Software Engineering Team Lead

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

OVERALL PURPOSE

We are looking for an experienced Team Lead to join our engineering team in delivery of our platform and business bank which underpins our business. You will need to have a solid technical background, good understanding of SDLC, and a proven track record of delivery and managing a software engineering team.

In this role, you will lead a cross-functional team that designs, architects, and implements quality products within the funding and business banking domain. You will work closely with the Product and Quality Assurance teams to ensure delivery, with quality and efficiency in mind.

Duties and responsibilities include, but will not be limited to:

• 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

THE COMPETENCIES WE’RE AFTER

• 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

THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• 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

Please note that all appointments are subject to our background checking process, which may include Credit, Criminal and any other job inherent checks.