Software Engineer (Python) - Supply Chain
Build and maintain e-commerce logistics software as a Python Software Engineer at Takealot Fulfilment Solutions in South Africa, designing solutions at scale with rotational after-hours support for a 24/7 operation.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- South Africa
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma in Computer Science, Mathematics or Engineering or equivalent experience
- Understanding of CS fundamentals: OOP, data structures, algorithms
- 3-6 years software development experience (intermediate) or 5-10+ years (senior)
- Experience writing robust, efficient production code
- Proficient in a strongly typed language such as Python
- Experience with development in a Linux environment
- Experience with SQL database systems
- Strong analytical and critical thinking, data-driven decision making
- Ability to structure solutions to ambiguous problems
- After-hours support on a rotational basis
Nice to have
- MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL
- Memcached, Redis
- Message Brokers, Queues, PubSub (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
- Containerisation (Docker)
- Orchestration (Kubernetes)
- GitHub, Travis CI, Jenkins
- AWS, GCP, Azure
- Microservices
Full description
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.
Who’s who in the tech space
This position reports to the respective team's manager.
As a Software Engineer, you will be someone whose expertise directly translates into the development of robust software in the e-commerce domain. You will be from a computer science background with an emphasis on software development. You will have the opportunity to implement best practices to improve existing software and participate in the development of new features. While we don't promote after-hours work as part of the regular workday, we run a 24/7 business with the need to keep systems up and running. Software Engineers are expected to provide after-hours support on a rotational basis to resolve critical system issues.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it:
- Design and build solutions to assist our business users and improve customer experience
- Architect and design solutions with your team
- Keep up to date with technology trends
- Apply creative thought processes to solve complex challenges at scale
- Strong focus on making takealot.com the best place to shop at, a happy customer is a repeat customer
- Drive for excellence, to help foster a world-class engineering team
The skills we need:
- Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude, and high energy
- Strong analytical and critical thinking, using data to inform decisions
- Ability to disaggregate and structure solutions to ambiguous problems
- Solid quantitative skills
- 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, Mathematics or Engineering or equivalent experience in software development.
- A thorough understanding of computer science fundamentals, including object-oriented design, data structures and algorithms