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Location: ZA, GP, Johannesburg, Simmonds Street

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Lead, Software Engineering to join our team in Johannesburg, South Africa. As a key member of our engineering leadership, you will drive innovation, mentor team members, and oversee the development of cutting-edge software solutions.

• Lead and manage a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define technical strategies and roadmaps aligned with business objectives
• Define and maintain the frameworks, libraries, and tools that the feature teams will use, enforcing coding standards, architectural patterns, and best practices across the teams for high-quality and maintainable code.
• Lead the platform team to develop and maintain shared services that allow feature teams to focus on core functions using standard components. Build CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and other DevOps practices to ensure scalability and reliability.
• Ensure the platform is relevant, modern, secure, and compliant with industry standards.
• Ensure SRE practices are in place on the platform to ensure stability and service availability. Guide the team to manage platform consumption tenant requirements for consumers throughout the Group.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field; Master's degree preferred
• AWS Certified Developer Associate and/or AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate

• Extensive hands-on experience in developing JAVA applications for a minimum of 7 years - Mandatory
• Experience in change deployment in a mid-to-large application - Mandatory
• Experience in automated CI/CD builds – Mandatory
• Technical exposure and hands-on experience in managing an application platform - Mandatory
• Managing a small to medium sized Development team with direct reports – Mandatory
• Solution orientation – ability to make the Renovite Platform capable for the planned future feature implementations - Mandatory
• Knowledge and hands-on experience in Docker and Kubernetes - Mandatory
• Familiarization with Angular development and implementations – Advantageous
• Understanding of cost optimization in an application hosted in AWS (FinOps) - Advantageous

Please note: All our recruitment processes comply with the applicable local laws and regulations. We will never ask for money or any form of payment as part of our recruitment process. If you experience this, please contact our Fraud line on or

About our Team

We are strengthening our software engineering team to modernize our existing application stack, powering one of LexisNexis Intellectual Property’s flagship AI products, LexisNexis Classification. The team enhances the application with new features and functions to enrich the users experience as well as optimizing existing functionalities. This is an opportunity to lead a team that works on modern, cloud native infrastructure and become an essential part of building and maintaining the product architecture.

We expect this team to work across multiple technologies around a core including:

• React
• Go
• Python
• JavaScript
• Java
• C#/.Net
• Postgres
• SQL
• AWS

About the Role:

We are hiring a Software Engineering Lead to take the responsibility for the work on maintaining, modernizing and enhancing a key product, LexisNexis Classification. This product uses AI to read millions of patents globally and pull the relevant patents into custom categories that are relevant to the specific technology areas users define.

You’ll be the go-to person for a small highly skilled agile team, with ownership over the mission and your development practices and process. Your engineering team will be based mainly in South Africa but also across Europe. You will also work closely with existing application teams, as well as with a broader range of stakeholders distributed across the UK, Germany, Netherlands and the USA.

As a Software Engineering Lead, you will play a crucial role in overseeing software development mainly within LexisNexis Classification. You will contribute directly to solving technical problems as well as guiding your team to success.

Responsibilities

• Owning and executing backlog of product optimization and enhancements.
• Being responsible for backend and frontend maintenance of the product and ensuring bug fixes are prioritized in a timely manner.
• Assisting in requirements gathering, decomposition and implementation of new features, such as additional features for product integration into existing LexisNexis Intellectual Property products.
• Integrating performance and cost-optimization considerations into development work, throughout the entire development lifecycle.
• Able to communicate and take ownership within the team and across team boundaries.
• Helping to maintain AWS platform infrastructure with CDK, such as NodeJS/Python Lambdas.
• Assisting in refactoring the existing application.
• Writing and reviewing detailed specifications for the development of complex system components.
• Leading in development processes, coding best practices, and code reviews.
• Managing a team of software engineers in a Scrum based development environment while collaborating with stakeholders.

Requirements

• Understand Software Engineering techniques and processes, particularly adapting Scrum and agile frameworks to meet business needs.
• Experience with AWS or similar cloud providers, including knowledge on running cost effective serverless architecture.
• Experience working with React.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills applicable to a wide audience.
• Experience with Python, JavaScript, Go, Azure Pipelines, GraphQL (or similar API schemas) or willingness to rapidly learn.
• Experience in leading software engineering efforts for AI-enabled SaaS products is desirable, but not essential.

