Search thousands of fresh jobs

×
This job is expired
Manpower SA (Pty) Ltd.

Senior Software Engineer (Team Lead)

Manpower SA (Pty) Ltd.

  • R Undisclosed
  • Permanent Senior position
  • South Africa
  • Posted 05 Feb 2026 by Manpower SA (Pty) Ltd.
  • Expires in 27 days
  • Job 2632544 - Ref CPT003428

About the position

About the Role
To play a key role in leading the development and implementation of complex software projects. This role combines hands-on technical expertise with team leadership, guiding the delivery of high-quality, scalable software solutions. You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, mentor junior developers, and contribute to architectural decisions that drive long-term success.
Key Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship to a software development team, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture
  • Lead and contribute to the design, development, and implementation of scalable software solutions
  • Coordinate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, plan delivery, and track progress against project goals
  • Review code, enforce coding standards, and promote best practices across the development lifecycle
  • Participate in architectural discussions and drive continuous improvement of software architecture
  • Collaborate with quality assurance teams to ensure thorough testing and high software quality
  • Develop and refine testing procedures, evaluate outcomes, and continuously enhance products
  • Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex software issues, performance bottlenecks, and defects
  • Ensure accurate and professional technical documentation, including design calculations, estimates, and performance characteristics
  • Standardise designs and components to optimise reliability, maintainability, manufacturability, and inventory management
  • Actively participate in Agile ceremonies including stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and team brainstorming sessions
  • Stay current with emerging technologies, tools, and industry trends

Key Interfaces
  • R&D team and management
  • Quality assurance and production teams
  • Suppliers and customers

Key Competencies & Behavioural Attributes
  • Strong leadership and mentoring capability
  • Self-motivated with a proactive and solutions-driven mindset
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Adaptable and comfortable in a fast-paced, changing environment
  • High attention to detail and commitment to quality
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Effective time management and prioritisation
  • Team-oriented with a positive, professional attitude
  • Passion for continuous learning and improvement

Technical Skills (Essential)
  • Strong experience with modern software development environments
  • Proficiency in:
    • C#
    • MAUI / Xamarin
    • SQL (SQLite, MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL)



Beneficial (Nice to Have)
  • Blazor
  • JavaScript, jQuery, CSS, AJAX, JSON
  • Figma
  • Docker
  • Flutter

Qualifications & Experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar software development environment
  • Proven experience in a Senior Software Engineer or Team Lead role
  • Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and project management tools
  • Experience with code reviews, QA processes, and maintaining high-quality codebases
  • Exposure to cloud platforms such as Azure or Google Cloud (advantageous)
  • Demonstrated leadership or team management experience
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement skills
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment

Please note that only suitable candidates will be contacted.

Desired Skills:

  • software
  • developer
  • engineer

Manpower SA (Pty) Ltd.

About the agency

Manpower is the world's leader in employment and staffing services, with offices in over 80 different countries and territories providing individual service to 2.5 million employees world-wide. Manpower can help your company anticipate and benefit from the changes happening now and next, in the contemporary world of work. Over 60 years of experience in staffing and recruitment, training, HR Services, outsourcing and consulting for all industries skills and levels. Our focus is to meet your widest range of skill requirements. Our commitment is to continuous service improvement through development and technology. We want you to know you will have the skills you need, today and in the future. Our staffing solutions across various disciplines include: Temporary / Contract and Project Staffing Our propriety skill assessments enable us to confirm our people's software knowledge, practical abilities and quality attitude across the widest range of work profiles Permanent Recruitment Call Centre Staffing Our proprietary teleskill assessment identifies the skills required for the widest range of inbound and outbound work, from basic helpdesk operations to telephone marketing and telesales. Outsourcing Staffing Solutions Manpower provides Wage Master as a customized solution to clients who have various staffing requirements. The client chooses the employees and determines their remuneration package. Manpower then assumes employer responsibility for all HR issues and provides a payrolling service. Manpower can establish an office on your premises with a supervisor and staff to manage part or your entire workforce. We continue to seek ways to further refine our system, to improve our level of response and to give you the highest quality possible. Our goal is not just to meet your expectations ... but to exceed them.

Receive a daily digest of all new jobs matching this job. Your information is safe with us and you can cancel any time.

Expires in 26 days

Email me jobs similar to: Senior Software Engineer (Team Lead)

Receive a daily digest of all new jobs matching this job: Senior IT Auditor. Your information is safe with us and you can cancel at any time.