JavaScript Technical Lead

Exciting Opportunity for a JavaScript Technical Lead

Elevate your career, where we prioritise people and nurture a culture of growth, collaboration, and innovation.

Join a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment that encourages versatility, and provides individual attention to career development, including intentional and regular one-on-ones with leadership.

Tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact alongside passionate professionals who inspire and support each other.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

Delivery

• Leveraging your expertise to develop world-class web and mobile applications for leading organisations in South Africa.
• Leaning on your deep understanding of technology frameworks; when they should be used, which are beneficial and what their pitfalls are.
• Engaging in various stages of the SDLC, from system design to analysis, scoping, and estimation.
• Researching innovative technologies and implementing them in projects to drive innovation.

people

• Demonstrating maturity, motivation, and leadership in the workplace.
• Championing change within the team and fostering a collaborative culture.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to tackle complex business challenges, driving continuous improvement.
• Leading and driving technical decision-making within your team.
• Mentoring and guiding the people around you towards successful delivery and technical excellence.

Customer

• Building strong relationships and understanding customer needs to deliver impactful solutions.
• Managing customer expectations and identifying opportunities for service improvements.
• Ensuring compliance with data security and industry regulations.
• Driving technical discussions, best practices as well as improving the technical landscapes across your customers projects.
• Providing trusted advice and making use of your ability to gain buy-in and negotiate with customers.
• Understanding how the business and the technology can combine to add true value to your customers.
• Building on Entelects reputation within the customer environment.

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU

• A bachelors degree in IT, Engineering, or related fields.
• Minimum 6 years experience as a software engineer in an enterprise environment.
• A solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals and commitment to clean code and best practices.
• Broad and deep technical knowledge in your craft.
• Ability to build, architect and design applications within an enterprise environment.
• Mastery of various technologies with the agility to adapt to new frameworks.
• Flexibility to work across a variety of different environments and tooling.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with a drive for continual improvement.
• Ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Passion for delivering well-crafted solutions, systems, and services.
• Hunger to continually improve those around you through mentorship and guidance.
• Pro hybrid working model working from the office on average 2 – 3 times per week.

WHAT YOU WILL GET FROM US

• A competitive compensation package with twice-yearly salary increases and guaranteed bonuses.
• Tenure-based loyalty leave.
• Access to employee wellness programs and rewards for professional development.
• Commission incentives for successful business development leads and employee referrals.
• Hands-on support from leadership through regular one on ones and quarterly reviews.
• Continuous development programs offering training in leadership and technical skills.
• Exposure to enterprise projects across multiple domains and problem spaces for South Africas most esteemed organisations.

THE TECH STACKS WE USE

*Popular but not limited to

• Frontend techs: Angular, React, Vue.js
• Backend techs: .Net, Java, Python
• Frameworks: Express, NextJS
• Build tools: Webpack, Grunt, Gulp
• Package management: NPM
• Non-relational databases: MongoDB