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Meet Ozow
Ozow is a leading fintech company that's redefining digital payments in South Africa and beyond. We're dedicated to making payments more accessible, secure, and convenient for both businesses and consumers. As a fast-growing player in the financial technology sector, Ozow fosters a culture of innovation, diversity, and inclusivity. We believe in pushing the boundaries of what's possible and are committed to making a positive impact on the world through our payment solutions.
More about this Ozow fantastic position
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer, to collaborate with other developers in writing well-designed, testable code. You will be working with a team of passionate technology professionals, developing with modern technologies, and solving tough problems. Our team is hands-on, collaborative and driven. Our expanding team is moving the needle and pushing boundaries.
Your role and responsibilities
Software Development Quality & Standards
- Participating in regular code reviews
- Standardisation of technologies, approaches, and architectures across teams
- Active engagement with the development teams on all areas of software development
Agile Collaboration & Team Enablement
- Liaise with agile coaches and product owners in order to resolve team impediments
- Working with agile coaches, technical leads, development managers, and the executive team to drive architectural changes in projects and deliver on initiatives
- Understanding the interdependency of work items and teams
Process Improvement & Operational Efficiency
- Active monitoring of the software development process and continuous improvement thereof
- Work with the various development and technical support teams to resolve any production issues timeously and efficiently, keeping business impact to a minimum
You are an ideal candidate if you have
- At least 7 years of work-related experience as a Software Engineer or Software Developer
- Ideally have an IT Diploma or Degree
- Ability to develop software in .Net 8 C#, Javascript, ReactJs, HTML, CSS and other programming languages (polyglots preferred)
- Excellent knowledge of Postgres, Mssql technologies (EF, NHibernate)
- Knowledge of NoSQL databases such as Redis, Riak, MongoDB, and others.
- Experience developing web applications, with a good understanding of how the web works
- Proven experience in high-scale applications and an understanding of the practices and approaches that are employed in scaling applications beneficial.
- Experience with unit testing, knowledge of applying test-driven development beneficial
- Understanding DevOps principals and how to apply them practically beneficial.
- Experience in cloud services preferred – AWS, Azure.
- Experience with containerisation (Docker, TeamCity, Octopus Deploy, Appveyor) highly beneficial.
- Experience working with agile methodologies – a true believer.
Your skills and competencies
- You eagerly embrace change, absorb cross-functional skills, and connect ideas across disciplines to drive fresh thinking and innovation.
- Ability to initiate, develop, maintain and leverage outstanding relationships to influence a wide network, both inside and outside the company.
- A trailblazer who steps up, takes charge, and creates meaningful impact—those driven by performance and purpose to lead from the front and make a real difference every day.
- You thrive in collaboration, embrace inclusion, and bring a genuine curiosity for global cultures—valuing collective success over individual credit.
- Demonstrate strategic foresight, sound judgement, and the ability to make confident decisions under uncertainty, always working toward the best possible outcomes.
- You challenge norms, champion innovation, and constantly seek growth—for themselves, their team, and the solutions they build.
- You are a decisive doer—those who take initiative, follow through with confidence, and ensure results through courageous, hands-on leadership.
- We value optimism, agility, and the strength to persevere under pressure—balancing performance with positivity, even in challenging environments.
- You are driven, proactive individuals who take ownership, face challenges with grit, and consistently push for excellence—not just as participants, but as catalysts for success.
Interview process
During the interview process you will meet with the People team, the hiring manager, and relevant CSuite. Be prepared to complete a technical assessment that will showcase your skills.
In office perks
- Healthy breakfast, lunches and snacks
- Monthly team connects
- On-site Barista
Perks for South African based employees
- Medical aid subsidy
- Group Risk Insurance
- Generous paid annual leave
- Birthday leave
- Learning and Development opportunities
- Mentorship programme
- Quarterly team building
- Community initiatives
- Access to cutting edge technology - Ozow Tech Stack
Our Employee Value Proposition
Join Ozow and become part of an elite force that challenges the ordinary and achieves the extraordinary. If you're driven to make an impact, embrace challenges, and seek unparalleled opportunities for growth, your journey starts here.
Compliance
As a fintech company, we prioritize data security, confidentiality, regulatory and compliance. Due to the sensitive nature of our work, we require individuals with a high level of integrity and trustworthiness to ensure adherence to financial regulations and industry standards. Given the sensitive nature of our work, all employees are expected to demonstrate professionalism, accountability, and a commitment to ethical conduct in line with financial regulations and industry standards
Ready to be exceptional? Apply now!
Keen to know more?
Interested in joining our rocket ship?
To find out more about life at Ozow, head over to our Careers Page here!
Ready to apply?
Apply to OzowMeet Ozow:
Ozow is a leading fintech company that's redefining digital payments in South Africa and beyond. We're dedicated to making payments more accessible, secure, and convenient for both businesses and consumers. As a fast-growing player in the financial technology sector, Ozow fosters a culture of innovation, diversity, and inclusivity. We believe in pushing the boundaries of what's possible and are committed to making a positive impact on the world through our payment solutions.
More about this Ozow fantastic position
Many support queries are of a technical nature and therefore as an Ozow support engineer you should have a good understanding of Ozow’s system, programming languages, techniques, and concepts used. A key part of this role would be to assist external developers in their attempts to successfully integrate their respective systems with the Ozow system.
From a support technician to engineers’ point of view, your role is to ensure that customers receive excellent and consistent service to a high standard and handle issues in an efficient and friendly manner. You need to ensure that you know the policies and SLAs that are in place and always adhere to them.
In the role of support, you are accountable for your own actions, representing the company in the best light possible by always demonstrating our core values. Ultimately, as a team we are all accountable to the customer as they use the services we offer.
You are an ideal candidate if you have:
- A proven minimum experience of 2-4 years as a Technical Support Agent
- Relevant tertiary qualification in information technology, Computer Science or relevant field
- Experience working with APIs and system integrations
- Experience in dealing with payment gateways is a nice to have (not a requirement)
- Experience troubleshooting logs and using dev tools such as Postman to identify root causes
- An ability to assist other engineering teams and merchants in their integration of our services
- The ability to work shifts and stand by as Our TSE team provides 24/7 support
- A good understanding of computer systems, mobile devices, and other technical products
- The ability to diagnose and troubleshoot basic technical issues
- Familiarity with remote desktop applications and help desk software
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- An ability to work under pressure, particularly when dealing with times of high demand
- The ability to provide step-by-step technical help, both written and verbal
Your skills and competencies
- You eagerly embrace change, absorb cross-functional skills, and connect ideas across disciplines to drive fresh thinking and innovation.
- Ability to initiate, develop, maintain and leverage outstanding relationships to influence a wide network, both inside and outside the company.
- A trailblazer who steps up, takes charge, and creates meaningful impact—those driven by performance and purpose to lead from the front and make a real difference every day.
- You thrive in collaboration, embrace inclusion, and bring a genuine curiosity for global cultures—valuing collective success over individual credit.
- Demonstrate strategic foresight, sound judgement, and the ability to make confident decisions under uncertainty, always working toward the best possible outcomes.
- You challenge norms, champion innovation, and constantly seek growth—for themselves, their team, and the solutions they build.
- You are a decisive doer—those who take initiative, follow through with confidence, and ensure results through courageous, hands-on leadership.
- We value optimism, agility, and the strength to persevere under pressure—balancing performance with positivity, even in challenging environments.
- You are driven, proactive individuals who take ownership, face challenges with grit, and consistently push for excellence—not just as participants, but as catalysts for success.
Interview process
During the interview process you will meet with the People team, the hiring manager, and relevant CSuite. Be prepared to complete a technical assessment that will showcase your skills.
In office perks
- Healthy breakfast, lunches and snacks
- Monthly team connects
- On-site Barista
Perks for South African based employees
- Medical aid subsidy
- Group Risk Insurance
- Generous paid annual leave
- Birthday leave
- Learning and Development opportunities
- Mentorship programme
- Quarterly team building
- Community initiatives
- Access to cutting edge technology - Ozow Tech Stack
Our Employee Value Proposition
Join Ozow and become part of an elite force that challenges the ordinary and achieves the extraordinary. If you're driven to make an impact, embrace challenges, and seek unparalleled opportunities for growth, your journey starts here.
