Tech Lead (Node&React) - South Africa
Core
Tech Lead responsible for owning the technical buildout, managing an engineering team of 3-7, and overseeing software architecture and infrastructure for custom web and mobile applications.
Role type
Senior Tech Lead (Node.js & React)
Builds
Custom web and mobile applications for early-stage startups, scaleups, and global enterprises
Domain
SaaS / Web & Mobile Development
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Node.js, React, TypeScript, software architecture, team leadership, infrastructure management, GraphQL, tRPC, PostgreSQL, Google Cloud Platform
Preferred skills
AI tool integration, startup experience, architecting from scratch
Technologies
Next.js, React Native, Material UI, Playwright, Python, Langchain, Vector Databases, HuggingFace API, LLM APIs
Responsibilities
Lead and mentor a team of engineers, own software architecture and infrastructure, collaborate with Product and Design leads, conduct code reviews, and contribute hands-on to feature development
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities