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Software Engineering Manager (Logistics)

Software Engineering Manager (Logistics)

takealot.comSouth Africa
3 days ago
Job description

Software Engineering Manager (Logistics)

South Africa

takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Software Engineering Manager to join our team in South Africa.

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!

Overview

The position reports to the Senior Engineering Manager (Logistics).

Responsibilities

  • Build and retain a high-caliber engineering team
  • Build relationships through regular one-on-one conversations
  • Remove roadblocks and interruptions to help the team perform
  • Be involved with architectural and strategic planning with peers and senior developers
  • Work with stakeholders to gather requirements, and manage expectations
  • Support and develop the careers of members of the team
  • Support and give direction to innovation in the team
  • Present practical input for strategic technology decisions
  • Stay up to date with industry trends, and standards
  • Lead the Agile processes within the team
  • Manage the roadmap for the team, playing a key role in prioritization
  • Successfully see new projects to completion and launch new products while maintaining the existing code base
  • Facilitate discussions in the team and ensure a good design methodology is used on projects
  • Resolve conflict in the team when necessary
  • Promote the achievements of the team
  • Track and ensure team productivity is healthy using a metrics-based approach
  • Track and ensure operational excellence in the team using a metrics-based approach
  • Interview candidates for technical and organizational fit
  • Drive innovation, vision, and strategy

The skills we need

  • A solutions-oriented, can-do attitude and high-energy
  • Strong analytical and critical thinking, using data to inform decisions
  • 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

    • Qualifications & Experience

  • Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, or any related area of study. In the event that you do not have a Bachelor’s Degree or an Advanced Diploma, equivalent experience in the related area is sufficient.
  • Demonstrable experience leading and managing a team of engineers on complex software projects.
  • Experience developing software in an agile, quality-focussed environment.
  • Experience with a broad range of related disciplines such as Development, Cloud Infrastructure, Site Reliability, Provisioning, Configuration Management, and Managed Systems.
  • Good SQL experience in a high-load environment.
  • Significant technical experience and a proven track record of architectural ownership and understanding.
  • Experience with Open Source Operating Systems and technologies.
  • Experience with Web Architectures (e.g. SOA, REST).
  • Excellent understanding of theoretical Software Engineering fundamentals, including but not limited to distributed systems, highly scalable systems, algorithms, data structures, design patterns, and programming paradigms is advantageous.
  • Experience with e-commerce-based applications is advantageous.
  • Experience working with GCP / AWS and / or other cloud platforms.

    • Let’s talk about 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 : 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 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 : 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 : We work on Mac, but whether you prefer two monitors or one. You’ll work on the latest tech, with the latest tech.
  • Help when you need it most : Confidential counseling, legal support, and financial guidance, for free, anytime, anywhere.
  • Tech stack (for days) : Angular, Scala, Kotlin, 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).

    • Equal Opportunity

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

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