Senior Software Engineer Team Lead

In this role, you will play a critical part in ensuring successful project delivery, maintaining coding standards, mentoring team members, and aligning development efforts with the company's strategic goals and objectives.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and support a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

• Provide technical guidance and make architectural and design decisions aligned with best practises.

• Review code to ensure quality, maintainability, and adherence to coding standards.

• Act as the primary technical point of contact for the team.

• Design, develop, implement, and maintain high-quality software solutions.

• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code.

• Conduct thorough testing, debugging, and performance optimization for reliability and security of software applications.

• Break down requirements into actionable tasks and ensure proper workload distribution within the team.

• Monitor progress, identify risks, and take proactive measures to ensure timely delivery.

• Conduct technical assessment to evaluate the suitability of proposed solutions, identifying potential risks and mitigation strategies.

• Provide input on timelines, priorities, and feasibility.

• Ensure smooth, reliable, and error-free releases.

• Validate system compatibility and performance.

• Support the resolution of complex issues and solutions in the ticketing system.

• Promote best practices such as code reviews, documentation, and testing standards.

• Contribute to the improvement of development processes, tools, and methodologies (e.g. Agile/Scrum).

• Support knowledge sharing and continuous learning within the team.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or any other related field.

• Minimum of 8 years of experience as a Software Engineer.

• Proven experience in leading a development team.

• Proficiency in more than one of the following technologies: C#, React, JavaScript, .NET, Oracle, SQL, or other related technologies.

• Strong understanding of software architecture and design principles.

• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Excellent communication and teamworking skills.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary, including a 13th salary

• Provident Fund

• Private Medical Scheme

• Hybrid Working Model

• Continuous Training & Development Opportunities

• 21 days annual leave (increasing with tenure)

• Paternity/Maternity leave with full salary

• Educational leave

• Wedding leave

• "Friday Off" scheme during the summer months

• Free coffee and breakfast every day at the office

• Excellent working environment