# Software Engineer \(Python\) - Company: [Takealotgroup]() - Location: South Africa - Team: Takealot Engineering - Posted: May 31, 2024 ## Job description **Takealot.com**, South Africa’s leading online retailer, is looking for a highly talented **Senior 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 disaggregate and structure solutions to ambiguous problems * Solid quantitative skills * 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). * 3 to 6 years in a software development role for a mid-level role * 5 to 10 years in a software development role for a senior 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 **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**: 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). **Like what you see?** If you meet the above, you are an **Extraordinary Mind.** Apply today!! *Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from previously disadvantaged groups and people* *with disabilities will be given preference.* ## Apply [Apply on Takealotgroup]() Canonical job page: