Mr D - Python Software Engineer

Takealot Group; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading e-commerce company in South Africa is seeking a talented Python Software Engineer to join their team in Cape Town. In this role, you will architect and maintain scalable systems while collaborating with industry experts. This position offers a flexible working environment and numerous opportunities for career growth and skill development.

Benefits

Market-related salary

Hybrid working model

Mentorship programme

Access to online learning platforms

Social events and team-building activities

Birthday leave

Latest tech equipment

Confidential counselling and support

Free parking

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 2-3 years of Software Development experience for mid-level; 5 years for senior level.
• Passion for learning new skills.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable software systems for growing business.
• Develop high-quality production code.
• Mentor and share knowledge with peers.

Skills

Object-Oriented Programming

API Design

Distributed Systems

Data Structures

Algorithms

Python

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

GIT

Kafka

Job description

Mr D , a division of takealot.com, is looking for a highly talentedPython Software Engineer to join our team in Cape Town.

As a Python Software Engineer, you will help to architect, implement, support, and maintain scalable services in a heterogeneous environment. You will be able to influence both business and architectural decisions while working on end-to-end technology solutions.

Think you’ve been challenged before? Think again!

• Scale: Show the millions of Mr D customers 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 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:

• Build scalable software systems supporting our growing business and customers.
• Work closely with other engineers, professional services teams, and product managers.
• Participate/lead architecture proposals for your division's domain
• Develop high-quality production code for work of high complexity and scale
• Champion, challenge, and iterate on best practices within engineering
• Design solutions for complex problems with difficult decision trade-offs, typically system- or domain-wide
• Analyse and understand business requirements and OKRs (Objectives and Key Results), and produce technical specifications that meet these requirements
• Assist the product teams in helping to determine priorities for technical projects
• Support, challenge existing, and define new engineering processes and directives
• Lead interviews and assess potential engineering candidates for skills and fit
• Mentor, coach, and share knowledge with your peers through blog posts, tech talks, and workshops across engineering
• Add value to the team and business.
• Continuously learn and improve your knowledge and the deliverables.

Skills we need:

• Thorough understanding of computer science fundamentals, OO concepts, data structures, and algorithms.
• Ability to design and maintain secure and scalable APIs.
• Experience in developing distributed backend systems and stateless architectures.
• Hands-on experience with *nix and Python.
• Experience with event streaming, relational & non-relational datastores, containerization, and cloud service providers.
• Passion for learning new skills and appreciation to invent and simplify.

Nice to have experience:

• AWS Cloud technologies.
• GIT version control.
• Kafka.

Qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• For a mid-level software engineer role, a minimum of 2 to 3 years of Software Development experience is required.
• For a senior software engineer role, a minimum of 5 years of Software Development experience is required.

Let’s talk about life @ Mr D

• The power is in your hands: We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which 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? We offer 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? Upskill with free access to courses on MyAcademy, Udacity, Coursera, and more.
• Good times: Get to know the other extraordinary minds in the takealot group during regular social events and out-of-office activities (think hikes, think mini golf, think good times).
• Birthday leave: Cake Day all the way. Enjoy your day off - you deserve it.
• Right tools, right job: A Mac laptop, 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): Angular, Python, Kotlin, Swift, AWS, Kafka, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, IOT, 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!!

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

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