Software Development Team Leader

SUMMARY:
Bored in your current job??? Are you smart, have integrity, hardworking and do you think like an owner of a business? Team Leader position available at this dynamic, hyper growth company which is one of SA’s leading online retailers.

POSITION INFO:

They understand flexibility according to your needs and also offer a great work environment. Promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

Your responsibilities will include:

• To join a versatile and creative IT management team.
• As a development team lead you will lead a group of developers and testers constantly striving for quality solutions that are delivered on time, within budget and scope, and drive a culture of quality and personal accountability.
• Strong understanding of large-scale e-commerce platform development, experience building RESTful web applications and an appreciation of the technical challenge developers face.
• Development background and have a good understanding of architectural practices. You will be an advocate of Agile engineering practices and you will have prior line management experience with a track record of keeping highly skilled developers motivated.
• Successfully launch new products quickly as well as manage a large existing code base.
• This is an exciting opportunity to lead a growing team of engineers working on this ambitious development roadmap.
• This is a hands-on role: you should expect to spend at least 50% of your time writing code, or working with others on your team directly contributing to the production of code. The other 50% of your time will be split between architectural and strategic planning with peers and senior developers and the day-to-day people management and development required of a high-performing and successful team.

Attributes required

• Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude and high energy
• Strong analytical and critical thinking, using data to inform decisions
• Ability to disaggregate and structure solutions to ambiguous problems
• Solid quantitative skills
• Ability to interview and interact professionally with internal and external people
• Capability to present ideas succinctly, in writing and verbally
• Versatile and with the appetite to learn by doing

Qualifications/Experience:

• Relevant qualification or equivalent experience
• 5+ years experience in a Software Engineering role
• Experience leading a Software Engineering team
• Experience with and an understanding of line management responsibility for a technical team
• Experience working within an Agile and DevOps team, and an advocate of that culture
• Experience developing using Python in a test-driven environment (or at least in one of the following: Java, C, C++, C#)
• Significant technical experience and a proven track record of architectural ownership and understanding
• Experience in developing distributed, transactional, and highly available systems
• Good SQL and MySQL experience in a high-load environment
• A thorough understanding of computer science fundamentals, including object-oriented design, data structures and algorithms 
• A thorough understanding of software engineering practises and best practises, including source code control systems, the use of IDEs, and testing tools
• Experience with building RESTful APIs & working within a micro-services architecture

The Environment:

• Employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun and have the shared ambition of being the leading e-commerce company in Africa.
• Fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where they can improve.
• Short on ego and high on output.
• Doers and not only thinkers, it’s all in the execution after all.
• Love what they do and what they are creating.

Looking for an Extraordinary Mind who:

• is forthright but respectful
• is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute
• is analytical, able to use data to make decisions
• is competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST - GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours
• is passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experience
• is entrepreneurial, thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and faster
• is able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input
• is curious and challenge the status quo
• is innovative and enjoys iteration
• is collaborative
• will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts

• If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind so come and join them!

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