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Medical Aid
• Retirement Plan inclusive of Risk Benefits (Disability, Critical Illness, Life Cover & Funeral Cover)
• Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy
• Study Leave

LexisNexis Legal & Professional provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis and Nexis services.

We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know.

We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Company Description

Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families, and large multinational corporates and institutions. We’re passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you.

Job Description

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Lead, Software Engineering to join our team in Johannesburg, South Africa. As a key member of our engineering leadership, you will drive innovation, mentor team members, and oversee the development of cutting-edge software solutions.

• Lead and manage a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define technical strategies and roadmaps aligned with business objectives
• Consistency and standardization: The individual is intended to define and maintain the frameworks, libraries, and tools that the feature teams will use. This also includes enforcing coding standards, architectural patterns (in consultation with the Architecture team), and best practices across the teams, leading to high-quality and maintainable code.
• Efficiency and Productivity: The individual is expected to lead the platform team intended to develop and maintain shared services that multiple feature teams can use, allowing feature teams to focus on configuring their core functions using standard components. Lead building CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and other DevOps practices are enabled and embedded to ensure scalability and reliability. Researching and developing new technologies and innovations into the platform, allowing feature teams to quickly adopt.
• Innovation and Agility: The individual is expected to focus on ensuring the platform is relevant, modern, secure and compliant with industry standards.
• Support and Maintenance: The individual is intended to ensure SRE practices are in place on the platform to ensure stability and service availability. Guide the team to ensure that the platform consumption tenant requirements are managed for consumers throughout the Group.
  
  

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field; Master's degree preferred
• AWS Certified Developer Associate and/or AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
  
  

• Extensive hands-on experience in developing JAVA applications for a minimum of 7 years - Mandatory
• Experiences in change deployment in a mid-to-large application - Mandatory
• Experience in automated CI/CD builds – Mandatory
• Technical exposure and hands on experience in managing an application platform - Mandatory
• Managing a small to medium sized Development team with direct reports – Mandatory
• Solution orientation – ability to make the Renovite Platform capable for the planned future feature implementations - Mandatory
• Knowledge and hands on experience in Docker and Kubernetes - Mandatory
• Familiarization to Angular development and implementations – Advantageous
• Having an understanding of cost optimization in an application hosted in AWS (FinOps) - Advantageous
  
  

• Articulating Information
• Challenging Ideas
• Developing Expertise
• Developing Strategies
• Embracing Change
• Empowering Individuals
• Examining Information
• Exploring Possibilities
• Interpreting Data
• Making Decisions
• Showing Composure
• Team Working
  
  

• Agile Engineering
• API Engineering
• Automation
• Cloud Computing
• Continuous Delivery (CD)
• Continuous Deployment
• Continuous Integration (CI)
• Core Systems
• Data Engineering
• Design Thinking
• Error Budgets
• Incident Response
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Knowledge Management
• Microservices
• Non-abstract Large System Design (NALSD)
• Observability (Application and Web Analytics)
• Platform Engineering
• Policy as Code
• Post-incidence Analysis
• Reliability and Resilience
• Security Engineering
• Service Level Management
• Software Engineering Methods
• Software Engineering Tools
• Software Foundations
• System Integration
• Test-driven Design (TDD)
• Threat Modelling

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Engineering and Information Technology

Software Development Manager required in Johannesburg that will take leadership in planning, managing, and delivering high-impact software projects. You will oversee multiple operational teams while building strong relationships with customers and fostering a collaborative, growth-oriented culture within your teams. Your role will require strategic thinking, problem-solving, and a proactive approach to managing project complexities.

What you will do:

• Full 360 degree team management
• Key Account Management with selected client accounts
• Consulting with stakeholders and senior decision makers
• Ensure smooth delivery of projects and client satisfaction
• Client expectations are managed
• Quality delivery at all times are upheld and maintained

What we require:

• Experience within a consulting role essential
• 8+ years experience Management of Teams
• Full line management functions (Salary reviews, Performance, career development and team culture)
• Experience with Project Management
• Strong Technical background
• Account management experience
• Previous experience on custom software development essential

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Job opportunity for
Senior Software Engineering Manager: Backend
based in
Randburg, SA - Contract

Required Skills:

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical discipline (mandatory).
• Postgraduate qualification (MSc in Engineering/IT, MBA) – advantageous.

