Technical Lead 

Salary: competitive depending upon experience   

Where the job is based: Stellenbosch, South Africa 

Who we are: 

Dive into a world where technology meets innovation. At Kerv South Africa, we're not just another tech company. We’re the problem solvers, the magicians who transform complex challenges into seamless digital experiences. Utilising a powerful blend of Power Platform, DevOps, Data experiences, and Software Engineering, we create business solutions that truly resonate with our clients while driving extreme value! 

With our roots planted in Birmingham and branches spreading across the globe from London to Bangalore, we're a proud member of the Kerv Group - a dynamic £112m revenue technology consultancy leader with a dedicated team of over 700 professionals, partnering with 800+ sector leaders. 

People come first always. We are incredibly proud of our unparalleled work culture. Not just words on paper, we wear our "Great Place to Work" certifications from the UK and India like badges of honour. Immerse yourself in an ocean of opportunities in an atmosphere that celebrates collaboration. Sharpen your prowess with a global multi-discipline team and be guided by the industry's most forward-thinking leaders. 

The role / Who we are looking for: 

• Transform our clients with effective technical end to end delivery. 

• Design and iterate on technical solutions which match the desired architectural landscape. 

• “Hands-on” leadership with regards to coding, leading by example and working to ensure the team is aligned and understands why not just what. 

• Work with the Delivery Manager to continually iterate and improve on ways of working, helping to develop the team and ensure the quality and pace of the objectives. 

• Lead on technical discussions 

• Own constructing “best practice” and sharing that within the team 

• Be a key part of Kerv’s technical leadership, helping shape the future of the company 

• Lead on communications with the client and any partners 

• Communicate with our clients throughout the development process. 

• Ensure the team delivers high standards of code quality, through peer-review, in team mentoring, etc. 

• Agile, both in the delivery methodology and in ability to technically react. 

• Champion the principles of accessibility (never deliberately excluding anyone) 

Skills & Experience: 

• Demonstrable and proven experience in full-stack applications (inc. working knowledge of a range of technologies such as React, Node.js and TypeScript and .Net). 

• Experience with Azure/AWS and ARM/terraform/bicep templates including dev and deployment of supporting cloud infrastructure (inc. pipelines). 

• Strong experience of continuous integration processes and pipelines. 

• Excellent, in-depth understanding of BDD, TDD and SOLID principles. 

• In-depth experience in rock-solid Object Oriented programming, enterprise integration skills and microservice architecture skills. 

• Extensive experience utilising multiple technologies to support the architectural design and team (e.g. Java, .Net, Node.js, C#, React, Angular, Spring, Kubernetes & Docker and Mobile experience) 

• Love clean code, love helping others achieve it 

• A good understanding of WCAG 2.2 would be preferable 

• Excellent verbal and written English skills. 

Personal attributes 

• Passionate about tech 

• Keen to share that passion with their colleagues and clients 

• Able to “speak geek”… the ability to articulate to non-technical people, technical concepts in a way they understand 

• Organised and able to manage your own and others workloads 

Professional attributes 

• Experienced enough to be able to size up / estimate work and help others to do the same 

• Familiar with the public sector (preferable) 

• Experience working as / for a partner (preferable) 

• Experience working with senior people within clients 

We are also looking for people that fit how we work, which is something like; 

• happiest working under their own direction, but fully supported when needed 

• an obvious attention to detail, we want you to obsess about the little things! 

• an escalation handler, able to achieve win-win outcomes by utilising the skills across the team 

• ability to work effectively with remote colleagues in other countries 

• ability to work flexibly to deliver on-time to tight timescales 

What we can do for you: 

We’re a transparent, honest and fiercely equal employer that believes completely in providing the best possible work experience for our employees: 

Real Flexibility – we’re a family first organisation, and if the work gets done, you can work when and wherever you want. A healthy approach for most of our teams seems to be splitting three ways between home, customer sites and the office. 

Awesome Environment – all of our employees will tell you that we foster an easy going environment, are experts at what we do and care deeply about what we work on, and the company was started specifically to find a way for people to take more enjoyment from their work. 

Interesting Work – these days most of our customers are household names and many of our projects have an important impact on the world around us. The kind of things we do regularly 

include working with not-for-profits to transform how they leverage technology, working with public bodies to shape digital services and working with top tier private entities to bring genuinely new and meaningful products and services to market. 

Recognition & Growth – Recognized as a 'Great Place to Work' in both the UK and India, our commitment to excellence goes beyond our products and services. Our culture is a testament to the dedicated technologists who work tirelessly to drive our vision forward. Being a part of Kerv Digital means embracing a culture of innovation, collaboration, and mutual respect. Our teams in the UK and India thrive in an atmosphere that promotes continuous learning and growth. 