Compliance
As a fintech company, we prioritize data security, confidentiality, regulatory and compliance. Due to the sensitive nature of our work, we require individuals with a high level of integrity and trustworthiness to ensure adherence to financial regulations and industry standards. Given the sensitive nature of our work, all employees are expected to demonstrate professionalism, accountability, and a commitment to ethical conduct in line with financial regulations and industry standards
Ready to be exceptional? Apply now!
Keen to know more?
Interested in joining our rocket ship?
To find out more about life at Ozow, head over to our Careers Page here!
Ready to apply?
Apply to OzowMeet Ozow
Ozow is a leading fintech company that's redefining digital payments in South Africa and beyond. We're dedicated to making payments more accessible, secure, and convenient for both businesses and consumers. As a fast-growing player in the financial technology sector, Ozow fosters a culture of innovation, diversity, and inclusivity. We believe in pushing the boundaries of what's possible and are committed to making a positive impact on the world through our payment solutions.
More about this Ozow fantastic position
Ozow is seeking a Software Engineer to join our talented development team. As a Software Engineer, you'll play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining innovative solutions that power our digital payment platforms. This is an opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology, solve complex challenges, and contribute to the growth of the fintech industry.
Your role and responsibilities
Software Development
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and maintain software solutions that meet high-quality standards and business requirements.
Coding
- Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code while following best practices and coding standards.
Technical Problem Solving
- Analyze and troubleshoot complex technical issues and implement effective solutions.
System Architecture
- Contribute to the design and architecture of software systems, ensuring scalability, security, and performance.
Code Reviews
- Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and knowledge sharing within the team.
Agile Development
- Work in an Agile environment, participating in sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
Documentation
- Create and maintain technical documentation for software and processes.
Mentoring
- Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members as needed.
You are an ideal candidate if you have
- At least 4+ years of work-related experience as a Software Engineer or Software Developer
- Ideally have an IT Diploma or Degree
- Ability to develop software in .NET 8 C#, JavaScript, ReactJs, HTML, CSS and other programming languages (polyglots preferred)
- Excellent knowledge of Postgres, Mssql technologies (EF, NHibernate)
- Knowledge of NoSQL databases such as Redis, Riak, MongoDB, and others.
- Experience developing web applications, with a good understanding of how the web works
- Proven experience in high-scale applications and an understanding of the practices and approaches that are employed in scaling applications beneficial.
- Experience with unit testing, knowledge of applying test-driven development beneficial
- Understanding DevOps principals and how to apply them practically beneficial.
- Experience in cloud services preferred – AWS, Azure.
- Experience with containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes, TeamCity, Octopus Deploy) highly beneficial.
- Experience working with agile methodologies – a true believer
Your skills and competencies
- You eagerly embrace change, absorb cross-functional skills, and connect ideas across disciplines to drive fresh thinking and innovation.
- Ability to initiate, develop, maintain and leverage outstanding relationships to influence a wide network, both inside and outside the company.
- A trailblazer who steps up, takes charge, and creates meaningful impact—those driven by performance and purpose to lead from the front and make a real difference every day.
- You thrive in collaboration, embrace inclusion, and bring a genuine curiosity for global cultures—valuing collective success over individual credit.
- Demonstrate strategic foresight, sound judgement, and the ability to make confident decisions under uncertainty, always working toward the best possible outcomes.
- You challenge norms, champion innovation, and constantly seek growth—for themselves, their team, and the solutions they build.
- You are a decisive doer—those who take initiative, follow through with confidence, and ensure results through courageous, hands-on leadership.
- We value optimism, agility, and the strength to persevere under pressure—balancing performance with positivity, even in challenging environments.
- You are driven, proactive individuals who take ownership, face challenges with grit, and consistently push for excellence—not just as participants, but as catalysts for success.
Interview process
During the interview process you will meet with the People team, the hiring manager, and relevant CSuite. Be prepared to complete a technical assessment that will showcase your skills.
In office perks
- Healthy breakfast, lunches and snacks
- Monthly team connects
- On-site Barista
Perks for South African based employees
- Medical aid subsidy
- Group Risk Insurance
- Generous paid annual leave
- Birthday leave
- Learning and Development opportunities
- Mentorship programme
- Quarterly team building
- Community initiatives
- Access to cutting edge technology - Ozow Tech Stack
Our Employee Value Proposition
Join Ozow and become part of an elite force that challenges the ordinary and achieves the extraordinary. If you're driven to make an impact, embrace challenges, and seek unparalleled opportunities for growth, your journey starts here.
Compliance
As a fintech company, we prioritize data security, confidentiality, regulatory and compliance. Due to the sensitive nature of our work, we require individuals with a high level of integrity and trustworthiness to ensure adherence to financial regulations and industry standards. Given the sensitive nature of our work, all employees are expected to demonstrate professionalism, accountability, and a commitment to ethical conduct in line with financial regulations and industry standards
Ready to be exceptional? Apply now!
Keen to know more?
Interested in joining our rocket ship?
To find out more about life at Ozow, head over to our Careers Page here!
Ready to apply?
Apply to Ozow
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Guide and support development teams on infrastructure, security, and automation best practices.
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Act as a trusted enabler - removing blockers and accelerating delivery through smart tooling and process improvements.
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Contribute to architecture decisions, particularly around cloud-native and serverless workloads.
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Design, build, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines using TeamCity and related tooling.
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Automate repetitive processes across build, test, and deployment workflows.
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Drive the team's shift toward infrastructure-as-code and self-service automation.
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Manage and optimise cloud infrastructure on AWS, including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and ECS.
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Support the migration of workloads toward containerisation using Docker and ECS.
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Maintain high availability, performance, and cost-efficiency across all environments.
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Own environment provisioning and configuration management for both Linux and Windows workloads.
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Embed security practices into the software delivery lifecycle (DevSecOps).
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Monitor infrastructure for vulnerabilities and ensure adherence to fintech regulatory standards.
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Implement and maintain access controls, secrets management, and audit logging.
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Set up and maintain monitoring, alerting, and observability tooling across production and staging environments.
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Respond to and lead resolution of infrastructure incidents, conducting post-mortems to prevent recurrence.
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Ensure uptime and reliability targets are consistently met.
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Champion the ongoing journey toward serverless architectures (AWS Lambda / Azure Functions).
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Evaluate and recommend tooling improvements that support Ozow's evolving technical roadmap.
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Collaborate with engineering to modernise legacy infrastructure components incrementally.
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Maintain up-to-date documentation on infrastructure, pipelines, and runbooks.
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Drive adoption of automation and AI-assisted tooling to reduce toil and increase team velocity.
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Lead or contribute to the rollout of new systems, platforms, and DevOps tooling changes across the team.
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An IT diploma or degree (or equivalent hands-on experience).
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At least 3 years of relevant work experience in a DevOps, SysOps, or Infrastructure Engineering role.
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Solid experience with CI/CD pipelines - specifically TeamCity (Ozow's tool of choice).
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Strong knowledge of AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and ECS.
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Hands-on experience with Docker and container orchestration via Kubernetes or ECS.
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Proficiency in both Linux and Windows server environments.
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Experience with scripting and automation (Bash, PowerShell, Python, or similar).
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A strong security mindset with experience implementing DevSecOps practices.
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Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar).
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Excellent communication skills - you can translate complex infrastructure concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
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Experience in a high-availability, regulated industry (fintech, banking, or similar) is a bonus.
Your skills and competencies
- You eagerly embrace change, absorb cross-functional skills, and connect ideas across disciplines to drive fresh thinking and innovation.
- Ability to initiate, develop, maintain and leverage outstanding relationships to influence a wide network, both inside and outside the company.
- A trailblazer who steps up, takes charge, and creates meaningful impact—those driven by performance and purpose to lead from the front and make a real difference every day.
- You thrive in collaboration, embrace inclusion, and bring a genuine curiosity for global cultures—valuing collective success over individual credit.
- Demonstrate strategic foresight, sound judgement, and the ability to make confident decisions under uncertainty, always working toward the best possible outcomes.
- You challenge norms, champion innovation, and constantly seek growth—for themselves, their team, and the solutions they build.
- You are a decisive doer—those who take initiative, follow through with confidence, and ensure results through courageous, hands-on leadership.
- We value optimism, agility, and the strength to persevere under pressure—balancing performance with positivity, even in challenging environments.
