Lead Developer

SUMMARY:
Our client, a leading financial services organisation, is looking for a Lead Developer to join their team. 

POSITION INFO:
Responsibilities:

• Lead system architecture and technical design decisions.
• Define and enforce coding standards, best practices and development guidelines.
• Identify and resolve complex technical issues.
• 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, aligning with business objectives and customer needs
• Drive the design, development, and optimisation of our platforms, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security
• Provide 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 our business
• Participate in peer reviews of solution designs and related code.
• Identify and encourage areas for growth, education, and development within the team.
• Deliver Business value through quality technical solutions and code
• Be accountable for projects. Take ownership of all tasks from start to finish
• Drive the technical standard higher through innovative and scalable technology delivery
• Understand our business and clients and deliver great services
• Design and deliver scalable, secure code that enables our digital offering
• Ensure compliance with security standards and regulatory requirements.

• BCom / BSc degree or equivalent qualification
• Minimum of 7 years' experience
• Previous experience as a Tech Lead
• Agile / Scrum experience
• Expert understanding of the software development process
• C# .Net
• SQL Server 2012+
• “Modern JavaScript libraries” – Angular, Underscore, KnockoutJs, JQuery, BackboneJS, Foundation, etc
• NET (Web forms) / MVC 2.0+ (Required)
• ASP .Net Core (Web Api, Windows Services)
• HTML 5
• CD/CI pipelines
• Cloud PaaS consumption
• Rest Services
• Kubernetes/Docker

• Passion for software development and delivering great solutions
• Continually learns and grows own skills and industry knowledge
• Creative visualisation, critical thinking, inductive and deductive reasoning. An ability to think outside the box.
• Collaborative coordination and time management. Be Proactive and take initiative.
• Capacity to work under pressure while observing high-quality standards.
• Problem solving and analysis. Add value to business outcomes.
• Must be able to work in a team environment. Share knowledge and help to others grow
• Desire to understand the reasons for delivery to deliver the right solution
• Strive to continually learn and improve
• An architectural background with hands-on experience in cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, or GCP) is highly advantageous
• Strong proficiency in cross-platform frameworks such as Flutter or React Native
• Experience publishing and maintaining production apps on Apple App Store and Google Play Store.