Software Engineering Team Lead
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Job title: Software Engineering Team Lead Reporting to: Software Engineering Manager Location: Our Lula head office is based in Cape Town; however, for this role, we are open to applications from across South Africa. ALL STAFF APPOINTMENTS WILL BE MADE WITH DUE CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPANY’S EE TARGETS WHAT WE DO Lula is an innovative and human-focused FinTech company on a mission to help small businesses optimise their cash flow. Our purpose is to help SMEs manage their businesses better, faster, and more simply, so they can spend more time doing what they love. If you’re looking for a new place to call ‘home’ that believes in the potential of the broader SME landscape in South Africa and a place where you’ll work with awesome people - then Lula’s the place for you! We’re making business banking fast, human, Lula! OUR VALUES
- Collaborative - we’re a clan and work together as a team, always towards a common goal
- Committed - we’re accountable and follow through no matter the challenge
- Curious - we look for better ways to do things and make a positive difference
- Connected - we stay close to, learn from and look to understand each other and our customers
- Compassionate - we go out of our way to care about our colleagues, our customers and our community
- Lead a hybrid team of software engineers, providing clear objectives,technical leadership, mentorship and coaching
- Work closely with Technical Leads and Software Engineering Managers to develop and implement software engineering best practices, ensuring they are consistently applied within your team
- Set clear objectives and key results (OKRs) for your team members to facilitate and monitor performance and growth
- Work with Technical Leads and Product Managers to define project scope and objectives
- Identify and address implementation risks
- Collaborate with the Software Engineering Manager on the hiring process for new team members
- Foster a culture of delivery, continuous improvement and innovation within the engineering teams, encouraging experimentation
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a passion for working with people
- Strong strategic thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Proven team leadership skills and ability to maintain a high team morale despite challenges
- Ability to mentor others, support ongoing skill development of team members and drive a learning culture
- Readily available to help others and provide regular feedback
- Ability to adapt to changing circumstances and priorities
- Positive, high energy and committed to live, demonstrate and get excited about the Lula values
- Relevant or applicable Bachelor's Degree
- Honours and/or Master’s degree an added advantage
- 6-8 years experience in object oriented development (Preferably C# MVC)
- 2+ years of working experience as a Team Lead or similar role in an agile delivery environment with a strong software development background
- A practical understanding of the software delivery life-cycle
- Financial services or banking experience advantageous
- Experience managing, mentoring or leading other Developers
- Proven experience estimating team velocity creating project delivery plans
- Solid experience in cloud infrastructure, preferably Azure
- Solid experience in test-driven development and continuous integration
- Experience working with cross-functional teams
- Exposure to front-end technologies (React, React Native)
- Exposure to micro-services and/or service oriented architecture
- Exposure to database design
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