- You are driven, proactive individuals who take ownership, face challenges with grit, and consistently push for excellence—not just as participants, but as catalysts for success.
Interview process
During the interview process you will meet with the People team, the hiring manager, and relevant CSuite. Be prepared to complete a technical assessment that will showcase your skills.
In office perks
- Healthy breakfast, lunches and snacks
- Monthly team connects
- On-site Barista
Perks for South African based employees
- Medical aid subsidy
- Group Risk Insurance
- Generous paid annual leave
- Birthday leave
- Learning and Development opportunities
- Mentorship programme
- Quarterly team building
- Community initiatives
- Access to cutting edge technology - Ozow Tech Stack
Our Employee Value Proposition
Join Ozow and become part of an elite force that challenges the ordinary and achieves the extraordinary. If you're driven to make an impact, embrace challenges, and seek unparalleled opportunities for growth, your journey starts here.
Compliance
As a fintech company, we prioritize data security, confidentiality, regulatory and compliance. Due to the sensitive nature of our work, we require individuals with a high level of integrity and trustworthiness to ensure adherence to financial regulations and industry standards. Given the sensitive nature of our work, all employees are expected to demonstrate professionalism, accountability, and a commitment to ethical conduct in line with financial regulations and industry standards
Ready to be exceptional? Apply now!
Keen to know more?
Interested in joining our rocket ship?
To find out more about life at Ozow, head over to our Careers Page here!
Ready to apply?
Apply to OzowOPSWAT, a global leader in IT, OT, and ICS critical infrastructure cybersecurity, delivers an end-to-end platform that gives public and private sector organizations and enterprises the critical advantage needed to protect their complex networks, secure their devices, and ensure compliance. Over the last 20 years our commitment to innovative technology has earned the trust of more than 1,700 organizations, governments, and institutions globally, solidifying our role in protecting the world’s critical infrastructure and securing our way of life.
The Position
The Solution Engineer will be the primary technical sales resource for our regional sales team and will assist in identifying customer challenges and driving technical alignment between customer needs and the OPSWAT solutions. You will serve as a product and industry expert, effectively describing and demonstrating our solution as well as promoting our vision and approach. You will be a trusted point of contact for our customers while advancing the sales process.
At the same time, you will be a liaison to the engineering team to drive the direction of the product. The ideal candidate will have previous work experience as a member of a corporate sales team and a career track record of supporting large and complex enterprise sales.
What You Will be Doing
- Work with the OPSWAT sales team as well as partners to drive Enterprise business
- Manage customer requirements, expectations, and solution buy-in
- Build customer’s confidence and awareness in our products/solutions
- Manage, deliver, and present detailed responses to industry RFPs
- Train and certify resellers and partners
- Present at Conferences and Seminars
- Support proof of concepts, implementations and installs as needed to successfully satisfy customer requirements
What We Need from You
- 5+ years of cybersecurity or networking software sales engineering or technical sales experience
- Excellent track record in developing new business and meeting/exceeding sales targets
- Comfortable leading discussions within the cybersecurity domain to all customer levels (CISO to IT administrator)
- Strong presentation and application demo skills
- Experience installing and troubleshooting enterprise applications in Windows and Linux environments
- A self-motivator who thrives on identifying and resolving customer pain points.
It Would be Nice if You Had
- Experience in enterprise software or networking solutions, ideally within the network or device security space
- Knowledge of Sandbox and anti-malware products and markets
- A technical understanding of APIs
- Experience working with CRM software
OPSWAT is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment where equal employment opportunities are extended to all employees and applicants, free of discrimination and harassment of any type. All employment decisions are based on individual qualifications, job requirements, and business needs without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Recruiting Agencies: we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third party agencies for any of our open positions. To submit resumes for our jobs, there must be a recruiting contract approved by our legal team and endorsed by both parties. We are currently not accepting additional 3rd party agencies at this time.
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Apply to OPSWAT
Mr D - Software Engineer (Android)
Mr D, a division of the Takealot Group, is seeking a highly talented Software Engineer (Android) to join our team and craft the ultimate mobile experience for our thousands of daily active users. Be part of our mission to revolutionise the mobile eCommerce and food delivery landscape in South Africa.
