Software Developer Remote / Hybrid

Top Recruitment; Polokwane; Remote; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading e-commerce company in South Africa is seeking a talented Software Engineer to join their dynamic team. You will be responsible for designing solutions to enhance customer experience and working collaboratively with your team. The ideal candidate has a degree in Computer Science or Engineering, with over 3 years of experience in software development. This role offers a vibrant work culture focused on innovation and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in a software development role with any object-oriented language.
• Thorough understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Strong focus on delivering customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Design and build solutions to improve customer experience.
• Architect solutions collaboratively with the team.
• Stay updated on technology trends.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving skills

Team collaboration

Creative thinking

Education

Degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

GitHub

Travis CI

Jenkins

Amazon EC2

Amazon S3

Job description

Software Engineer

One of South Africa's TOP online retailers is looking for a highly talented Software Engineer to join their young, dynamic, and hyper‑growth team.

Are you smart, creative, and hard‑working and want to join an awesome working environment in a "NEVER TO BE BORED" team?

Duties & Responsibilities

• Design and build solutions to assist business users and improve customer experience.
• Architect and design solutions with your team.
• Keep up to date with technology trends, both locally and internationally.
• Apply creative thought processes to solve complex challenges at scale.
• Strong focus on making it the best place to shop at; a happy customer is a repeat customer.
• Drive for excellence to help foster a world‑class engineering team.
• Lead Python development (they will provide training if necessary).

Attributes Required

• Solutions‑oriented, can‑do attitude, and high energy.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking, using data to inform decisions.
• Ability to dis‑aggregate and structure solutions to ambiguous problems.
• Ability to interview and interact professionally with internal and external people.
• Capability to present ideas succinctly, in writing and verbally.
• Versatile and with the appetite to learn by doing.

Desired Experience & Qualification

• Degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years experience in a software development role (any object‑oriented language).
• Excellent problem‑solving skills.
• Thorough understanding of computer science fundamentals, including object‑oriented design, data structures, and algorithms.
• Experience with GitHub, Travis CI, Jenkins, Amazon EC2, and Amazon S3 is advantageous.

Environment

Employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer‑centric, fun, and have the shared ambition of being the leading e‑commerce company in Africa. They value ownership, teamwork, direct feedback, and continuous improvement. Doers, not merely thinkers, where execution matters.

Love what you do and what you are creating. Join this extraordinary team and explore yourself.