Principal Software Engineer – Group Fulfilment (Logistics)

Takealot Group; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Remuneration Package

Mentorship programme

Tech Community & Online Learning

Staff discount

Birthday leave

Right tools, right job

Free parking

Job summary

Takealot Group in Cape Town is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the Group Fulfilment Engineering team. You will design, optimise and scale systems for parcel and food delivery across South Africa, working with business units to improve delivery efficiency and ownership of end-to-end solutions.

The role requires a track record in robust production code, proficiency in Java/Scala/Python, and experience with microservices, event-driven architectures, and cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or a similar qualification.
• 10 years of experience writing robust 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 bachelor’s degree or advanced diploma.

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.

Education

Degree in Computer Science or a similar qualification

Tools

Python

Scala

Java

Play Framework

Angular

Kafka

Amazon Web Services

Google Cloud

Graphite and Grafana

Git

Job description

Takealot Group in Cape Town is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the Group Fulfilment Engineering team. You will design, optimise and scale systems for parcel and food delivery across South Africa, working with business units to improve delivery efficiency and ownership of end-to-end solutions.

The role requires a track record in robust production code, proficiency in Java/Scala/Python, and experience with microservices, event-driven architectures, and cloud platforms.