Manager, Engineering Job at Nintex (Johannesburg)

Job Description

The Engineering Manager for the DevTools team leads a group focused on building internal developer platforms (IDPs), tooling, and services that enable product delivery teams to move quickly, safely, and efficiently. This role is designed for a technical leader who thrives at the intersection of high-scale systems architecture and people development. You will champion our developer portal, treating our internal developers as customers to build seamless, self-service tooling that removes cognitive load and accelerates product delivery. You ensure your team delivers high quality, secure, and reliable software aligned with product and infrastructure roadmaps. You partner closely with Product Management, Platform Engineering, and internal delivery teams to define, build, and operate foundational tooling such as containerized application systems, CI/CD workflows, platform integrations, and shared infrastructure capabilities.

Job Responsibility

Ensure the team produces high-quality, secure, well tested code
Provide technical direction for developer platforms and shared tooling
Guide design and architecture decisions with clear tradeoffs
Promote best practices for scalability, resilience, security, performance, and reliability
Oversee service reliability and ensure systems meet SLOs and SLIs
Ensure CI/CD pipelines and automation support delivery teams
Run the team using agile principles with meaningful metrics
Maintain visibility into risks, technical debt, dependencies
Partner with Product Management to shape and prioritize the backlog
Ensure timely delivery of features and platform capabilities
Participate in incident management and follow-up improvements
Coach and develop engineers with growth plans
Lead hiring and workforce planning
Promote knowledge sharing and continuous improvement

Requirements

2+ years experience in leading a team
6+ years of strong experience and background in software engineering (Javascript, NodeJS, ReactJS, Relational and Non-Relational Databases)
Strong experience in Kubernetes & Containerization.

Nice to have

Experience with ArgoCD, GitOps, and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/Pulumi)
Experience with Backstage or similar internal portals
Understanding of Kubernetes, container security, and service mesh within Azure/AWS environments
Familiarity with tracking DORA metrics and Developer Experience (DevEx) signals

What we offer

Global Gratitude and Recharge Days
Flexible, paid time off policy
Employee wellness programs and counseling resources
Meaningful peer recognition and awards
Paid parental leave
Invention/patenting assistance
Community impact, paid volunteer time, and opportunities
Intercultural learning and celebration
Multiple tools through which to learn and grow, and an incredible global community

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