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Software Development Manager

Pretoria · Johannesburg

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Role family
Engineering management
Seniority
Lead / management
Country
ZA
Work mode
On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly
26 Oct 2026

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Kick-start your career in the online gaming world and experience the very latest in technology and innovation.

People management

The Software Development Manager is responsible for KPI setting with their team. They manage the allocation of duties, conduct the appraisals of team members and are responsible for assisting with career development. The Software Development Manager ensures the most effective use of resources and monitor productivity levels of the team. They source and coordinate proper training and certifications needed for their team to complete their duties to the highest quality. They provide guidance and mentorship to developers and the implementation team on the software development life cycle.

Project management

The Software Development Manager ensures all projects are tracked and delivered upon customer expectations and within required timelines. The Software Development Manager o versees project requirement gathering, technical specs, and Statement of Work development. They help ensure briefs detailing business requirements introduced by the Product Owner is clear and of high quality.

This role is expected to act as Scrum Master and assist teams with coaching support during regular Agile/Scrum training efforts. Their experience with process methodologies enables them to enforce the agile work process. The Software Development Manager e ducates team members and stakeholders in all facets of Agile/ Scrum.

Software Development

The Software Development Manager w orks together with product owners, architects and system owners to deliver high quality products. They i ntegrate software components into a fully functional software system.

Collaboration

The Software Development Manager c rosses organizational boundaries (brands, divisions) to collaborate with other technology teams to solve complex, integrated problems. They e nsure teams are collaborating closely with customers and understands their requirements.

Reporting

This role is responsible for reporting on status of development, quality, operations, and system performance to management. The Software Development Manager p rovides status reporting of team activities against the program plan or schedule. They keep the product owner informed of task accomplishment, issues and status.

Best practice

The Software Development Manager helps build standards and best practice within the team. They ensure that architectural guidelines are made visible and followed; and that deployed solutions operate according to architectural specifications by the teams. This role is accountable for adopting and implementing new technologies as introduced by the Architecture team.

*Please note we will apply relevance to our Talent Management and Talent Development Programme as part of our recruitment process.

*Shortlisted candidates may need to complete an assessment.

This position requires trust and honesty it has access to customers financial details - therefore a credit and criminal record check will be conducted. The qualifications identified herein are an inherent job requirement; therefore, a qualification verification check will be done. By applying for this role, and supplying the necessary details, you hereby grant us permission to apply for these checks. This will be done in a confidential manner, and solely for the purposes of verification.

Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks, please deem your application as unsuccessful.

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