Standard Bank
Lead, Software Engineer
Job Description
Job Overview
Business Segment: Business & Commercial Banking
Company: Standard Bank of South Africa
Location: ZA, GP, Johannesburg, 3 Simmonds Street
Job Type: Full-time
Job Ref ID: 80449181A-0001
Date Posted: 5/6/2026
Job Description
To deliver specialist technical expertise, leadership across the full solution lifecycle to direct the scope, design, quality and refactoring of complex software applications, systems and integration services, against required standards and timelines using technologies such as Java, SQL and AWS. To guide teams in the assessment and selection of suitable technologies/approaches, and lead the quality of end-to-end solutions, Engineering artifacts to deliver Engineering excellence and mentor other engineers.
Qualifications
Field of Study: Information Technology
Type of Qualification: Post Graduate Degree
Experience Required
Software Engineering
Technology
8-10 years
Broad experience in translating business and functional requirements into technical specifications and developing the programming code to create the solutions.
10+ years of experience in multiple technological fields, including solution architecture, with at least 5 years at a technical team lead level. Deep and broad experience required in multiple areas of technology (comb-shaped engineer). It is imperative to have experience in large, transformational projects, and the agile way of work.
Additional Information
Behavioural Competencies:
Articulating Information
Developing Expertise
Developing Strategies
Empowering Individuals
Exploring Possibilities
Technical Competencies:
Agile Engineering
API Engineering
Engineering Leadership & Methods
Systems & Platform Expertise
Reliability, Security & Resilience
Innovation & Design Thinking
Continuous Improvement & Knowledge Sharing
Please note: All our recruitment processes comply with the applicable local laws and regulations.
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