Mr D is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.
Software Engineer
Location
South Africa
Posted
19 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Mid Level
Job Description
Software Engineer
takealot.com
Role Description Takealot.com, South Africa’s leading online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Software Engineer (Python) to join our team. We are a young, dynamic, hyper-growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us! - Design and build solutions to assist our business users and improve customer experience - Architect and design solutions with your team - Develop code, making major improvements to non-functional areas - Develop high-quality production code for work of high complexity and scale - Utilize and improve functional and non-functional testing practices - Champion, challenge, and iterate on best practices within engineering - Design solutions for complex problems with difficult decision trade-offs, typically system or domain-wide - Participate in and collaborate on architecture proposals across engineering - Support alignment of architecture across the organisation - Respond to and resolve bugs in production for systems in your division - Respond to alerts and support incident response within your division - Investigate and drive the resolution of issues that impact multiple teams - Support, challenge existing, and define new engineering processes and directives - Review and contribute fixes and content to internal documentation - React to technology trends, identifying risks and opportunities for your division's technologies, systems, and domains - Share knowledge through blog posts, tech talks, and workshops across engineering - Contribute to discussions and decisions in the division - Challenge others to always produce work of the highest quality - REST and RPC API implementation and maintenance (using Python) - Develop and maintain automation tests - Liaise with various internal stakeholders to discuss project requirements, progress, etc. Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree or an Advanced Diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience) - 5 to 10 years in a software development role - A thorough understanding of computer science fundamentals, including object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms - Experience in writing robust, efficient production code - Proficient in a strongly typed open source language such as Python, Java, Golang, etc. - Exposure to RESTful APIs and web services - Experience with SQL database systems - Experience with development in a Linux environment - Experience in the following will be advantageous: - Familiarity with microservices architecture - Experience working in an Agile environment - MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL - Memcached, Redis - Message Brokers, Queues, and PubSub systems (e.g., Kafka and RabbitMQ) - Containerisation (e.g., Docker) - Orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes) - GitHub, Travis CI, Jenkins - AWS, GCP, Azure - JavaScript, React, jQuery Benefits - Market-related Total Remuneration Package with full flexibility - Remote working options with the choice to visit the office - Mentorship programme for learning from industry leaders - Naspers Tech Community & Online Learning access - Regular social events and out-of-office activities - Staff discount on Takealotmore subscriptions and products - Birthday leave - Latest tech tools and setup preferences - Confidential counselling, legal support, and financial guidance - Free parking available Company Description Takealot Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.
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