Platform Technology Lead

2 days ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa iLaunch Full time R1 700 000 - R2 500 000 per year

Define the multi-year platform strategy & architecture for a scalable, high-reuse, multi-country solution.

Build the orchestration engine: matching, dynamic pricing, trust & safety, workflow automation.

Set technical guardrails ensuring reliability, security, observability, and interoperability.

Drive marketplace design: liquidity, matching quality, reducing friction, combating cold-start challenges.

Implement data & AI systems for pricing, recommendations, fraud detection, and personalisation.

Lead openness and external innovation, integrating contest-driven solutions and partner technologies.

Oversee country deployments, minimizing localisation effort while maximizing platform reuse.

15+ years in senior technology leadership roles (platforms, marketplaces, ecosystems).

Proven experience designing or running multi-sided platforms at scale.

Deep knowledge of cloud-native architecture, APIs, microservices, data & AI/ML.

Strong expertise in marketplace economics, supply-demand mechanics, governance, trust & safety.

Experience integrating external innovation (e.g., challenge-driven solutions, developer platforms).

Ability to scale technology across multiple African countries and languages.

Strong leadership presence, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration.

More than 10 Years

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