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Senior Software Engineer

Takealot Group
1 day ago
Full-time
Remote
South Africa
Web Development

Introduction

Takealot Fulfilment Solutions (TFS), a division of Takealot Online (RF) (Pty) Ltd, is looking for a highly talented Senior Software Engineer to join our  Logistics team based in South Africa.

Join Our Mission at Takealot Fulfilment Solutions | We Are TFS

Revolutionising e-commerce logistics in South Africa with cutting-edge technology and operational excellence. We deliver 30+ million orders annually, empowering businesses and driving economic growth.

Who We're Looking For:

Innovative, ambitious individuals ready to shape the future of e-commerce logistics. At TFS, "Uniquely You" meets "Powerfully Us", where your individuality strengthens our collective mission.

At TFS, your growth is our growth. You'll be joining a team powered by Takealot Group's core values.

Duties & Responsibilities

This position reports to the Software Engineering Manager (Logistics).

We are an energetic team that is fully responsible for all the systems required to support the Takealot Group's delivery network as well as the unique challenges that come with logistics and scale. We have adopted a microservices architecture to both isolate our logic and to enable scale. We follow the event-driven architecture as well as utilize a graph database to model our delivery network. We are currently working through unique problems in the logistics space and are actively researching the usage of the actor model design pattern and graph traversal optimization.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it:

  • 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

Our Tech Stack:

  • Scala
  • Play Framework
  • JVM
  • Postgres
  • Google Pubsub
  • Cassandra DB
  • Google Cloud
  • Graphite and Grafana
  • Git

 

Desired Experience & Qualification

 

Qualifications & Experience:

  • Degree in Computer Science or a similar qualification. In the absence of a Bachelor’s Degree or an Advanced Diploma, an equivalent experience requirement must be met.
  • At least 8+ years of experience in writing robust, efficient production code
  • Experience with SQL database systems
  • Experience with development in a Linux environment
  • Proficient in languages such as Java, Scala, Angular, Python, or C#
  • Open to diversifying language skill set

Interested?