Lead Application Developer; Fullstack

Cape Town, South Africa | Posted on 09/10/2026

Public servicesrun on software that has to work — for citizens, for colleagues, and for theteams who keep it alive. A government entity is looking for a Lead Application Developer to take the helm of that work: design it, build it, ship it, andbring a diverse technical team with you.

This ishands-on leadership. You will still open the editor. You will also set the standard, unblock the room, and turn a requirement into something people can actually use.

You will managediverse technical teams responsible for translating user requirements into thedesign and development of customised applications in an agile environment. Fromspecification to prototype to production, the build is yours to own — includinge

Learning solutions that train and support the people who use them.

• Managediverse technical teams that translate user requirements into the design and development of customised applications in an agile environment.
• Design,develop and deploy programs from program specifications.
• Constructand implement application programs.
• Constructand develop programs, including coding, testing and debugging.
• Ensuredocumentation of code and classes.
• Coordinate application plans with the development team or the government entity.
• Adhereto the government entity’s Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) methodologies and processes.
• Design,develop and deploy eLearning solutions that meet the government entity’s needsand optimise efficacy through training and support.

• Atertiary qualification in Computer Science and/or Software Engineering and/or Information Systems and/or Information Technology, and/or a related technical certification in the IT field.
• Aminimum of 10 years’ experience as an application developer working with:
• ASP.NET,Web Forms, MVC 5 and C#
• HTMLand CSS
• Microsoft SQL Server and stored procedures
• Aminimum of 5 years’ experience managing a development team, providing guidance and oversight to development teams.
• Proficiency in source code management applications.

If the stack is muscle memoryand the team is the part you are proudest of, this seat is open.