Technical Lead (Java | Spring Boot)

Goldman Tech Resourcing; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Tech Resourcing is seeking an experienced Technical Lead to join its client’s technology team in Sandton. This hybrid role blends 60–70% leadership with 30–40% hands‑on development, ideal for a senior software engineer who mentors others and delivers scalable enterprise solutions.

You will lead design, architecture and CI/CD governance, collaborate with stakeholders and drive best practices across Java/Spring Boot, REST/GraphQL APIs, cloud platforms and container ecosystems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 10+ years of software development experience.
• Expert Java and Spring Boot development.
• Strong knowledge of REST, SOAP and GraphQL APIs.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Azure DevOps.
• Strong SQL and NoSQL experience.
• Experience with Kafka and messaging technologies.
• Cloud experience with Azure and AWS.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to a team of software developers.
• Design and develop secure, scalable, high‑performance enterprise applications.
• Lead solution architecture, technical design and code review activities.
• Mentor developers and promote engineering best practices.
• Drive software quality, governance and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Oversee CI/CD processes and software release management.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, architects and cross‑functional teams.
• Contribute to system architecture, technical standards and innovation.
• Support the delivery of enterprise applications across long‑term or fast‑paced projects.

Skills

Technical leadership

Software development

Mentoring

Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Azure DevOps

CI/CD pipelines

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

GraphQL

Job description

Our client is seeking an experienced Technical Lead to join their technology team in Sandton. This hybrid opportunity is ideal for a senior software engineering professional who enjoys balancing hands‑on development with technical leadership, mentoring developers and delivering scalable enterprise solutions. Approximately 60–70% of the role focuses on leadership, with the remaining 30–40% dedicated to hands‑on development.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to a team of software developers.
• Design and develop secure, scalable, high‑performance enterprise applications.
• Lead solution architecture, technical design and code review activities.
• Mentor developers and promote engineering best practices.
• Drive software quality, governance and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Oversee CI/CD processes and software release management.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, architects and cross‑functional teams.
• Contribute to system architecture, technical standards and innovation.
• Support the delivery of enterprise applications across long‑term or fast‑paced project environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 10+ years' experience in software development.
• Expert Java and Spring Boot development experience.
• Strong knowledge of REST, SOAP and GraphQL APIs.
• Experience with Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong SQL and NoSQL database experience.
• Experience with Kafka and messaging technologies.
• Cloud experience with Azure and AWS.
• Kubernetes, Docker and Infrastructure as Code (YAML) experience.
• Strong understanding of Domain‑Driven Design and microservices architecture.
• Experience leading development teams within Agile environments.
• ReactJS, React Native or TypeScript experience is advantageous.

Correspondence will only be conducted with short listed candidates. Should you not hear from us within 4 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.