• Purpose-driven impact: Transform lives through logistics innovation
• Advanced technology: Work with cutting-edge systems in a fast-paced environment
• Career growth: Thrive in an agile space that champions continuous improvement
• Inclusive culture: Your unique perspective drives extraordinary results
• A culture that celebrates individual uniqueness while championing the strength of togetherness.
• Be part of creating sustainable, scalable solutions that make a difference across South Africa's e-commerce landscape.

This position will report to the Lead Software Engineer (LMS)

Role overview

You will play a crucial role in the development and enhancement of our Last Mile Solution team (LMS), ensuring it meets the evolving needs of our clients and improves operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain our state-of-the-art Last Mile Solution, enhancing its functionality and performance.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams including product management, operations, and IT to gather requirements and deliver solutions.
• Integrate the LMS with other business systems and third-party applications, ensuring seamless data flow and interoperability.
• Analyse complex system requirements and troubleshoot issues to ensure optimal system performance and reliability.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for software design, implementation, and testing processes.
• Write clean, scalable, and efficient code, and conduct thorough unit and integration testing to ensure high improvement skills and contribute to the team's growth.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• 3-5 years of hands-on experience in software development using C#, with a focus on warehouse management or logistics systems being preferable
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server and ORM Frameworks
• Experience using ASP.NET Core MVC and React web frameworks
• Experience with web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Typescript)
• Experience with mobile development
• Understanding of RESTful API design and integration

Key Requirements: 

• Proficiency in C#, SQL, .NET Core, MVC, RESTful API, JavaScript, Typescript, HTML, SASS, CSS, and GIT
• Understanding of RESTful API development and microservices architecture.
• Familiarity and experience with containerisation technologies
• Database development
• API integration
• Mobile development
• Version Control
• Code review
• Trouble shooting

Key Skills Required: 

• Adaptability
• Problem Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate with team members and stakeholders
• Team Player: Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment and adapt to changing priorities

• No doors: We aren’t fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. See someone you like? High five, collab and make something great.
• 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 at takealot.com during regular social events and out-of-office activities (think hikes, think mini golf, think good times).
• Staff discount. Millions of products across 28 departments. What more could you ask for?
• Birthday leave: Cake Day all the way. Enjoy your day off - you deserve it.
• Help when you need it most: Confidential counselling, legal support and financial guidance, for free, anytime, anywhere.
• Free parking: No more 5km fun runs to your desk (unless you want to).