JavaScript / Node / React Tech Lead

We’re working with a cutting-edge digital consultancy that’s helping some of the world’s most influential brands bring complex ideas to life through technology. They're expanding their elite engineering team and looking for a tech lead with deep JavaScript/TypeScript experience and a passion for both code and leadership.

This is your chance to work with top-tier engineers on high-impact digital products, leveraging the latest in cloud architecture, agile thinking, and modern tooling — all while mentoring and guiding a talented team.

What you’ll do:

• Lead a cross-functional product engineering team to design and build impactful digital solutions
• Architect cloud-native applications using modern web stacks (React, Node.js, TypeScript)
• Champion engineering excellence through mentoring, code reviews, and hands-on development
• Collaborate with product and design stakeholders to ship meaningful features quickly
• Drive agile delivery practices and foster a strong team culture of learning and ownership
• Own the build, deployment, and support of production-grade systems

What you bring:

• Proven experience leading development teams, ideally in a fast-paced, agile environment
• Strong command of JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and Node.js. Bonus points for Rust or Go
• Solid understanding of microservices, event-driven architecture, and serverless design
• Expertise with both SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, Redis, ElasticSearch)
• Hands-on experience with DevOps tooling: Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.)
• Deep appreciation for test automation and TDD practices
• A passion for coaching and helping engineers grow
• Exposure to infrastructure as code (Terraform, Pulumi) is a plus

Why this role?

• Work on greenfield projects with real-world impact
• Join a high-performance engineering team that values autonomy, learning, and excellence
• Be part of a culture where engineering best practices aren’t optional — they’re expected
• Shape both the technical direction and team structure of product delivery squads

Reference number for this position is GZ60464 which is a permanent Hybrid position based in Cape Town offering a cost to company salary of R1.4m per annum negotiable on experience and ability. Contact Garth on az.oc.egrem-e@zhtrag or call him on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

Are you ready for a change of scenery? The e-Merge IT recruitment is a specialist niche recruitment agency. We offer our candidates options so that we can successfully place the right developers with the right companies in the right roles. Check out the E-Merge website www.e-merge.co.za for more great positions.

Do you have a friend who is a developer or technology specialist? We pay cash for successful referrals!

Posted on 04 Jul 12:26, Closing date 2 Sep