Professional Certifications (preferred):

• Cloud certifications (AWS Certified Developer/Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, GCP Professional Engineer).
• API & Integration certifications (MuleSoft, Apigee, Kafka, or equivalent).
• Agile / SAFe certifications (Scrum Master, SAFe Practitioner).
• DevOps certifications (Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD tools).

Relevant Experience

• 10–12 years' experience in backend/software engineering, with at least 5 years in leadership roles.
• Proven experience designing and managing large-scale backend systems and distributed architectures.
• Hands-on expertise with databases (SQL, NoSQL), microservices, message queues, and API frameworks.
• Track record of implementing cloud-native and event-driven architectures.
• Strong background in backend observability, performance optimization, and security engineering.
• Experience managing budgets, delivery pipelines, and vendor relationships.

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ENVIRONMENT

A leading AgriTech company with offices in Johannesburg and Stellenbosch is seeking a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) who will be responsible for defining and executing the company’s overarching technology vision and strategy.

As a key member of the executive team, the CTO leads the technology organisation, ensures alignment between product and engineering functions, and drives innovation, scalability, and excellence in delivery. This role ensures the technical foundation of the company enables long-term growth, operational resilience, and market differentiation.

• Define, communicate, and evolve a long-term technology roadmap aligned with company objectives.
• Translate business and product strategy into actionable technology goals and investments.
• Champion the use of modern technology and architecture to future-proof the platform and accelerate delivery.

• Establish and maintain architecture governance processes including tech radar, design review forums, and architecture principles.
• Maintain an up-to-date inventory of technology standards, service patterns, integration protocols, and sunset policies.
• Oversee system architecture to ensure coherence, maintainability, and performance across domains.
• Ensure cross-cutting concerns such as observability, scalability, and resilience are addressed by design.

• Drive platform maturity, stability, and extensibility to meet the needs of enterprise/B2B customers.
• Ensure systems and data comply with security, regulatory, and integration requirements, including authentication standards, audit trails, and role-based access control.
• Champion API-first, integration-ready thinking in all platforms and product design.
• Lead the definition and enforcement of non-functional requirements for scale, uptime, security, and performance.

• Implement delivery guardrails including:
• Feasibility reviews and technical discovery processes.
• Scoping and effort estimation standards.
• Root-cause post mortems and retrospectives.
• Technical debt tracking and prioritisation.
• Partner with the VP of Engineering to drive consistent delivery metrics (e.g., cycle time, DORA metrics, quality gates).
• Maintain a culture of shared ownership and continuous delivery.

• Own the innovation agenda across engineering, with a focus on applied use of AI and automation to improve product intelligence, platform operations, and developer experience.
• Prioritise and lead AI adoption through internal R&D, experimentation, and external partnerships.
• Identify areas for automation across internal tooling, monitoring, testing, and deployment pipelines—and assign ownership for implementation.

• Build and lead a high-performing technical organisation across architecture, engineering, DevOps, and security.
• Create succession planning for key technical roles and ensure strong leadership pipelines.
• Partner with HR and People teams on engineering career frameworks, development pathways, and high-impact team structures.
• Champion engineering culture and diversity, ensuring an environment where technologists thrive.

• Serve as the executive interface between Technology and other business units.
• Translate technical vision into language suitable for board and investor conversations.
• Represent the company in industry forums, client meetings, and technical partnerships.

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.

• 10+ years of experience in technology leadership roles, including at least 3–5 years as a CTO or equivalent in a SaaS or fast-scaling tech business.
• Strong foundation in software engineering, systems design, and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Experience scaling engineering teams and tech platforms in high-growth environments.
• Proven ability to make strategic trade-offs between speed, cost, and scale.
• Deep knowledge of modern development methodologies, security standards, DevOps, and architecture frameworks.
• Skilled in stakeholder management, with a track record of aligning cross-functional teams.
• Experience working with or presenting to Boards, investors, and C-level executives.

• 10+ years of experience in technology leadership roles, including at least 3–5 years as a CTO or equivalent in a SaaS or fast-scaling tech business.

