Cape Town | Full-Time | Hybrid (3 days in office - Salt River) | R130,000 CTC + Bonus I’m working with a global enterprise SaaS organisation in the automotive technology space that is expanding its Cape Town engineering hub. They’re now looking for a hands-on Lead Software Developer to help shape the technical direction of a large-scale, data-driven Automotive Intelligence Platform used by retailers and OEMs worldwide. This is a senior leadership role for someone who still loves writing code, enjoys solving complex problems at scale, and wants to play a meaningful role in building and maturing a growing engineering function. You’ll report into UK-based Engineering leadership while leading a local team of developers and senior engineers in Cape Town, working closely with Product and Engineering teams in the UK. The Role Leading and mentoring a team of developers and senior engineers in Cape Town Designing and delivering new features across a complex enterprise SaaS platform Remaining hands-on across the full SDLC from architecture and design to build, deployment, and optimisation Contributing to architectural and long-term technical decisions Driving high standards around code quality, scalability, and security Supporting the evolution of CI/CD pipelines, engineering processes, and development standards Collaborating closely with UK-based Product, QA, and Engineering colleagues Helping shape a strong, high-performing engineering culture within a growing hub The Platform & Tech Environment C# and .NET / .NET Core SQL / T-SQL (with performance optimisation and query tuning) Azure (cloud hosting, services, integrations) APIs and third-party system integrations within a SaaS ecosystem The product itself is a globally used Automotive Intelligence Platform supporting high-availability, data-heavy workflows across international markets. What They’re Looking For: Proven experience as a Lead Developer, or Technical Lead within an enterprise SaaS environment (or similar). Having led teams of 10+ people and able to foster a team culture. Deep hands-on expertise in C#, .NET, and SQL Strong understanding of architecture, system design, and scalable platform development Experience building and maintaining APIs and third-party integrations Solid experience working with Azure-hosted applications Comfort contributing across backend and frontend where required Experience mentoring or guiding developers, leading by example rather than hierarchy Confident working with distributed, international teams Nice to have: Experience helping establish or scale a new engineering function Background working on complex, high-availability SaaS platforms Exposure to automotive technology or similarly data-intensive industries #J-18808-Ljbffr