Senior software engineer (full stack)

Cape Town, Western Cape

R 500000 ZA Per annum

Takealot.com, South Africa’s leading online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack) to join our team.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

Think you’ve been challenged before? Think again!

Scale: Over 2.5 million happy shoppers shop online on takealot.com. Show them what you can do.

Learn: We work with the best of the best, and then some. Code alongside industry leaders and up-skill in record time.

Grow: Expand your career in the fast-growing Takealot Group: takealot.com, Superbalist.com and Mr D. We like to promote from within: Here’s your chance.

Who’s who in the tech space

The position reports to the Engineering Manager

Your mission, should you choose to accept it:

Design and build solutions to assist our business users, and improve customer experience

Architect and design solutions with fellow team members

Researching how solutions are being implemented locally and internationally

Applying creative problem solving to develop solutions

Adopt automated and manual test strategies to ensure product quality

Learn and grow from working with great colleagues and taking on challenges

Help our team grow from your expertise, experience, and perspectives

Making takealot.com the best place to shop Making takealot.com the best place to work

The skills we need:

Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude and high energy

Strong analytical and critical thinking, using data to inform decisions

Ability to dis-aggregate and structure solutions to ambiguous problems

Solid quantitative skills

Ability to interview and interact professionally with internal and external people

Capability to present ideas succinctly, in writing and verbally

Versatile and with the appetite to learn by doing

Understanding of microservice architectures

Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform services and infrastructure

Understanding of data security principles

Great organizational and time management skills

Qualifications & Experience:

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

For a senior role: 5 to 10 years of relevant work experience

For an intermediate role: 3 to 5 years of relevant work experience

Strong proficiency in Python and experience with Kubernetes and React JS

Strong proficiency in at least one other object-oriented programming (OOP) language is acceptable as an alternative

Extensive experience with web and frontend development, including HTML, CSS, Java Script, and frameworks/libraries such as React, Angular, or Backbone

Practical experience with RESTful services and database management using My SQL, Postgre SQL, or similar SQL platforms in environments with high data volume

Comprehensive understanding of software engineering practices, including Agile software development, source code control systems (e.g., Git), and the use of software IDEs and development/testing tools

Knowledge of software deployment tools and processes, with a focus on best practices

Experience in designing and building Restful API web services, with a solid grasp of microservices architecture

Familiarity with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) methodologies and version control systems

Strong problem-solving abilities, teamwork skills, and effective communication capabilities

Additional experience in E-commerce is considered a plus

Let’s talk about life@Takealot Group

The power is in your hands: We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs. Go on, be the master of your own destiny.

No doors: We aren’t fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. See someone you like? High five, collab and make something great.

Remote working: Love water cooler chats and working from home? Takealot.com offers a hybrid working model for the best of both worlds.

Mentorship programme: We aren’t kidding when we say the people with the best people win. Now’s your chance to be one of the best, by learning from the best.

Naspers Tech Community & Online Learning: Share ideas and grow with global industry leaders who are all just a Slack message away. Love to learn? Up-skill with free access to courses on My Academy, Udacity, Coursera and more.

Good times: Get to know the other extraordinary minds at takealot.com during regular social events and out-of-office activities (think hikes, think mini golf, think good times).

Staff discount. Millions of products across 28 departments. What more could you ask for?

Birthday leave: Cake Day all the way. Enjoy your day off - you deserve it.

Right tools, right job: Mac or Windows, two monitors or one. Whatever your preference, you’ll work on the latest tech, off the latest tech.

Help when you need it most: Confidential counselling, legal support and financial guidance, for free, anytime, anywhere.

Tech stack (for days): React JS, Python, Scala, Kotlin, Swift, Google Cloud, Kafka, Redis, Kubernetes and all things machine learning. If you build it, they will come.

Free parking: No more 5km fun runs to your desk (unless you want to).

Like what you see?

If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind. Apply today!!

Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference

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