• Innovation-Driven: Embrace a culture of innovation and continuous learning, where creativity and curiosity are encouraged.
• Collaborative Environment: Foster a team-centric environment where open communication, mutual respect, and shared goals are prioritised.
• Commitment to Excellence: Strive for high-quality outcomes, with a focus on delivering value to the business and stakeholders.
• Integrity and Accountability: Maintain the highest standards of ethical conduct and take responsibility for the quality of work produced.

Technical Team Lead - Software Engineering

The MultiChoice Group is a multinational media and entertainment group headquartered in South Africa, Dubai and the Netherlands with principal operations in pay television, video entertainment, advertising and content security. Brands within the Group include DStv, GOtv, SuperSport, M-Net, DStv Media Sales, Showmax and European-based content security leader Irdeto. We serve 20 million subscribers across more than 50 African markets, delivering the best in entertainment.

By joining our passionate and creative team, you can help us achieve our objectives of expanding our pay-TV and SVOD subscriber bases, improving advertising sales, spearheading cutting-edge technology, supporting local content and providing an exceptional customer experience.

Join Africa’s most loved storyteller!

Purpose of the Position: Lead and oversee a multidisciplinary and dynamic team, ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality software products. This role involves software development, software testing, architecture design and reviews, strategic planning and resource allocation. This role is pivotal in aligning engineering practices with enterprise strategies, implementing modern technologies, and driving operational excellence through DevOps, continuous improvement, and stakeholder collaboration.

• Provide direction and clarity on all technical aspects of software development.
• Oversee the design and development of software applications.
• Direct the work of subordinates in delivering high quality application systems and components on time.
• Manage the day-to-day software engineering activities of subordinates including development, testing, debugging, maintaining application systems and documentation.
• Provide a solid understanding of in-use technologies in high scale environments.
• Provide technical leadership to subordinates.
• Ensure consistency in adherence to software engineering principles, best practices, and guidelines.
• Standardization of technologies, approaches, and architectures across teams in a functional competency according to prescribed architectures to facilitate reuse and mobility of team members, and to increasingly respond better to change.
• Drive architectural changes in current and future projects.
• Resolve production issues timeously and efficiently by providing technical leadership and ownership across various remediation forums.
• Take ownership of key work streams and work packages when called for, by playing the role of “Delivery Owner”.
• Support technical operations & integrations work streams including contributing to the activities as called upon by application support teams.

• Manage and maintain documentation related to the day-to-day operations, i.e. Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Actively monitor software development & testing and delivery processes and ensure continuous improvement thereof.
• Ensure that the correct processes and methodologies are followed consistently.
• Build a continuous-improvement culture within software development teams.
• Drive engineering initiatives to improve best practices and streamlined software delivery while striving for continuous improvement.
• Implement remedial actions where necessary.

• Bachelor’s Degree (NQF 7 and higher) in Software Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science or a related technical discipline
• Post graduate qualification will be an advantage

• A minimum of 5-8 years’ experience as a Software Developer, with 2-3 years’ experience in a technical leadership position
• Proven experience with software architecture principles and the ability to apply them to design scalable and maintainable systems
• Experience in monitoring and logging tools such as Grafana, App Dynamics, Splunk, PRTG
• Experience in unit testing and code quality tools such as SonarQube
• Experience in conducting effective research as well as the ability to analyse, troubleshoot and modify highly complex software systems independently
• Proficient in version control systems like GIT
• Proven track record in driving change successfully through a team by demonstrated by successful project completions, adoption of new technologies and process improvements
• Experience of working in a high-pressured environment and working to tight deadlines
• Technical expertise and a good understanding of the underlying business processes and systems
• Experience of working with multiple third-party vendors
• Experience in advocating development practices like test-driven development, continuous integration, and continuous deployment
• Preferred databases technologies: Oracle, SQL Server, NoSQL variants
• Preferred Platform technologies: AWS, Azure, VMWare, Windows & Linux Servers
• Excellent Communication Skills (both verbal and written)
• Excellent technical knowledge
• Problem solving
• Strong leadership skills
• Organisational abilities
• Software Development and Testing
• Build, Release and Deployment
• Quality Management
• Software Configuration
• Software Design