Dev Team Lead (Full Stack Web Developer)

• Dev Team Lead (Full Stack Web Developer)

MinimumRequirements:

• Matric (Grade 12)
• 10+ years of full stack development experience
• At least 3 years in a team lead or project/product manager position
• Brings positive energy, best practice, and stability to the development team, workflows, and products
• Nurtures development talent and enjoys guiding juniors
• Team player, comfortable and confident working with marketers, UX/UI designers, content producers, copywriters, and stakeholders beyond the digital team
• Keeps a close eye on AI trends and understands how to integrate AI in scaling outputs without compromising quality
• Hands-on experience working with reputable B2C e-commerce or travel brands
• Experience in designing and developing back-office web applications
• Interested in stepping closer to team and product management
• Prefers to maintain some hands-on development time at the keyboard

Responsibilities:

• Lead the team of (currently) 3-4 developers
• Make appropriate technology choices and decisions
• Manage the code repository for all websites, back-office applications, and 3rd-party integrations
• Ensure the development function helps achieve marketing and company growth objectives
• Improve development cadence and output
• Improve developer job satisfaction
• Work closely with Head of Digital, UX, SEO, Content, and other stakeholders
• Manage incoming technical requests
• Spec tickets (or delegate ticket specing to your team)
• Assign tasks to team members (including yourself)
• Work with the team to estimate accurately
• Plan projects and sprints
• Set clear project timelines, priorities, and deliverables
• Communicate project status, risks, and dependencies to relevant stakeholders
• Conduct code reviews
• Perform QA
• Ensure all work is well documented
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment
• Research and recommend new technologies that help achieve company objectives
• Recruit/contract new developers when needed