Software Engineering Manager - Gaming​/Fintech Software

Overview

Location:

La Lucia, Durban (on-site, 5 days/week)

Salary: R1.1M - R1.8M per annum + benefits (depending on experience)

Experience:

8–10 years in software engineering (with leadership responsibilities)

Our client, a leading software company in the gaming/fintech space, is seeking an experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing engineering team and own the end-to-end delivery of innovative software products. This is a strategic, hands-on leadership role for a technology professional who is passionate about building exceptional engineering culture and scalable solutions in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

As Software Engineering Manager, you will shape product direction, guide technical execution, and develop talent – all while ensuring engineering excellence at every stage of the development lifecycle. You’ll work on-site with a collaborative team in Durban, driving projects that have a real impact on customers and the business.

• Product Delivery & Technical Leadership:
  Oversee the full software development lifecycle for your product area – from requirements and design through development, testing, deployment, and support. Align project roadmaps with business objectives and customer needs, ensuring features are delivered on time and to a high quality standard. Prioritise backlogs and manage the flow of work (using Agile methods) to meet product goals. Monitor performance metrics and value delivered, proactively removing bottlenecks and mitigating risks to successful delivery.
  
  Maintain a strong technical understanding of the product (our tech stack includes C#/.NET Core, cloud services, and modern front-end frameworks) and uphold engineering best practices (coding standards, architectural integrity, security, etc.). Ensure compliance with internal quality processes and industry regulations throughout the development and release process.
• Team Leadership & People Development:
  Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of 7–12 software engineers (cross-functional developers and QA). Build a collaborative, high-performance culture where innovation and continuous improvement are encouraged. Provide clear objectives and performance feedback, and support your team’s professional growth through coaching, training plans, and career development pathways. Take charge of talent acquisition for your team – attracting and onboarding top developers who strengthen the group.
  
  You will foster an environment of openness, trust, and accountability, where the team is motivated to achieve ambitious goals. Manage team workload and budgets, and coordinate resource planning to meet project demands.
• Engineering Excellence & Continuous Improvement:
  Champion engineering excellence and drive initiatives to improve development processes and product quality. This includes promoting automation in testing, deployment, and monitoring (CI/CD), and instilling Dev Ops mindsets to speed up delivery and feedback loops. Regularly review and refine team processes (Agile ceremonies, code reviews, QA processes) to enhance efficiency. Stay current with emerging technologies and industry best practices, introducing new ideas and tools to keep the tech stack modern and scalable.
  
  Encourage the team to experiment and innovate, while maintaining focus on reliability, performance and maintainability of the software.
• Stakeholder & Cross-Team
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Act as the key liaison between the engineering team and other departments (Product Management, Design, Operations, etc.). Communicate clearly with internal stakeholders and occasionally external partners to align on requirements, report progress, and escalate issues when needed. Work closely with Product Managers to shape the product roadmap and ensure that engineering efforts are in sync with business priorities. Coordinate with other engineering teams and dependent product areas to manage inter-team dependencies and deliver cohesive solutions.
  
  When complex problems or production incidents arise, take a lead role in investigation, resolution and communication to all stakeholders.
• Strategic Contribution:
  Contribute to technical and business…