Engineering Lead (Cape Town)

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Lead to play a critical role in leading our IT engineering function, maintaining and enhancing technology platforms and ensuring seamless digital experiences across all customer touchpoints.

You will lead a talented team of engineers while collaborating closely with Product, Technology and other cross-functional stakeholders to drive the strategic direction and execution of key technology initiatives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation and continuous learning.
  
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and execute the technical roadmap, ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer needs.
  
• Drive the design, development and optimisation of platforms, ensuring scalability, reliability and security.
  
• Provide strong technical guidance and support to ensure the successful delivery of projects on time and within budget.
  
• Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies, evaluating their potential impact and relevance to the business.
  
• Partner with Product Managers and key stakeholders to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions, driving alignment and execution.
  
• Implement best practices, processes and tools to streamline development workflows and improve engineering efficiency.
  
• Monitor and analyse platform performance metrics, identifying opportunities for optimisation and continuous improvement to enhance the customer experience.
  

Requirements

TECHNOLOGY STACK

Popular technologies include, but are not limited to:

Languages

• C#
  
• JavaScript
  
• SQL
  
• Python
  
• Go
  

Frameworks

• Angular
  
• React
  
• .NET
  
• .NET Core
  

ORM Tools

• Entity Framework
  
• Hibernate
  

Relational Databases

• Oracle
  
• Microsoft SQL Server
  
• MySQL
  

Cloud

• Microsoft Azure
  
• AWS
  

Messaging & Event Streaming

• Kafka