Principal Software Engineer, Fulfilment & Delivery Systems

Takealot Group; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 1,400,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market remuneration

Mentorship programme

Tech learning access

Staff discount

Birthday leave

Job summary

Takealot Group is seeking a Principal Software Engineer for the Group Fulfilment Engineering team in Cape Town. You will develop and optimise systems that manage parcel and food delivery across South Africa, while collaborating with the business to streamline processes for faster, more efficient deliveries.

The ideal candidate has 10 years of production code experience and strong skills in Java, Scala, Python, and modern cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or a similar qualification.
• 10 years of experience writing robust, efficient production code.
• Experience with SQL database systems.
• Experience with development in a Linux environment.
• Proficient in languages such as Java, Scala, Angular, Python, or C#.
• Open to diversifying language skill set.
• Equivalent experience if no degree is held.

Responsibilities

• Developing and optimising systems to manage both parcel and food delivery throughout South Africa.
• Working with the business to improve processes to allow for more efficient deliveries.
• Researching and defining solutions.
• Working predominantly on open-source platforms.
• End-to-end ownership of solutions.

Skills

Python

Scala

Java

Play Framework

Angular

Kafka

Amazon Web Services

Google Cloud

Graphite

Grafana

Git

Education

Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Linux

SQL database systems

Job description

Takealot Group is seeking a Principal Software Engineer for the Group Fulfilment Engineering team in Cape Town. You will develop and optimise systems that manage parcel and food delivery across South Africa, while collaborating with the business to streamline processes for faster, more efficient deliveries.

The ideal candidate has 10 years of production code experience and strong skills in Java, Scala, Python, and modern cloud platforms.