Cape Town - Western Cape ~ Durban - KwaZulu Natal ~ Remote
ENVIRONMENT:
If you're passionate about leading a dynamic team in the data and technology space and excel in a collaborative, innovation-driven environment, this role could be the perfect fit for you! As the Development Lead, youll be instrumental in shaping our clients tech ecosystem, enhancing productivity, and driving excellence in product design, development, and deployment. Reporting directly to the CTO and working closely with cross-functional teams, you will lead a team of developers, ensuring alignment with OCL's aspirational culture and work ethic. A Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related qualification, or equivalent practical experience, is required.
DUTIES:
- Develop and execute a comprehensive development strategy aligned with business objectives.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather feedback and ensure product relevance and effectiveness.
- Oversee the design, development and implementation of Civic Tech products, ensuring that they meet high quality standards and the needs of city partners.
- Manage timelines, budgets and resources to ensure successful product releases and implementations.
- Lead, mentor and develop the Development Team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation and excellence
- Grow professionally and develop competence in a rapidly scaling organisation.
- Bachelor of Computer Science or relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent practical experience.
- Certifications in design methodology, project management or UX would be advantageous.
- Python: Advanced Python proficiency for developing scalable and maintainable code, focusing on Web Development Python Frameworks (Flask, Django, FastAPI).
- Cloud Engineering: Advanced proficiency in public cloud platforms such as AWS. Ability to design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure and services.
- Open-Source Development would be beneficial: Strong background in contributing to and managing open-source projects advantageous.
- Familiarity with open-source licensing, community engagement, and leveraging open-source tools and libraries.
- Data Automation & Integration: Proficiency in automating data workflows and integrating diverse data sources to streamline processes and enhance data accuracy, Apache airflow experience a bonus.
- In-depth knowledge of product release processes and technical concepts.
- Ability to innovate and apply emerging technologies effectively.
- Knowledge of and experience working with Notion, Slack, Microsoft, Google
- Suite, Toggl etc. would be an advantage.
- Proven experience in a technical development environment, ideally within
- Civic Tech, with a track record of successful product deployments.
- Experience with city systems is highly beneficial.
- Experience working with data automation and integration is required.
- Proven experience leading software development teams and building out complex software solutions.
- Excellent communication, decision-making and problem-solving skills.
- Strong leadership and management abilities.
- Competencies in problem-solving, decision-making, organisational skills, and the ability to lead remote teams.
