Software Engineer (Python)

About this role

Takealot.com
, South Africa's leading online retailer, is looking for a highly talented
Software Engineer (Python)
to join our team. 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!

- Scale
: Over 4 million happy shoppers shop online on takealot.com. Show them what you can do.
- Learn
: We work with the best of the best. Code alongside industry leaders and up-skill in record time.
- Grow
: Expand your career in the fast-growing Takealot Group: takealot.com, and Mr D. We like to promote from within: Here's your chance.

Who's who in the tech space
This position reports to the respective team's manager.


Your mission, should you choose to accept it:
As a Software Engineer, you will be someone whose expertise directly translates into developing robust software in the e-commerce domain. 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 if needed.

• Design and build solutions to assist our business users and improve customer experience
• Architect and design solutions with your team
• Develop code, making major improvements to non-functional areas
• Develop high-quality production code for work of high complexity and scale
• Utilize and improve functional and non-functional testing practices
• Champion, challenge, and iterate on best practices within engineering
• Design solutions for complex problems with difficult decision trade-offs, typically system or domain-wide
• Participate in and collaborate on architecture proposals across engineering
• Suppo...