Technical Lead

Simple Formations Limited (SFL) is a Company that provides a web-based platform service designed for businesses and professionals to efficiently manage corporate and legal compliance requirements and due diligence for legal entities. Through this platform, users can register new businesses, handle compliance tasks, generate legal documents, statutory Registers and collaborate with team members. SFL aims to streamline these processes and offer support to ensure businesses can effectively manage their corporate compliance requirements.

The Technical Lead role requires a highly organized, quality-focused and agile-minded candidate who will lead the coordination and execution of software development projects, ensuring timely and efficient delivery aligned with business priorities.

The successful candidate will direct and support our software development team, with a primary focus on team leadership, delivery management, and maintaining high technical standards. While the role is centered on guiding the team and driving project success, it will also require hands-on coding for complex features, in-depth code reviews, and resolving critical technical challenges.

Responsibilities include:

• Technical Leadership & Delivery Management: Lead sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives for MERN stack development teams. Translate requirements into clear tasks, ensuring realistic timelines and balanced priorities.
• Oversee project timelines, deliverables, dependencies, and resources across multiple initiatives, ensuring smooth delivery and quality results.
• Collaborate with developers, designers, and stakeholders to ensure requirements are clearly defined, prioritized, and aligned with business goals.
• Foster open communication, maintain a collaborative, high-performance culture, and remove blockers to enable the team's success.
• Provide progress updates, document project outcomes, and track tasks and risks using Jira.
• Promote agile best practices, improve team workflows, and implement process changes for more efficient delivery.
• Collaborate with QA to maintain high-quality deliverables, perform code reviews, and troubleshoot issues.
• Mentor and coach team members, support professional growth, and onboard new developers to align with SFL's practices.
• Oversee daily on-site project check-ins and maintain visibility on progress, blockers, and priorities.
• Hands-On Contribution: Contribute to development work on complex features, provide technical guidance to ensure adherence to coding standard, and resolve critical technical challenges.

Desired Skills & Experience: Minimum Requirements:

• Proven leadership in software development projects, with at least 3 years managing Agile/Scrum teams from planning through delivery.
• Strong technical expertise in the MERN stack (MongoDB, , React, ) with hands-on involvement in solution design and implementation.
• Proficiency in Jira and other Agile project management tools to track progress, manage sprints, and optimize workflows.
• Comprehensive understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and agile frameworks, including backlog refinement, user story creation, and sprint estimation.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills for engaging both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
• Problem-solving and decision-making capabilities with a focus on delivering high-quality, scalable, and maintainable solutions.

Added Advantage:

• Certification in Agile, Scrum, or Project Management (e.g., CSM, PMP, PMI-ACP).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
• Strong mentoring and coaching skills for junior developers.
• Background in DevOps practices and CI/CD tools.

How to Apply:

If your career aspirations match this opportunity, please send your cover letter and CV to

referencing this position
TECHNICAL LEAD
before
12:00pm (EAT), 31st August 2025.

SFL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, and hiring is based solely on merit and role requirements. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.