Technical Lead Developer

Recruiter:

wePlace

Job Ref:

JHB000878/AS

Date posted:

Monday, January 12, 2026

Location:

Midrand, South Africa

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

POSITION INFO:
Responsibilities:

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 optimization 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
Implement best practices, processes, and tools to streamline development workflows and improve efficiency
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 from start to finish of all tasks
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 enable our digital offering

Minimum 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

Should you not receive a response from us within one week of your application, your application has unfortunately not been successful.

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