Technical Development Lead

3 days ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Pillango Placements Full time

Lead a development team within Technology Services, combining hands-on development, technical guidance, and people management to drive cloud-based product delivery and support the strategic roadmap in a high-performance environment. Permanent role, Johannesburg. Reports to the Software Development Manager.RESPONSIBILITIESTechnical Leadership & Hands-on DevelopmentLead a team of 46 developers; provide mentorship, regular code reviews, and uphold architectural standards.Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance web apps on GCP (Firebase/Firestore) with Angular; contribute ~5060% hands-on coding.Address technical debt; champion modern technologies and sound software design principles.Act as a subject-matter participant in the Architecture forum; ensure adherence to defined solution architectures.Delivery, Operations & QualityPlan and estimate work; drive sprints with product and QA; communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders.Oversee deployments, release management, and ongoing maintenance; troubleshoot complex issues.Ensure robust testing (unit, integration, performance) and optimize for performance, scalability, and cloud cost efficiency.Team & People ManagementManage 46 permanent employees and contractors; foster a high-performance, quality-driven culture.Handle conflict resolution, motivation, coaching, and ownership of outcomes.Collaborate effectively with diverse, cross-functional, and remote teams (including where distance/language barriers exist).Product & Project DeliveryDrive platform modernization (especially cloud components) through sprint contribution, planning, and stakeholder engagement to deliver high-quality solutions.REQUIREMENTSTertiary technology degree strongly preferred.8+ years in software development; 23 years in a leadership/mentorship role.Healthcare experience advantageous.Modern SDLC (Agile/Scrum/Kanban).KNOWLEDGE & SKILLSStrong in GCP (Firebase/Firestore), Angular (v12+), HTML5/CSS3, RESTful APIs, Git, CI/CD, and containerization (e.g., Docker).Broad architectural understanding (solution, business, information, and application architecture) and systems thinking.Familiarity with agentic AI in the SDLC is preferred now and will become a requirement.BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIESStrong leadership, communication, and problem-solving; collaborative, adaptable, growth-oriented.Takes full ownership of outcomes and engages effectively across stakeholders and remote teams.COMPENSATION:The proposed salary for the role is R120k CTC per month, but the option remains with the client to offer any market related salary considering a candidate's qualifications, skills, and experience.



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