Search Software Engineer - Scale & Innovate in E-commerce

Takealotcom; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote working

Mentorship programme

Staff discount

Flexible work culture

Job summary

Takealot.com is seeking a Software Engineer (Search) to join our team in South Africa. You will maintain our search stack in a 24/7 online retail environment and contribute to robust software for a fast-growing e-commerce platform.

Ideal candidates have 5–10 years in software development, experience with search technologies (Elasticsearch, Solr, Algolia, OpenSearch, etc.), Python, REST APIs, SQL, and Linux, and a strong CS foundation. Remote-friendly role with modern tooling and collaboration.

Job description

Takealot.com is seeking a Software Engineer (Search) to join our team in South Africa. You will maintain our search stack in a 24/7 online retail environment and contribute to robust software for a fast-growing e-commerce platform.

Ideal candidates have 5–10 years in software development, experience with search technologies (Elasticsearch, Solr, Algolia, OpenSearch, etc.), Python, REST APIs, SQL, and Linux, and a strong CS foundation. Remote-friendly role with modern tooling and collaboration.