Mr D, a division of takealot.com, is seeking a Senior Python Software Engineer to join their team in Cape Town.
As a Senior Software Development Engineer, the role involves architecting, implementing, supporting, and maintaining scalable services in a heterogeneous environment.
The position offers the opportunity to influence business and architectural decisions while working on end-to-end technology solutions.
Mr D offers a fast-paced, collaborative environment with opportunities for growth within the Takealot Group.
The role provides flexibility, mentorship, and opportunities for upskilling.

Build scalable software systems supporting the growing business and customers.
Work closely with other engineers, professional services teams, and product managers.
Participate/lead architecture proposals for the division’s domain.
Develop high-quality production code for work of high complexity and scale.
Champion, challenge, and iterate on best practices within engineering.
Design solutions for complex problems with difficult decision trade-offs.
Analyse business requirements and OKRs and produce technical specifications.
Assist product teams in determining priorities for technical projects.
Support and define new engineering processes and directives.
Lead interviews and assess potential engineering candidates for skills and fit.
Mentor, coach, and share knowledge with peers through blog posts, tech talks, and workshops.
Continuously learn and improve knowledge and deliverables.

Thorough understanding of computer science fundamentals, object-oriented 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 and non-relational datastores, containerization, and cloud service providers.
Passion for learning new skills and simplifying complex systems.
Nice to have: experience with AWS Cloud technologies, GIT version control, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Elastic, Redis, Kafka, Docker, and Kubernetes.
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
Minimum of 5 years of Software Development experience required (or 7 years without a Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma).

Senior Python Engineer Full Time

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