Technical Lead (Java | Spring Boot)

Unitrade 745 (Pty) Ltd; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 520,000 - 780,000; Full time

Job summary

Unitrade 745 (Pty) Ltd in Sandton is seeking an experienced Technical Lead to balance leadership with hands-on development, guiding a team to build scalable enterprise software.

You will drive architecture, mentor engineers, ensure high quality, and oversee CI/CD and release processes in a hybrid work setup. The role requires extensive Java/Spring Boot expertise, cloud experience, and a strong grounding in microservices and modern dev practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 10+ years of software development experience.
• 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.

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.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Architecture

Agile leadership

Communication

Cloud design

DDD & microservices

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

ReactJS

React Native

TypeScript

Azure DevOps

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Docker

YAML

Kafka

AWS

Azure

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.