Lead Software Engineer

We are seeking a dynamic Engineering Lead (.NET and AWS focus) to join their leadership team and guide a small cross-functional team of engineers.

The expectation of this role is to lead engineers across 2-3 agile teams within a specific domain, ensuring technical excellence, overseeing project execution, and fostering the professional growth of engineering staff. The ideal candidate will bring strong leadership and hands-on expertise to drive impactful solutions and deliver high-quality engineering outcomes.

Please note, we are ideally looking for a candidate that is Cape Town based, but open to candidates across South Africa. This role will be an initial 6 month contract, with a strong possibility for renewal.

What you’ll do:

• Lead a team of software engineers, providing technical guidance, architectural direction, and mentorship.
• Lead the end-to-end design, development, and maintenance of web applications, ensuring they meet high standards for functionality, performance, and user experience.
• Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of complex software projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within scope.
• Collaboration: Foster a culture of collaboration, knowledge sharing, and best practices within the engineering team and cross-functional teams.
• Problem Solving: Help the team tackle technical challenges, remove roadblocks, and ensure projects meet high-quality standards.
• Testing and Debugging: Establish testing strategies, develop unit tests, and provide expertise in debugging and optimizing code for performance and reliability.
• API Integration: Work on integrating APIs and third-party services, focusing on security, scalability, and efficiency.
• DevOps and Deployment: Implement DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and cloud services to optimize application deployment and scaling.
• Mentoring and Collaboration: Mentor and collaborate with junior and intermediate developers, contributing to team growth, knowledge sharing, and best practices.
• Architecture and Design: Drive architectural decisions, system design, and code reviews to ensure scalable and maintainable software solutions.
• Technical Strategy: Contribute to the development and execution of the company's technical strategy and roadmap.
• Stakeholder Communication: Act as a liaison between the engineering team and non-technical stakeholders, providing updates and ensuring alignment with project goals.

Your expertise:

• A Lead Developer with at least 8 years’ experience in development with 2 years Technical Leadership experience with a combination of following skills:
• C#.NET
• Microservices architecture
• CSS, HTML, JavaScript.
• SQL Server or Relational Database experience.
• Strong cloud experience in AWS
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Exceptional communication, teamwork, and leadership abilities.
• Commitment to staying updated with emerging industry trends and technologies.
• Agile or Scrum certification and familiarity with project management tools..

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).

Why work for us?

Want to work for an organization that solves complex real-world problems with innovative software solutions? At iOCO, we believe anything is possible with modern technology, software, and development expertise. We are continuously pushing the boundaries of innovative solutions across multiple industries using an array of technologies.

You will be part of a consultancy, working with some of the most knowledgeable minds in the industry on interesting solutions across different business domains.

Our culture of continuous learning will ensure that you will have all the opportunities, tools, and support to hone and grow your craft.