Tech Lead – Fintech Distributed Systems & Mentorship

Sanlam Limited; South Africa; Híbrido; ZAR 1.200.000 - 1.800.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Sanlam Limited seeks a Technical Lead for its Fintech arm to drive architecture and mentorship within an agile team. You will steer distributed systems, align with business goals, and coach engineering talent across cloud-native environments.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years in software development, 3+ years in tech leadership, and strong skills in backend/frontend tech, microservices, and DevOps. Flexible work practices and a focus on fintech outcomes are offered.

Formación

• A relevant bachelor's degree or diploma.
• 8+ years of software development experience, with 3+ years in a technical leadership role.
• Proven track record of designing, building, and scaling distributed systems in cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Strong expertise in modern backend technologies (e.g., Java, Python, Node.js, Go) and frontend frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue)
• Experience with microservices, event-driven architectures, and API design (REST/gRPC/GraphQL)
• Hands‑on with databases (SQL/NoSQL) and messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
• Familiarity with DevOps practices (CI/CD, IaC, Kubernetes, Docker) and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
• Leadership & Mentorship: Ability to guide, inspire and grow engineering teams
• Fintech/banking experience (payments, lending, wealth management) is a plus
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills

Responsabilidades

• Reporting to the CTO, this role drives technical leadership, mentorship and innovation within a fintech agile team.
• Key responsibilities include:
• Technical Direction: Align team deliverables with strategic technical decisions, ensuring scalable, high-quality solutions
• Leadership & Mentorship: Foster team growth through coaching, cultivating top-tier engineering talent
• Code Excellence: Deliver robust, maintainable code in a collaborative, cross-functional environment
• Modern Tech Stack: Leverage pragmatic, cutting-edge technologies to build scalable distributed systems
• Ideal for fintech innovators passionate about disrupting finance, this role combines hands-on development with stakeholder management, guiding projects from inception to delivery while optimizing team productivity and communication. Join us in shaping the future of finance through technology

Conocimientos

Technical leadership

Mentorship

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Backend tech

Frontend framework

Microservices

API design

Databases

DevOps

Observability

Leadership

Fintech

Educación

Bachelor's degree or diploma

Herramientas

AWS

Azure

GCP

Kubernetes

Docker

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

React

Angular

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Descripción del empleo

Sanlam Limited seeks a Technical Lead for its Fintech arm to drive architecture and mentorship within an agile team. You will steer distributed systems, align with business goals, and coach engineering talent across cloud-native environments.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years in software development, 3+ years in tech leadership, and strong skills in backend/frontend tech, microservices, and DevOps. Flexible work practices and a focus on fintech outcomes are offered.