Senior C++ RUST Lead Developer - Cape Town (Claremont) / Hybrid - R1.5m PA
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Job Mail is a South African online job board offering a large selection of vacancies across the country and some positions abroad. Job seekers can search and apply for jobs online, upload a CV and receive job alerts, while employers and recruitment agencies can advertise positions to a broad national audience. The brand is one of the longer-established names in South African job advertising and is operated from South Africa.
Are you an experienced developer ready to take the lead on impactful technology solutions? We're looking for a Senior Lead Developer to provide technical leadership, shape development strategy, and guide a talented team in delivering high-quality, scalable solutions.
This is an opportunity to combine hands-on technical expertise with leadership, architecture, mentoring, and innovation in a fast-paced environment where your ideas and experience can make a real difference.
What We're Looking For
- Strong commercial experience developing software in C++
- Strong commercial experience with Rust
- Experience working with both modern and legacy codebases
- Strong understanding of software architecture and design principles
- Strong systems programming fundamentals
- Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills
- Experience developing production-grade, high-performance software
- Strong understanding of memory management, concurrency and multi-threading
- Experience working with Linux-based development environments
- Strong understanding of software development best practices
- Experience with Git and modern source-control practices
- Ability to understand and work within complex existing systems
Highly Advantageous:
- Experience migrating or modernising C++ systems using Rust.
- Experience working with high-performance data-processing systems.
- Experience with email infrastructure, messaging or communications platforms.
- Experience with distributed systems.
- Experience with networking or network protocols.
- Experience with asynchronous programming.
- Experience with containerisation and cloud technologies.
- Experience with Node.js / TypeScript.
- Experience working within Agile/Scrum environments.
- Experience providing technical leadership or mentoring developers
Technical Environment:
Languages:
- C++ / Modern C++ / Rust | Node.js / TypeScript
Reference Number for this position is GZ61499 which is a permanent position based in Cape Town Claremont offering a salary of R1.5m per annum, negotiable based on experience and ability.
Contact Garth on [email protected] or call 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.
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