Android Engineer (Hybrid) – Scale for 2.5M+ Shoppers

Takealot Group

Cape Town

Hybrid

ZAR 600,000 - 900,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model
Staff discount
Birthday leave
Mentorship programme
Total Remuneration Package

Job summary

Takealot Group is seeking a Software Engineer (Android Storefront) in South Africa to design, develop and refine features for the android storefront. You will resolve bugs, improve performance, and collaborate with a cross-functional team on design reviews and estimations.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of professional mobile development, strong fundamentals, and experience with Kotlin, Jetpack Compose and modern Android patterns. Hybrid remote work is available within South Africa.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering and a minimum of 3 years experience in a software/technology environment is required.
  • If no degree, equivalent experience with a minimum of 6 years of Software Development experience.

Responsibilities

  • Help design, develop and refine new features for the Android storefront.
  • Locate and resolve bugs and crashes in mobile apps.
  • Brainstorm new ideas and concepts with teammates.
  • Collaborate on design reviews, code reviews, and estimation efforts.

Skills

Android development
Kotlin
Jetpack Compose
RESTful APIs
Unit tests
GitLab/Jira/Confluence
Mobile development
Android lifecycle

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in Information Systems, CS, Mathematics, or Engineering

Tools

Robot Framework
GitLab
Jira
Confluence

Job description

Takealot Group is seeking a Software Engineer (Android Storefront) in South Africa to design, develop and refine features for the android storefront. You will resolve bugs, improve performance, and collaborate with a cross-functional team on design reviews and estimations.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of professional mobile development, strong fundamentals, and experience with Kotlin, Jetpack Compose and modern Android patterns. Hybrid remote work is available within South Africa.

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