Software Engineer

Hyperiondev; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Takealot.com is seeking a software engineer to develop and optimize systems for parcel and food delivery across South Africa. You will work with business teams to improve processes, research and define solutions in the logistics domain, and own end-to-end delivery of your projects.

You will primarily work on open source platforms, with end-to-end ownership of solutions and collaboration across teams to improve delivery processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in writing robust, efficient production code.
• Experience with SQL database systems.
• Experience with development in a Linux environment.
• Proficient in a strongly typed language such as Scala, Java or C#.
• Open to diversifying language skill set.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Scala

Play Framework

React

AWS

Graphite

Grafana

Git

Job description

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

Requirements:

Attributes Required

• Proactive
• Comfortable with change
• Problem-solver
• Solutions-orientated
• Willing to learn as well as teach others
• Scala
• Play Framework
• React
• Amazon Web Services
• Graphite and Grafana
• Git

Qualifications/Experience

• Experience in writing robust, efficient production code
• Experience with SQL database systems
• Experience with development in a Linux environment
• Proficient in a strongly typed language such as Scala, Java or C#
• Open to diversifying language skill set

About company:

Takealot.com is the leading ecommerce retailer in South Africa and one of the largest, most innovative ecommerce retailers on the African continent. Our mission is to be the most customer-centric online shopping destination in Africa, built around the simple concept that the customer comes first.All of our focus is dedicated to improving the customer experience, from the moment they arrive on our website to the moment their order arrives at their door. By aligning ourselves to this philosophy, we believe takealot.com will be the #1 shopping destination across Africa.