineers and business analysts.
• Driving the success of our projects and ensuring high-quality deliverables.
• Recruiting and managing team performance through evaluations.

Skills

Team Leadership

Project Management

Software Development

Solution Architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

Job title : Software Developer - Team Lead

Job Location : Western Cape, Cape Town Deadline : July 23, 2025 Quick Recommended Links

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Job Summary

• Leading a team of software engineers and business analysts.
• Driving the success of our projects.
• Ensuring high-quality deliverables.
• Fostering a collaborative and productive team culture.

About the Role

• The Electrum team lead role is a dual technical software development role combined with management leadership.
• Electrum is a Java house, which means that you'll be contributing towards our projects in Java you don't necessarily need to have had experience in Java but you will be required to learn it as part of the role.
• Electrum is a highly collaborative environment and our software has a big impact : as a result, even though Electrum doesn't have a remote working policy, our teams have adopted an "Office first" approach to working.

Job Description

Technical Expertise

• Software development – Leads by example by contributing towards the development of software projects.
• Solution architecture – Designs and review architectural solutions.

Software Delivery

• Project management – Working with the Project office, Product teams and Professional Services teams to ensure that projects are defined, prioritised and executed.
• Use software development methodologies to ensure projects are delivered on time and with high quality.
• Team management – Sets clear goals and objectives for team members and monitors their progress.
• Growing team members – Cultivates and supports the professional and personal growth of every team member, empowering them to advance in their careers.
• Team commitment and purpose – Creates a shared sense of purpose among the team, cultivating a deep commitment to their work.
• Organisational savvy – Understands the vision and strategy of Electrum and plays an influential role in ensuring Electrum's goals are achieved.
• Recruiting – Recognising talent gaps in their teams and actively recruiting to fill them.

Performance Management

• One-on-ones – Conduct regular one-on-ones with team members and manage their performance and career development.
• Performance Reviews – Conduct performance evaluations of team members.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering.
• 2+ years experience leading a software development team.
• 2+ years experience working as a developer in a software development team.

A good work-life balance is very important at Electrum. To help you manage your own time and energy, Electrum offers benefits such as :

• Flexibility around core working hours
• Daily cooked lunches and a stocked kitchen for the mid-day nibbles
• Team socialising, getaways, and social outings

We have created a safe, transparent environment where we know mistakes happen, and that’s okay. We even have a 3 step approach to dealing with them :

• Tell everyone about it
• Fix the mistake
• Tell everyone about it
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