Team Lead Developer - Cape Town, Hybrid

Ada Meher; Wes-Kaap; Hybrid; ZAR 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

A global enterprise SaaS company is looking for a Lead Software Developer in Cape Town. This role involves leading a local team, designing complex SaaS features, and staying hands-on throughout the SDLC. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with C#, .NET, and SQL, and is comfortable working in a hybrid environment. This is a senior leadership position requiring strong technical and mentoring skills, aiming to build a high-performing engineering culture in a dynamic tech space.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Lead Developer or Technical Lead within enterprise SaaS.
• Deep expertise in C#, .NET, and SQL.
• Experience working with Azure-hosted applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of developers in Cape Town.
• Design and deliver new features across a complex SaaS platform.
• Contribute to architectural and long-term technical decisions.

Skills

Lead Developer experience

C#

.NET

SQL

Azure

API development

Mentoring

System design

Job description

Cape Town | Full-Time | Hybrid (3 days in office - Salt River) | R130,000 CTC + Bonus

I’m working with a global enterprise SaaS organisation in the automotive technology space that is expanding its Cape Town engineering hub. They’re now looking for a hands-on Lead Software Developer to help shape the technical direction of a large-scale, data-driven Automotive Intelligence Platform used by retailers and OEMs worldwide.

This is a senior leadership role for someone who still loves writing code, enjoys solving complex problems at scale, and wants to play a meaningful role in building and maturing a growing engineering function.

You’ll report into UK-based Engineering leadership while leading a local team of developers and senior engineers in Cape Town, working closely with Product and Engineering teams in the UK.

The Role

• Leading and mentoring a team of developers and senior engineers in Cape Town
• Designing and delivering new features across a complex enterprise SaaS platform
• Remaining hands-on across the full SDLC from architecture and design to build, deployment, and optimisation
• Contributing to architectural and long-term technical decisions
• Driving high standards around code quality, scalability, and security
• Supporting the evolution of CI/CD pipelines, engineering processes, and development standards
• Collaborating closely with UK-based Product, QA, and Engineering colleagues
• Helping shape a strong, high-performing engineering culture within a growing hub

The Platform & Tech Environment

• C# and .NET / .NET Core
• SQL / T-SQL (with performance optimisation and query tuning)
• Azure (cloud hosting, services, integrations)
• APIs and third-party system integrations within a SaaS ecosystem

The product itself is a globally used Automotive Intelligence Platform supporting high-availability, data-heavy workflows across international markets.

What They’re Looking For:

• Proven experience as a Lead Developer, or Technical Lead within an enterprise SaaS environment (or similar). Having led teams of 10+ people and able to foster a team culture.
• Deep hands-on expertise in C#, .NET, and SQL
• Strong understanding of architecture, system design, and scalable platform development
• Experience building and maintaining APIs and third-party integrations
• Solid experience working with Azure-hosted applications
• Comfort contributing across backend and frontend where required
• Experience mentoring or guiding developers, leading by example rather than hierarchy
• Confident working with distributed, international teams

Nice to have:

• Experience helping establish or scale a new engineering function
• Background working on complex, high-availability SaaS platforms
• Exposure to automotive technology or similarly data-intensive industries