Head of Engineering – Cape Town | Hybrid + Travel
Engineering/Technical
Cape Town – Western Cape – South Africa
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