Software Engineering Manager (Logistics)

Takealot Group; Gauteng; Hybrid; ZAR 100 000 - 140 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading South African online retailer is seeking a highly talented Software Engineering Manager for their logistics division. The role involves building and managing a dynamic engineering team, ensuring project completion, and driving innovation. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience along with proven leadership in software development. The company offers a hybrid working model, mentorship programs, and a range of employee benefits including birthday leave and staff discounts.

Benefits

Market-related Total Remuneration Package

Flexible working options

Mentorship programme

Free access to online courses

Regular social events

Staff discounts

Birthday leave

Confidential counseling services

Free parking

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience leading a team of engineers on software projects.
• Experience developing software in an agile, quality-focused environment.
• Good SQL experience in a high-load environment.
• Experience with Web Architectures (e.g. SOA, REST).
• Experience with e-commerce applications is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Build and retain a high-caliber engineering team.
• Manage the roadmap for the team and prioritize tasks.
• Facilitate discussions and ensure good design methodology.
• Track team productivity with a metrics-based approach.
• Drive innovation and provide strategic technology direction.

Skills

Solutions-oriented attitude

Analytical and critical thinking

Professional interaction skills

Presentation skills

Versatility and eagerness to learn

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

SQL

GCP or AWS

Angular

Scala

Kotlin

Kafka

Redis

Kubernetes

Job description

Overview

Software Engineering Manager (Logistics) – South , a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Software Engineering Manager to join our team in South Africa.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper-growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us!

Think you've been challenged before?

Think again!

Your mission

Build and retain a high-caliber engineering team

Build relationships through regular one-on-one conversations

Remove roadblocks and interruptions to help the team perform

Be involved with architectural and strategic planning with peers and senior developers

Work with stakeholders to gather requirements, and manage expectations

Support and develop the careers of members of the team

Support and give direction to innovation in the team

Present practical input for strategic technology decisions

Stay up to date with industry trends, and standards

Lead the Agile processes within the team

Manage the roadmap for the team, playing a key role in prioritization

Successfully see new projects to completion and launch new products while maintaining the existing code base

Facilitate discussions in the team and ensure a good design methodology is used on projects

Resolve conflict in the team when necessary

Promote the achievements of the team

Track and ensure team productivity is healthy using a metrics-based approach

Track and ensure operational excellence in the team using a metrics-based approach

Interview candidates for technical and organizational fit

Drive innovation, vision, and strategy

The skills we need

A solutions-oriented, can-do attitude and high-energy

Strong analytical and critical thinking, using data to inform decisions

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

Qualifications & Experience

Bachelor\'s Degree or Advanced Diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, or any related area of study.

In the event that you do not have a Bachelor\'s Degree or an Advanced Diploma, equivalent experience in the related area is sufficient.

Demonstrable experience leading and managing a team of engineers on complex software projects.

Experience developing software in an agile, quality-focused environment.

Experience with a broad range of related disciplines such as Development, Cloud Infrastructure, Site Reliability, Provisioning, Configuration Management, and Managed Systems.

Good SQL experience in a high-load environment.

Significant technical experience and a proven track record of architectural ownership and understanding.

Experience with Open Source Operating Systems and technologies.

Experience with Web Architectures (e.g. SOA, REST).

Excellent understanding of theoretical Software Engineering fundamentals, including but not limited to distributed systems, highly scalable systems, algorithms, data structures, design patterns, and programming paradigms is advantageous.

Experience with e-commerce-based applications is advantageous.

Experience working with GCP / AWS and / or other cloud platforms.

Life @ Takealot Group

The power is in your hands : We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package that allows full flexibility according to your needs.

Go on, be the master of your own destiny.

No doors : We aren't fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments.

See someone you like?

High five, collab and make something great.

Remote working : Love water cooler chats and working from offers a hybrid working model for the best of both worlds.

Mentorship programme : We aren't kidding when we say the people with the best people win.

Now's your chance to be one of the best, by learning from the best.

Naspers Tech Community& Online Learning : Share ideas and grow with global industry leaders who are all just a Slack message away.

Love to learn?

Up-skill with free access to courses on MyAcademy, Udacity, Coursera, and more.

Good times : Get to know the other extraordinary minds at during regular social events and out-of-office activities (think hikes, think mini golf, think good times).

Staff discount : Millions of products across 28 departments.

What more could you ask for?

Birthday leave : Cake Day all the way.

Enjoy your day off - you deserve it.

Right tools, right job : We work on Mac, but whether you prefer two monitors or one.

You'll work on the latest tech, with the latest tech.

Help when you need it most : Confidential counseling, legal support, and financial guidance, for free, anytime, anywhere.

Tech stack (for days) : Angular, Scala, Kotlin, Google Cloud, Kafka, Redis, Kubernetes and all things machine learning.

If you build it, they will come.

Free parking : No more 5km fun runs to your desk (unless you want to).

Equal Opportunity

Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Applicants from previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given a preference.

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