Mr D

6 days ago

Cape Town, South Africa takealot.com Full time

, a division of takealot.com, is looking for a highly talented Senior Python Software Engineer  to join our team in Cape Town.

As a Senior Software Development Engineer (Python) you will help to architect, implement, support and maintain scalable services in a heterogeneous environment. You will be able to influence both business and architectural decisions, while working on end-to-end technology solutions. 

This position reports to the Platform Engineering Director. 

Your mission, should you choose to accept it: 

Build scalable software systems supporting our growing business and customers. Develop, enhance and maintain backend systems in a heterogeneous environment. Implement reliable and usable technical solutions and deliver code to production. Work closely with other engineers, professional services teams and product managers. Add value to the team and business. Apply and foster best software development life cycle practices. Continuously learn and improve your knowledge and the deliverables.

Skills we need:

Thorough understanding of computer science fundamentals, OO concepts, data structures and algorithms. Ability to design and maintain secure and scalable APIs. Experience in developing distributed backend systems and stateless architectures. Hands on experience with *nix and Python. Experience with event-driven architecture , relational & non-relational datastores, containerization and cloud service providers. Passion for learning new skills and appreciation to invent and simplify

Nice to have experience:

AWS Cloud technologies. GIT version control. PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Elastic, Redis. Kafka. Docker, Kubernetes

Qualifications and experience:

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or a related field or related experience.  Minimum of 4 years of Software Development experience is required. In the event that a candidate does not have a Bachelor’s Degree or an Advanced Diploma (in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or a related field), an equivalent experience requirement must be met, which equates to a minimum of 6 years of Software Development experience.

Let’s talk about life @ Mr D

The power is in your hands : We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which 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 home? We offer 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 in the Takealot group during regular social events and out-of-office activities (think hikes, think mini golf, think good times). Birthday leave : Cake Day all the way. Enjoy your day off - you deserve it.  Right tools, right job : Mac or Windows, two monitors or one. Whatever your preference, you’ll work on the latest tech, off the latest tech. Help when you need it most : Confidential counselling, legal support and financial guidance, for free, anytime, anywhere.  Tech stack (for days): Angular, Python, Kotlin, Swift, AWS, Kafka, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, IOT 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). 

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