Head of Engineering

ENVIRONMENT:

Shape technology across luxury hospitality brands in SA & Europe. 

A leading tech-driven hospitality group is seeking a Head of Engineering to lead their fast-scaling development team. You'll work on world-class digital products across 5+ countries—think e-commerce, mobile, AI tools, membership systems, and more.

This is a senior leadership role for someone hands-on with code, fluent in modern stacks, and passionate about team growth, architecture, and solving unique real-world problems across international sites.

 

DUTIES:

• Lead full-stack development across multiple web and mobile platforms
• Drive architectural decisions, scalability, DevOps culture, and quality code
• Mentor engineers, manage sprints, ensure CI/CD best practices
• Travel to luxury estates in SA, UK, Europe to see tech in action

REQUIREMENTS:

• 10–15+ years of experience
• Prior experience as a CTO, Head of Engineering, VP Engineering, or similar
• Strong expertise in TypeScript, Angular, React/Native, and Node.js
• Experience building and scaling microservices in a DevOps environment
• Passionate about clean code, testing, CI/CD, and modern engineering practices

Tech Stack: 

• Language: TypeScript (Full stack)
• Frontend: Angular (Material, NGXS), React, React Native
• Backend: Node.js (NestJS / Express), GraphQL, Mikro-ORM
• Infra: GCP (CloudSQL, Redis, CloudRun), GitLab (CI/CD)
• Extras: Cloudflare, Cloudinary, Jira, Confluence

While we would really like to respond to every application, should you not be contacted for this position within 10 working days please consider your application unsuccessful.

 

COMMENTS:

When applying for jobs, ensure that you have the minimum job requirements. Only SA Citizens will be considered for this role. If you are not in the mentioned location of any of the jobs, please note your relocation plans in all applications for jobs and correspondence. Apply here https://www.datafin.com/job/head-of-engineering-cape-town-hybrid-travel/

OR e-mail a Word copy of your CV to dani@datafin.com and mention the reference number of the job.

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