Software Engineer (Python)

takealot.comWorkFromHome, South Africa

30+ days ago

Job 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!

Think you’ve been challenged before? Think again!

Scale : Over 4 million happy shoppers shop online on takealot.com. Show them what you can do.
Learn : We work with the best of the best. Code alongside industry leaders and up-skill in record time.
Grow : Expand your career in the fast-growing Takealot Group : takealot.com, and Mr D. We like to promote from within : Here’s your chance.

Who’s who in the tech space

This position reports to the respective team's manager.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it

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.

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

Capability to present ideas succinctly, in writing and verbally

Versatile and with the appetite to learn by doing

Qualifications & Experience

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

Memcached, Redis

Message Brokers, Queues, and PubSub systems (e.g., Kafka and RabbitMQ)

Containerisation (e.g., Docker)

GitHub, Travis CI, Jenkins

Life @ Takealot Group

The power is in your hands : We offer a market-related Total Remuneration Package that 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 : Enjoy the flexibility of working from home while having the option for in-office interactions. Takealot.com provides a fully remote setup with the choice to visit the office to relish in those water cooler moments when desired.

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 MyAcademy, 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 : Takealotmore subscriptions and 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 Linux, 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, anytime, anywhere.

Tech stack (for days) : ReactJS, 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).

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

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

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