Description:
Key Responsibilities:Technical Leadership: Lead a team of developers, ensuring best practices in software development, architecture, and deployment, especially on back-end of system Hands-on Development: Write high-quality, scalable, and maintainable code when necessary, particularly for complex or high-impact features. Architecture & Design: Define and oversee the system architecture, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and efficient. Mentorship & Team Development: Guide and mentor junior and mid-level developers, fostering a culture of learning and continuous improvement. Code Review & Quality Assurance: Conduct code reviews, enforce coding standards, and ensure software quality through testing strategies. Agile Development: Participate in agile processes, including sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives. Provide suggestions to improve processes. Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, product owners, scrummasters, ux designers, solution architects, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions. Tech Stack & Innovation: Stay up to date with new technologies, suggesting and implementing improvements where applicable.
Required Skills & Experience:
7+ years of experience in software development, with at least 2 years in a technical leadership role. Proficiency in PHP, NodeJS. Strong experience with SaaS architectures, microservices, and the AWS cloud platform. Expertise in database design (SQL & NoSQL) and API development. Solid understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code. Experience leading code reviews, mentoring software developers, and setting and maintaining coding standards. Ability to balance technical leadership with hands-on coding. Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Good communication skills, both verbal and written. Strong people management skills Experience with containerisation e.g. Docker Knowledge of front-end frameworks (React, Vue.js, or Angular). Prior experience in a SaaS environment.
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18 Apr 2025;
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gumtree.co.za