Lead Software Engineer

Recruiter:

Specd

Job Ref:

JHB002020/Josh

Date posted:

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

SUMMARY:
We're looking for a tech-savvy leader to drive innovation and guide our engineering team to greatness. As our Lead Software Engineer, you’ll design impactful solutions, shape our technical direction, and mentor others—turning big ideas into scalable, secure, high-performing software.

POSITION INFO:
JOB DESCRIPTION:

Job Title: Lead Software Engineer
Employment Type: 6 months Contract
Work Location: Johannesburg, CBD

JOB CONTEXT:
We're on the hunt for a Lead Software Engineer who’s not just passionate about code, but excited to shape the future of our tech. You’ll be at the helm of our growing engineering team—architecting smart solutions, building powerful products, and mentoring fellow engineers along the way. If you're energized by solving complex challenges, setting the bar for best practices, and driving real impact through secure, scalable systems, this is your moment to lead, innovate, and thrive with us!

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

AWS Environment (required). EC2, ECS, Lambda, Step functions, IAM, etc.)
Experience in OCR & IDP tooling and projects.
AWS Textract (optional).
AWS Comprehend (optional).
AWS A2I (optional).
LLM-based QA, LLM and vision models-based OCR extraction, summarization, decision-making for IDP.
HuggingFace and Open-source AI vision models exposure (optional).
Technical Evaluation techniques of OCR & IDP projects.

QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:

5-10 years of experience as a Lead Software Developer
OCR & IDP experience
AWS experience

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.

TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIRED

AWS Environment (required).
EC2, ECS, Lambda, Step functions, IAM, etc.
Experience in OCR & IDP tooling and projects

PACKAGE & REMUNERATION:

Compensation will be determined based on qualifications, applicable banking experience, and previous earnings.

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