Python Software Engineer — E‑commerce Logistics

takealot.com; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Takealot Fulfilment Solutions (TFS) in Cape Town invites talented Software Engineers to join our mission of revolutionising e-commerce logistics in South Africa. You’ll build robust software for a 24/7 operation, apply best practices, and contribute to new features while supporting on-call rotations to keep systems up and running.

You’ll design and implement scalable solutions, collaborate with cross-functional teams, stay current with tech trends, and push for excellence to help make Takealot

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Math/Engineering or equivalent software experience.
• Strong fundamentals in OOP, data structures and algorithms.
• 3–6 years for intermediate; 5–10+ years for senior roles; production code experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and build solutions to assist business users and improve customer experience.
• Architect and design solutions with the team.
• Keep up to date with technology trends.
• Apply creative thinking to solve complex challenges at scale.
• Drive for excellence to foster a world-class engineering team.

Skills

Solutions oriented

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Quantitative skills

Communication

Written communication

Learning by doing

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s or Advanced Diploma in Computer Science/Mathematics/Engineering

Tools

Python

Linux

SQL

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub

Jenkins

AWS

MySQL

Job description

Takealot Fulfilment Solutions (TFS) in Cape Town invites talented Software Engineers to join our mission of revolutionising e-commerce logistics in South Africa. You’ll build robust software for a 24/7 operation, apply best practices, and contribute to new features while supporting on-call rotations to keep systems up and running.

You’ll design and implement scalable solutions, collaborate with cross-functional teams, stay current with tech trends, and push for excellence to help make Takealot