Engineering Director, Fulfilment Systems

takealot.com; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Takealot Group is seeking a seasoned Software Engineering Director: Fulfilment to join the senior technical leadership team in Cape Town. You will lead the engineering efforts across WMS, routing, and courier allocation systems, aligning technology with operations and customer needs.

You will drive architectural decisions, mentor leaders, and own the roadmap for scalable, secure, and reliable fulfilment platforms, while promoting operational excellence and collaboration with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in IT, Engineering, or related area.
• At least 10 years of experience, with 5+ years in engineering team management.
• Experience with strategic technology roadmaps and customer focus.
• Experience building RESTful APIs and microservices; scalable distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and empower engineering managers and senior engineers to drive innovation and strategy.
• Oversee architecture, roadmap, and delivery across fulfilment systems (WMS, routing, courier allocation).
• Ensure high-quality, secure, scalable, and reliable systems with strong operational discipline.
• Attract, build and retain multiple high-caliber engineering teams; manage KPIs and budgets.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma in IT/Engineering

Tools

RESTful API web services

Microservices

Relational databases

Event-driven systems

Distributed systems

Job description

Takealot Group is seeking a seasoned Software Engineering Director: Fulfilment to join the senior technical leadership team in Cape Town. You will lead the engineering efforts across WMS, routing, and courier allocation systems, aligning technology with operations and customer needs.

You will drive architectural decisions, mentor leaders, and own the roadmap for scalable, secure, and reliable fulfilment platforms, while promoting operational excellence and collaboration with stakeholders.