Android Software Engineer Cape Town

Takealot Group; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 680,000 - 960,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Staff discount

Birthday leave

Mentorship program

Job summary

Takealot Group is seeking a Software Engineer (Android Storefront) to design, develop and refine new features for the Android storefront. You will work with a mobile engineering team to locate and resolve crashes and write quality code.

The role requires a Bachelor’s or Advanced Diploma in relevant fields and 3+ years mobile development, with at least 2 years native Android. You will use Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and modern Android architecture patterns, in a hybrid work setup.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in IS/CS/Math/Engineering with 3+ years in software/tech.
• 3+ years mobile development experience with at least 2 years on native Android.
• Strong CS and programming fundamentals.
• Solid understanding of Android app and activity lifecycles.
• Proficient in Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and Android architecture components.
• Knowledge of Android async processing techniques.
• Experience handling fragmentation across screens and OS versions.
• Familiar with Android UX design patterns.

Responsibilities

• Help design, develop and refine new features
• Locate and resolve bugs and crashes
• Brainstorm new ideas and concepts
• Work with teammates on design, code reviews, and estimation

Skills

Android development

Mobile development

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

RESTful APIs

Unit tests

UI Automation

Android architectures

Android lifecycle

Async processing

UX patterns

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in Information Systems/Computer Science/Math/Engineering

Tools

GitLab

Jira

Confluence

Job description

takealot.com , a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Software Engineer (Android Storefront) to join our team. Candidates must reside in South Africa.

Think you’ve been challenged before? Think again!

• Scale: Over 2.5 million happy shoppers shop online on takealot.com. Show them what you can do.
• Learn: We work with the best of the best, and then some. Code alongside industry leaders and upskill in record time.
• Grow: Expand your career in the fast-growing Takealot Group: takealot.com , Mr D and TFS. We like to promote from within: Here’s your chance.

Who’s who in the tech space

This position reports to the Mobile Engineering Manager

Your mission, should you choose to accept it:

• Help design, develop and refine new features
• Locate and resolve bugs and crashes
• Brainstorm new ideas and concepts
• Work with teammates on design, code reviews, and estimation

Qualifications & Experience:

• 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.
• In the event that you do not have a Bachelor’s Degree or an Advanced Diploma (Computer Science, Mathematics or Engineering), an equivalent experience requirement must be met, which equates to a minimum of 6 years’ of Software Development experience
• 3+ years professional mobile development experience with at least 2 years experience in native Android
• Strong Computer Science and programming fundamentals.
• Full understanding of the Android application and activity lifecycles.
• Proficient in building modern, responsive Android interfaces using Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and core Android architecture components..
• Appreciation of Android-specific asynchronous processing techniques.
• Knowledge of strategies to handle issues related to platform fragmentation, differing screen sizes and multiple OS versions.
• Knowledge and Appreciation of Android user experience design patterns.

The skills we need:

• Be accountable
• Creative
• Solution oriented
• Flexible
• Take pride in your work
• Android Java experience is a bonus.
• Any iOS native development experience is a bonus.
• Experience with network requests to RESTful APIs and using industry-standard libraries.
• Experience working with unit test frameworks
• Experience with writing UI Automation scripts using Robot Framework.
• Experience working with software development tools including GitLab, Jira and Confluence.

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: Mac or Windows, 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, for free, 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.

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