Tech Lead iKapa

Xcede Group; Cape Town; Sur place; ZAR 900 000 - 1 200 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Xcede Group is seeking a Technical Lead in Cape Town to own and drive software delivery with a deep understanding of architecture, data structures, and data sources. You will guide the team through best practices, review code, and ensure solutions meet performance and security goals.

The role requires seniority across C#, .NET Core, SQL, and RESTful APIs, with a focus on collaboration with architects and other engineers to deliver robust and scalable systems.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years' experience in a development environment.
• 3-6 years' SQL experience.
• 5-8 years' C# experience.
• 5-8 years' .NET Core experience.
• 5-8 years' RESTful API experience.

Responsabilités

• Provide technical leadership to the team through collaboration sessions and knowledge sharing.
• Engage regularly with software architects to ensure development aligns with architectural guidelines.
• Collaborate with developers, designers, analysts, and architects to meet requirements and performance goals.
• Ensure checked-in code meets standards and maintains a sound code base.
• Prioritise security, reliability, and compatibility across environments to reduce downtime and ensure efficient peak usage.
• Drive adoption of processes for throughput, response times, and resource utilisation.
• Champion rigorous testing and establish quality standards and processes.
• Develop solutions that support future modifications and reduce defects.
• Identify knowledge gaps and upskill the team through mentorship.

Connaissances

SQL

C#

RESTful API

+ .NET Core

Outils

Couchbase

MongoDB

RabbitMQ

Kafka

Red Panda

Description du poste

Technical Lead

Can you take ownership and engage regularly with software architects to ensure development within the team adheres to architectural guidelines? As the Technical Lead, you would be a technical expert with a strong understanding of technology, systems architecture, data structures, and data sources.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 7 years' experience within a development environment;
• 3-6 years' SQL experience;
• 5-8 years' C# experience;
• 5-8 years' .NET Core experience;
• 5-8 years' RESTful API experience.

Nice To Have:

• 1-4 years' experience in document stores such as Couchbase / Mongo;
• 1-4 years' experience in Message Brokers such as RabbitMQ / Kafka / Red Panda.

Technical Leadership:

• Provide technical leadership to the team through collaboration sessions and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Engage regularly with software architects to ensure development within the team adheres to architectural guidelines.
• Work with other developers, designers, analysts, and architects to ensure solutions meet application requirements and performance goals.
• Ensure checked-in code is reviewed to meet standards and maintain a sound code base.
• Ensure all technical solutions consider compatibility with other environments and dependencies, have high usability, and are reliable to reduce downtime and perform efficiently during peak usage; prioritize security against third-party attacks and data protection.
• Drive the adoption of processes that meet expectations for technical throughput rates, response times, and effective resource utilization to ensure maximum operational capacity.

Quality of Software Implementation:

• Ensure rigorous testing of any solution before deployment and establish standards and processes within the team to align with these.
• Deliver a complete and technically appropriate solution that covers all specified tasks and user objectives, thoroughly tested.
• Develop and implement a quality mechanism for the solution to analyze faults and provide reports prior to critical failures.
• Develop solutions that support future modifications, reducing defects and improving system quality.

Initiative and Innovation:

• Implement improved processes that positively affect the team's performance and the company's bottom line.
• Anticipate and address technical problems and opportunities immediately, considering technical dependencies.
• Actively involve in problem resolution and, when necessary, work after hours to ensure problems are resolved.
• Demonstrate foresight to prevent errors or delays in projects.
• Show initiative by understanding, acquiring, and implementing new knowledge and skills within the team and the wider group.
• Incorporate new abilities into day-to-day operations to improve product and system performance.
• Ensure techniques, technologies, tools, and processes used align with industry best practices.

Knowledge Share:

• Identify team members needing specific knowledge, skills, or understanding and seek ways to upskill them through coaching and mentorship.
• Verify successful knowledge transfer and rectify gaps if necessary.