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  • Posted: Jun 16, 2026
    Deadline: Not specified
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  • Robert Walters is a global, specialist professional recruitment consultancy. "Our story begins in 1985, when our CEO, Robert Walters, opened the first office in Central London. Rob has led the company ever since and has the same passion and commitment today. Over the last 30 years the business has grown and so has our ambition. We now operate across 2...
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    .Net Engineering Lead

    Role Purpose

    • The Engineering Lead will drive the delivery of platform engineering and customer-facing digital solutions, while also leading teams responsible for insights, loyalty systems, and omnichannel eCommerce capabilities. The role requires strong hands-on technical expertise combined with leadership across multiple engineering squads in a fast-paced, high-demand environment.

    Key Responsibilities
    Platforms Engineering

    • Lead development of eCommerce and omnichannel platforms.
    • Work across technologies including C#, C++, Microsoft stack, with Java as a bonus skill.
    • Contribute to and oversee development on proprietary eCommerce platform components.
    • Ensure scalable, high-performance, and secure platform delivery.

    Insights & Loyalty Systems

    • Lead development of customer rewards and loyalty systems.
    • Support data-driven initiatives such as VAT insights and business intelligence projects.
    • Work across multiple parallel projects in an agile delivery environment, with some legacy waterfall processes still present.

    Engineering Leadership

    • Manage and mentor a team of engineers, including:
    • Senior Engineers (8–12+ years experience)
    • Principal Engineers
    • Junior Engineers
    • Drive technical excellence, accountability, and delivery discipline.
    • Support career development and performance management.

    Delivery & Modernisation

    • Drive modernization of legacy systems and platforms.
    • Support legal compliance and payment gateway innovation initiatives.
    • Ensure alignment between engineering output and business priorities.

    Cross-Functional Collaboration

    • Work closely with product, architecture, and business stakeholders.
    • Align delivery across multiple streams and competing priorities.
    • Contribute to agile ceremonies and delivery governance structures.

    Key Challenges

    • High leadership expectations requiring strong technical depth and delivery capability.
    • Competitive talent market with frequent counteroffers (local and international).
    • Limited internal talent pipeline for this level of expertise.
    • High workload pressure due to platform demand and business dependency.

    Work Environment

    • Primarily office-based in Cape Town, with 1-day remote flexibility per week (negotiable).
    • Fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
    • Strong focus on performance, delivery, and revenue-driving platforms.

    Ideal Candidate Profile

    • Strong hands-on engineering background in platform engineering or large-scale systems.
    • Proven leadership of senior technical teams in complex environments.
    • Experience in eCommerce, omnichannel, fintech, or high-scale digital platforms.
    • Strong understanding of agile delivery, with exposure to hybrid waterfall environments.
    • Ability to balance technical depth with leadership and stakeholder management.
    • Passion for building scalable, modern, customer-focused systems.

    Preferred Background
    Candidates with experience from:

    • Fintech or digital-first organisations (e.g., Capitec-type environments)
    • High-scale global tech companies (Amazon-type exposure)
    • Fast-paced platforms (gaming, fintech, or digital marketplace companies)

    Exclusions (cultural/non-compete risk):

    • Certain traditional retail organisations due to cultural or contractual constraints.

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    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Robert Walters on www.robertwaltersafrica.com to apply

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