Think you’ve been challenged before? Think again!
- Scale: Show the millions of Mr D customers what you can do.
- Learn: We work with the best of the best, and then some. Code alongside industry leaders and upskill in record time.
- Grow: Expand your career in the fast-growing Takealot Group: takealot.com, TFS and Mr D. We like to promote from within: Here’s your chance.
Who’s who in the tech space:
This position reports to an Engineering Manager.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it:
- Take ownership, build and maintain our bleeding edge mobile eCommerce Android application.
- Design, develop and test code written in Java/Kotlin.
- Apply best practice and ensure stability and security of the applications.
- Monitor and profile application performance.
- Take part in daily standup; manage your time and workload effectively.
- Collaborate with creative, content and engineering teams to design and develop a world-class Android application.
- Publish applications to the Google Play Store.
The skills we need:
- Strong Computer Science and programming fundamentals.
- Experience architecting, developing, testing and maintaining Android mobile applications.
- Experience with network requests to RESTful APIs (JSON) using best practice.
- Full understanding of the Android application, activity and fragment life-cycles.
- Appreciation of Android-specific asynchronous processing techniques.
- Knowledge and appreciation of Android user experience design patterns.
- Experience using GIT, Jira and Confluence.
- Experience developing in an Agile team environment.
- Be accountable, engaging and inventive.
- Work alongside a QA engineer regarding testing and product finalisation.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma in Computer Science, Engineering or related field with a minimum of 3-5 years experience in a software development role.
- In the absence of a degree or diploma, a minimum of 6 years of equivalent experience in a software development role is required.
- For the Senior Android Engineer a minimum of 5 years native android experience is required including team lead experience
- For the Mid-level Android Engineer a minimum of 3 years native android experience is required
- Solid understanding and experience with Android architecture
- Solid understanding and experience with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose
- Strong understanding of Computer Science fundamentals
- Familiarity with Figma and Photoshop, as well as Google Maps, Firebase, and Braze.
Let’s talk about life @ Mr D
- The power is in your hands: We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs. Go on, be the master of your own destiny.
- No doors: We aren’t fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. See someone you like? High five, collab and make something great.
- Remote working: Love water cooler chats and working from home? We offer a hybrid working model for the best of both worlds.
- 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 in the takealot group during regular social events and out-of-office activities (think hikes, think mini golf, think good times).
- Birthday leave: Cake Day all the way. Enjoy your day off - you deserve it.
- Right tools, right job: You’ll work on the latest tech, off the latest tech.
- Help when you need it most: Confidential counselling, legal support and financial guidance, for free, anytime, anywhere.
- Tech stack (for days): Angular, Python, Kotlin, Swift, AWS, Kafka, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, IOT and all things machine learning. If you build it, they will come.
- Free parking: No more 5km fun runs to your desk (unless you want to).
Like what you see?
If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind. Apply today!!
Mr D is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference
Ready to apply?
Apply to Takealot Group
Mr D - Software Engineer (Android)
Mr D, a division of the Takealot Group, is seeking a highly talented Software Engineer (Android) to join our team and craft the ultimate mobile experience for our thousands of daily active users. Be part of our mission to revolutionise the mobile eCommerce and food delivery landscape in South Africa.
Think you’ve been challenged before? Think again!
- Scale: Show the millions of Mr D customers what you can do.
- Learn: We work with the best of the best, and then some. Code alongside industry leaders and upskill in record time.
- Grow: Expand your career in the fast-growing Takealot Group: takealot.com, TFS and Mr D. We like to promote from within: Here’s your chance.
Who’s who in the tech space:
This position reports to an Engineering Manager.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it:
- Take ownership, build and maintain our bleeding edge mobile eCommerce Android application.
- Design, develop and test code written in Java/Kotlin.
- Apply best practice and ensure stability and security of the applications.
- Monitor and profile application performance.
- Take part in daily standup; manage your time and workload effectively.
- Collaborate with creative, content and engineering teams to design and develop a world-class Android application.
- Publish applications to the Google Play Store.
The skills we need:
- Strong Computer Science and programming fundamentals.
- Experience architecting, developing, testing and maintaining Android mobile applications.
- Experience with network requests to RESTful APIs (JSON) using best practice.
- