Software Engineer - Intermediate / Senior (Storetech)

Bash; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic tech company is seeking an experienced Software Engineer (Intermediate/Senior) to impact the commerce experience at their Cape Town location. You'll work in a cross-functional team to develop technologies that enhance in-store sales processes. The ideal candidate has strong backend skills, experience in Golang, and a passion for problem-solving. A collaborative environment awaits you, complete with professional growth opportunities and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Generous paid holiday

Wellbeing leave

Birthday leave

Exclusive shopping discounts

Competitive salary

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience writing backend code and / or doing frontend work on web and / or mobile applications.
• In-depth knowledge of databases, data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.
• Ability to work effectively across teams to deliver results.

Responsibilities

• Manage tasks and streamline development with effective communication.
• Assist with operational tasks related to the platform.
• Participate in the on-call rotation for critical system alerts.

Skills

Backend development experience

Frontend development experience

Golang proficiency

Typescript knowledge

Database knowledge

Scripting language experience

Problem-solving skills

AWS deployment experience

Kubernetes experience

Good communication skills

Education

BSc Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Overview

WHO WE ARE AT BASH

We are a team of leaders, bold thinkers and friends, and we’re on a mission to create remarkable omni-channel experiences for our customers.

We believe that by being Bold, Accountable, Simple and Human, our values will lead us forward, keeping us real, connected and directed.

By leveraging the power of technology and exceptional talent, we are building products that bring the physical and digital world together to create communities that prosper. This journey requires grit, ambition and teamwork as we transform SA retail for the better.

And we’re only just getting started. Now is the time to jump onboard.

As a Software Engineer (Intermediate / Senior) - Storetech at Bash you’ll have a far-reaching impact on the commerce experience for both our customers and store staff. You’ll work in a dynamic cross-functional team closely aligned around the customer journey, with the opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects and technologies.

What Storetech does :

The Store technology division powers in-store sales of physical & digital products through mobile point-of-sale and endless aisle capabilities utilising new and existing in-person payment capabilities - ultimately this will grow to be the next generation point of sale solution for TFG across 3,400 stores and over 15,000 end-devices.

Role and placement:

This role is part of the Storetech team, focused on delivering scalable, reliable commerce experiences across our in-store and omnichannel platforms.

Who you are

• A self-starter able to manage your tasks, removing ambiguity from your tickets with effective communication to streamline development.
• Assist your team with operational tasks related to the platform.
• Build relationships with engineers across the organisation, product managers and other colleagues.
• Influence the team to build resilient, maintainable solutions.
• Participate in the on-call rotation for critical system alerts.
• Document processes and SOPs (we use Notion).

Skills you already have

• 5+ years experience writing backend code and / or doing some frontend work on web and / or mobile applications
• We primarily use Golang for our backend services, with a Typescript used for our Backend-for-frontend service.
• In-depth knowledge of databases, data structures, algorithms and an interest in distributed systems
• Experience in a scripting language
• Great problem-solving skills
• A passion for observability and monitoring of the services you build
• Experience owning the deployment process of your services and applications in Amazon Web Services and Kubernetes
• Ability to work effectively across teams to deliver results, with good verbal and written communication skills

Nice but not required

• BSc Computer Science or equivalent is encouraged (strong work experience can fill this gap)
• Experience with Retool for building support-centric internal applications
• Experience with IoT technologies like MQTT / WebSockets etc.

This job is for you if you are

• A team player who is always ready to support and collaborate.
• A data driven decision maker with strong opinions and a bias for action.
• A strong communicator who works well with others, and welcomes feedback.
• Motivated leader who takes initiative and excels by taking ownership.
• Knowledgeable about architectural patterns for systems and code.
• Genuinely passionate about technology and problem solving.

We ask a few optional demographic questions to monitor fairness in hiring and comply with South Africa’s Employment Equity requirements. Your responses are confidential—stored separately from your application and never shown to hiring panels. We review the data only in aggregate to strengthen our sourcing so pipelines are diverse and all candidates receive equitable support. You can skip any question.

Joining the Bash Team

We empower our people to choose where they would like to do their best work, with the tools they need to get there but we also encourage our teamsto travel so we can also make magic happen face to face. Our offices are a vibe, which doesn’t hurt. They are decked out to make collaboration easy and help our team create lasting connections with each other. We bring teams together for planning, celebration, ideation and onboarding, and more.

Bash Perks

Our perks are supercharged by our intangible benefits, like the optionality that comes with building a hyper growth business, being surrounded by the best talent in the biz and building great products that wow our customers and drive growth for our country.

Best of the Best - The wealth of talent we have will surprise + inspire you

Security within a startup - The best of both worlds. TFG's buy-in lets us invest in the people and initiatives we believe in.

Agency and Optionality - Use the ambition and collective force of our talent to drive your career in the direction you dream.

Connection and Friendship - We make sure you connect, laugh and have fun with the team. Play hard, work hard vibes.

Top $$ - The best people, in the right roles, earning at the top tier.

Your Time - We’ve got generous paid holiday, wellbeing leave and even Birthday leave for you to enjoy when you need it.

Exclusive Shopping Discount - Save when you shop across over 500 brands in-store and on .