Technical Lead

SUMMARY:
A leading software company is expanding! They want a great Technical Lead to join their team!

Looking for who thrives in a fast- paced, collaborative environment and has a passion for both people and technology. 

Somerset West | Permanent | In-Office |

POSITION INFO:
We are seeking a Technical Lead who is hands-on with coding and architecture while also being an effective mentor and leader. You will play a critical role in guiding our development team, ensuring high-quality code, scalable architecture, and efficient processes.

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

• 7+ years of expierence 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 APE 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