Bored in your current job??? Are you smart, have integrity, hardworking and do you think like an owner of a business? Team Leader position available at this dynamic, hyper growth company which is one of SA’s leading online retailers.They understand flexibility according to your needs and also offer a great work environment. Promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.Your responsibilities will include:To join a versatile and creative IT management team.As a development team lead you will lead a group of developers and testers constantly striving for quality solutions that are delivered on time, within budget and scope, and drive a culture of quality and personal accountability.Strong understanding of large-scale e-commerce platform development, experience building RESTful web applications and an appreciation of the technical challenge developers face.Development background and have a good understanding of architectural practices. You will be an advocate of Agile engineering practices and you will have prior line management experience with a track record of keeping highly skilled developers motivated.Successfully launch new products quickly as well as manage a large existing code base.This is an exciting opportunity to lead a growing team of engineers working on this ambitious development roadmap.This is a hands-on role: you should expect to spend at least 50% of your time writing code, or working with others on your team directly contributing to the production of code. The other 50% of your time will be split between architectural and strategic planning with peers and senior developers and the day-to-day people management and development required of a high-performing and successful team. Attributes requiredSolutions-oriented, can-do attitude and high energyStrong analytical and critical thinking, using data to inform decisionsAbility to disaggregate and structure solutions to ambiguous problemsSolid quantitative skillsAbility to interview and interact professionally with internal and external peopleCapability to present ideas succinctly, in writing and verballyVersatile and with the appetite to learn by doing Qualifications/Experience:Relevant qualification or equivalent experience5+ years experience in a Software Engineering roleExperience leading a Software Engineering teamExperience with and an understanding of line management responsibility for a technical teamExperience working within an Agile and DevOps team, and an advocate of that cultureExperience developing using Python in a test-driven environment (or at least in one of the following: Java, C, C++, C#)Significant technical experience and a proven track record of architectural ownership and understandingExperience in developing distributed, transactional, and highly available systemsGood SQL and MySQL experience in a high-load environmentA thorough understanding of computer science fundamentals, including object-oriented design, data structures and algorithms A thorough understanding of software engineering practises and best practises, including source code control systems, the use of IDEs, and testing toolsExperience with building RESTful APIs & working within a micro-services architecture The Environment:Employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun and have the shared ambition of being the leading e-commerce company in Africa.Fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where they can improve.Short on ego and high on output.Doers and not only thinkers, it’s all in the execution after all.Love what they do and what they are creating. Looking for an Extraordinary Mind who:is forthright but respectfulis an expert at doing, who can not only design but also executeis analytical, able to use data to make decisionsis competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST - GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hoursis passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experienceis entrepreneurial, thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and fasteris able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product inputis curious and challenge the status quois innovative and enjoys iterationis collaborativewill be at the cutting edge of developing new conceptsIf you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind so come and join them! 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