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Software Technical Lead

Software Technical Lead

OctotelCape Town, ZA
14 days ago
Job description

Job title : Software Technical Lead

Job Location : Western Cape, Cape Town

Deadline : October 13, 2025

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Where will the successful candidate fit in?

  • We are on the hunt for a Technical Lead to join our Rockstar Software Development team. By providing technical and strategic support, the Technical Lead will play a critical role in the Software Development Life Cycle and outputs for major directives.

    • Our Tech Stack

  • Proficiency or interest in these platforms are welcome.
  • PHP | Python | Ruby | Go | Django | Flask | RabbitMQ | VMware | EC2 | Lamda | Apache Mesos | React | Bootstrap | Foundation | Kubernetes | Docker | Swagger | MVC | Debian | Vagrant | Chef | Ansible | Git | Jira | Confluence | MySQL | GIS | GeoDjango | REST | Mobile App Development | Wordpress | Apache | Ngnix | HAProxy | Varnish

    • ​Job Duties

  • Construct and support code across a wide array of projects
  • You will need some involvement (consulting) in almost all major directives.
  • Coordinate technical requirements between DevOps and 3rd Parties.
  • Provide support and strategic vision for technical development of systems.
  • Work closely with the product manager & solutions architect to develop technical designs.
  • Take a key role in the design and implementation of the development life cycle.
  • Analyze, code, review, implement and update existing systems.
  • Develop solutions for the company's current technology needs.
  • Assist developers in the removal of technical blockers and impediments.
  • Coaching / Mentoring of team members
  • Maintain technical documentation.
  • Define and maintain development standards.
  • Ensure system architecture maintains an acceptable security standard.
  • Any other reasonable tasks within the Development team

    • Requirements

  • A minimum of 7 years as a Software Developer
  • At least 2 of those years as a Software Technical Lead, or in a similar capacity.
  • Proficient in modern programming languages with a focus on Python and PHP
  • Proven ability to lead a Development Team with success.
  • Full software development life-cycle experience
  • A relatively grounded understanding of Automated Testing platforms, such as unit testing and behavior-driven development
  • Some knowledge of continuous integration or automated deployment, orchestration on the cloud with containerizations
  • A well-grounded knowledge of source control. Extra brownie points for GIT and GITflow
  • A grounded understanding of OOP, MVC, DDD, and other software development patterns
  • A solid foundation or sufficient exposure in working with MVC frameworks such as Rails, Cake, code-ignitor, Zend, Django
  • Experience in agile or other development methodologies
  • A grounded understanding of SOA (Micro Services) and Rest API
  • Grounded Experience in working with & building REST API’s
  • Experience with large scale business-grade software and heavily integrated systems
  • Articulate with Good interpersonal relationship skills
  • Ability to work with a diverse array of people with different values and concerns
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • An ability to acclimate to new systems quickly, and easily transition between problems

    • Benefits

  • Medical Aid (Discovery)
  • Reduced Gap Cover Rates (Turnberry Premier)
  • Medical Insurance (Momentum - Health4Me)
  • Discounted Internet Connectivity
  • Free Employee Wellness Programme (Lyra)
  • Team Buildings
  • Exposure to latest industry technologies and standards
  • Lastly, a work environment that rivals the very best!

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