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Senior Software Engineer - Full Stack

Experience: 4+ years

Where the job is based:  Stellenbosch, South Africa

This role demands flexibility to work during UK hours

Who we are:

Dive into a world where technology meets innovation. At Kerv South Africa, we're not just another tech company. We’re the problem solvers, the magicians who transform complex challenges into seamless digital experiences. Utilising a powerful blend of Power Platform, DevSecOps, Data experiences, and Software Engineering, we create business solutions that truly resonate with our clients while driving extreme value!

With our roots planted in Birmingham and branches spreading across the globe from London to Bangalore, we're a proud member of the Kerv Group - a dynamic £112m revenue technology consultancy leader with a dedicated team of over 700 professionals, partnering with 800+ sector leaders.

People come first always.  We are incredibly proud of our unparalleled work culture. Not just words on paper, we wear our "Great Place to Work" certifications from the UK and India like badges of honour. Immerse yourself in an ocean of opportunities in an atmosphere that celebrates collaboration. Sharpen your prowess with a global multi-discipline team and be guided by the industry's most forward-thinking architects.

Primary Responsibility:

• Develop and maintain scalable, full-stack web applications using Next.js (frontend) and Node.js (backend)
• Build rich, user-centric interfaces that bring complex business processes to life through clean and responsive UI components
• Create RESTful using Node.js and TypeORM, with strong data modelling and performance in mind
• Write modular, maintainable code with comprehensive unit and integration tests, following TDD, using frameworks like Jest and Supertest
• Design and manage infrastructure components using Docker Compose, Terraform and deploy to AWS services (EC2, ECS, RDS, S3, etc.)
• Translate UI/UX wireframes into functional front-end code with high attention to performance and accessibility
• Produce clear and concise technical documentation using DDD
• Collaborate with Engineers, Product, DevOps, and QA to ensure seamless end-to-end delivery
• Participate in code reviews, trunk-based development, continuous integration, and agile development practices

Essential Skills:  

• Strong experience with OO, enterprise integration, microservice and serverless architecture
• Strong experience with js or React.js, including SSR/ISR concepts
• Proficiency in js, Express.js/Fastify, and TypeORM or equivalent ORM tools
• Solid understanding of TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3
• Experience working with Docker Compose for local development and containerized deployment
• Comfortable using AWS services like EC2, ECS, RDS, and S3
• Strong knowledge of RESTful API design, error handling, and security best practices
• Experience with unit and integration testing using tools like Jest, Mocha, or Supertest
• Proficient using as Git, and CI/CD pipelines

Desirable Skills:  

• Knowledge of PostgreSQL, MariaDB, GraphQL, or MongoDB
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, Biceps)
• Exposure to Agile/Scrum development practices
• Prior experience in building isomorphic/universal React applications
• Experience with mobile-first design or progressive web apps (PWAs)

We’re also looking for people that fit how we work, which is something like; 

• Excellent English speaking and written communication
• Ability to identify and pick up new technologies and operating systems quickly
• Ability to work effectively with remote teams in different time zones
• Ability to work flexibly to deliver on-time to tight timescales

What we can do for you:

We’re a transparent, honest and fiercely equal employer that believes completely in providing the best possible work experience for our employees:  

Real Flexibility – we’re a family first organisation, and if the work gets done, you can work when and wherever you want. A healthy approach for most of our teams seems to be splitting three ways between home, customer sites and the office. 

Awesome Environment – all of our employees will tell you that we foster an easy going environment, are experts at what we do and care deeply about what we work on, and the company was started specifically to find a way for people to take more enjoyment from their work. 

Interesting Work – these days most of our customers are household names and many of our projects have an important impact on the world around us. The kind of things we do regularly include working with not-for-profits to transform how they leverage technology, working with public bodies to shape digital services and working with top tier private entities to bring genuinely new and meaningful products and services to market. 

Recognition & Growth – Recognized as a 'Great Place to Work' in both the UK and India, our commitment to excellence goes beyond our products and services. Our culture is a testament to the dedicated technologists who work tirelessly to drive our vision forward. Being a part of Kerv Digital means embracing a culture of innovation, collaboration, and mutual respect. Our teams in the UK and India thrive in an atmosphere that promotes continuous learning and growth.

Join us at Kerv Digital, where we don’t just build ground breaking technology - we build future.

Don’t take our word for it though, check out our impartial Glass Door reviews

More on equality:

At Kerv, we’re building something special and we’re building it to last. We want everybody to feel valued, included and love working together. With an uncompromising pursuit of amazing employee experience, we always strive to do the right thing. We believe and will relentlessly promote and support the power of diversity, equality and belonging, through collaboration and creating exceptional solutions together.