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In 2018 the Group celebrated its centenary as well as 20 years since demutualisation and listing in South Africa and Namibia. Sanlam is one of the largest internationally active insurance groups in the world with a presence in 27 countries and has the biggest non-banking financial services footprint on the African continent.\n\nThe Group's four business clusters (Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz and Santam) house the Group's business operations. The Group Office provides strategic direction and support to the four clusters, assisting them in realising their strategies and meeting their business objectives. The Group Office is responsible for governance and for the Group's centralised functions, which include: Group Tecnhnology, Finance, Actuarial, Risk and Balance Sheet Management, Strategy, Human Capital, Brand, Marketing and Corporate Affairs. The Group Office ensures cohesive management across the organisation.\n\nPositions Overview\n\rSanlam Fintech x is a small business unit within the Sanlam Group office and it's looking to fill the role of a Technical lead. A TL is responsible for larger components, sets of features or whole applications. They typically have 8-10 years or more of software engineering experience and at least 3 years’ experience managing/coaching a team. They work closely with Design and Product Management but may also work broadly across an organisation on critical contributions. They help others with planning and reviews and propose solutions to complex problems. They have technical writing skills and help drive the overall vision and system design. \nWhat will you do?\n\rReporting to the CTO, this role drives technical leadership, mentorship and innovation within a fintech agile team.\n\nKey responsibilities include:\n\nTechnical Direction: Align team deliverables with strategic technical decisions, ensuring scalable, high-quality solutions\n\nLeadership & Mentorship: Foster team growth through coaching, cultivating top-tier engineering talent\n\nCode Excellence: Deliver robust, maintainable code in a collaborative, cross-functional environment\n\nModern Tech Stack: Leverage pragmatic, cutting-edge technologies to build scalable distributed systems\n\nIdeal for fintech innovators passionate about disrupting finance, this role combines hands-on development with stakeholder management, guiding projects from inception to delivery while optimizing team productivity and communication. Join us in shaping the future of finance through technology \nQualification and Experience\n\nA relevant bachelor's degree or diploma\n\n8+ years of software development experience, with 3+ years in a technical leadership role (e.g., Tech Lead, Senior Engineer, or Architect)\n\nProven track record of designing, building, and scaling distributed systems in cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP)\n\nStrong expertise in modern backend technologies (e.g., Java, Python, Node.js, Go) and frontend frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue)\n\nExperience with microservices, event-driven architectures, and API design (REST/gRPC/GraphQL)\n\nHands-on with databases (SQL/NoSQL) and messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ)\n\nFamiliarity with DevOps practices (CI/CD, IaC, Kubernetes, Docker) and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)\n\nLeadership & Mentorship: Ability to guide, inspire and grow engineering teams\n\nFintech/banking experience (payments, lending, wealth management) is a plus\n\nStrong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills \n\nWhat will make you successful in this role?\n\rThis role requires extensive hands-on experience designing, developing, and testing distributed, high-volume, and highly reliable software. You will need a solid understanding of requirements and excellent communication skills for explaining technical solutions. Business and operational awareness, as well as experience with cloud-based infrastructure, ideally AWS, are also required.\n\n At Sanlam Fintech, we demand a lot from each other, but we also give a lot in return. You'll love: \n\nEngaging with intelligent, driven people in a stimulating virtual environment\n\nMaking a real social impact through your work\n\nContinuous growth and learning, with abundant support and encouragemen\n\nCourageously navigating through uncharted territory\n\nTackling exciting challenges with international teams\n\nEnjoying flexible work practices that enable you to deliver your best\n\nHaving the autonomy and empowerment to lead\n\nBeing at the cutting edge of technology and innovation\n\nRequired Behavioural Competencies\n\rSFTx's 6 Leadership Principles:\n\nOwnership Mindset – Looking for ways to do, instead of reasons not to. Being accountable for actions and decisions, owning both successes and mistakes, and learning and growing from each experience.\n\nGrowth Mindset – Always learning and improving, getting better each time. Embracing challenges and failures as opportunities for growth.\n\nCustomer Centricity – A deep understanding of the customer seen in everything you do. Being led by customers, their feedback and their behaviours.\n\nInnovation (Jugaad) – Where some see impossible, seeing a way. Doing more with less, applying creativity to turn obstacles into opportunities, chance into change.\n\nVelocity – Moving fast and fixing things. Working iteratively to deliver customer value without sacrificing long-term value for short-term results.\n\nInclusion – Seeking out and valuing different perspectives. Believing that when we change how we look at things, how things look for us also changes, making tomorrow not just different, but better.\n\nBuild a successful career with us\n\rWe’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future – your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. \nThrough its five business clusters – Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office – the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.\nTurnaround time\n\rThe shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers. \nOur commitment to transformation\n\rThe Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensuring a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. 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