• Design and implement new data capabilities, including large-scale data ingestion, transformation pipelines, robust high-performance APIs, and consumers for high-frequency event streams. • Contribute to the development of the proprietary data platform and help evolve it towards a data mesh architecture for the enterprise. • Build solutions using the standard technology stack: Python, Linux via WSL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Databricks, and cloud infrastructure spanning Azure and AWS. • Develop advanced mechanisms for data ingestion, transformation, and mass-parallel orchestration of network IO. • Model data for operational and analytical purposes in collaboration with your team, other engineering teams, and analytical data customers. • Work with infrastructure teams to maintain Infrastructure as Code and deliver valuable features for the engineering platform. • Improve data quality across the estate by defining and acting on indicators such as completeness, accuracy, reliability, and usability. • Evaluate potential new data sources for specific applications, assessing their completeness, accuracy, and business value. • Contribute to quality automation in CI/CD processes, optimising for a bug-free release cadence and a positive developer experience. • Support test automation through platform enhancements and additional automated tests. • Maintain clear technical documentation, starting with well-documented code and extending to materials for technical and non-technical audiences. • Participate in a pairing-first development team by sharing expertise, learning from colleagues, and contributing to an open engineering culture. • Mentor and coach less experienced engineers through design discussions, code reviews, and practical knowledge sharing. • Assess application security and API quality to ensure solutions comply with relevant application security and API standards.

• Design and develop scalable backend solutions using Java • Work with microservices architecture and contribute to technical solution design • Build, maintain, and optimise REST APIs and backend systems • Support delivery through CI/CD pipelines and modern engineering practices • Work with containerised environments using Docker and Kubernetes • Apply software security principles and development best practices • Collaborate with team members and stakeholders in a long-term project setup

Role Description - 3+ years building and deploying LLM-powered applications in production (not only prototypes). - Strong Python proficiency (highest priority). - Strong JavaScript knowledge. - Experience designing and owning backend architectures and complete software workflows. - Experience with API development and integrations (REST, Webhooks, OAuth). - Experience with PostgreSQL (Supabase is a plus). - Experience working with LLM APIs (Claude, OpenAI, Gemini or equivalent). - Ability to productize prototypes into scalable enterprise software. - Experience making architectural decisions independently. - Experience owning technical projects end-to-end. - Frontend development experience (React or Next.js). - Fluent English with excellent verbal communication. - Ability to collaborate with distributed international teams. Qualifications - N8N experience. - MCP (Model Context Protocol) experience. - RAG architecture experience. - Startup or venture-backed company experience. - Multi-tenant SaaS experience. - Financial Services, M&A or Investment Banking knowledge. - Experience leading technical initiatives or mentoring future team members.

Role Description As a Software Engineer, you will be someone whose expertise directly translates into developing robust software in the e-commerce domain. You will have the opportunity to implement best practices to improve existing software and participate in the development of new features. While we don't promote after-hours work as part of the regular workday, we run a 24/7 business with the need to keep systems up and running. Software Engineers are expected to provide after-hours support on a rotational basis to resolve critical system issues if needed. - 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 that allows full flexibility according to your needs - Remote working with the option for in-office interactions - Mentorship programme for learning from the best - Naspers Tech Community & Online Learning with free access to courses on MyAcademy, Udacity, Coursera, and more - Regular social events and out-of-office activities - Staff discount on Takealotmore subscriptions and millions of products across 28 departments - Birthday leave - Access to the latest tech and tools - Confidential counselling, legal support, and financial guidance - Free parking