Lead Full Stack Developer

A South African leader in business data, credit risk analytics, and supplier intelligence is looking for a Lead Full Stack Developer to join their team. They are known for empowering companies across Africa to make smarter, safer, and faster trade and credit decisions through technology, data, and innovation.

The ideal candidate will play a key role in driving architecture, mentoring the development team, and delivering high-performance software solutions that power data-driven platforms.

If you are a hands-on technical leader and want to be part of this company on a mission to build trust in trade by providing transparent, verified, and actionable information about businesses; then this opportunity is for you - Apply now!!!!!!

Requirements:

• C# / .NET Core / .NET 5+
• AngularJS and modern Angular (v10+) or React/Vue
• TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS
• Microservices, RESTful APIs, and distributed systems design
• Event-driven architecture (EDA)
• Message bus tools (RabbitMQ, Kafka, Azure Service Bus, AWS SQS/SNS)
• SQL Server (query optimization, schema design, large data throughput)
• Tools & Practices:
• CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Proven experience leading small technical teams and delivering modernization projects.
• Strong ability to set technical direction, manage priorities, and ensure code quality.
• Excellent communication skills — able to explain complex technical topics to business and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborative mindset with a focus on problem-solving, accountability, and long-term system stability.
• 5–8+ years of professional software development experience, including 2+ years in a technical lead or senior engineering capacity.
• Demonstrated success in system migrations, modernization, or large-scale platform upgrades.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical discipline.

Reference number for this position is MAT60840 which is a permanent position based in Johannesburg offering a cost to company salary of up to R1.1m per annum negotiable on experience and ability. Contact Mavis on az.oc.egrem-e@msivam or call her on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

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Posted on 14 Oct 09:18, Closing date 13 Dec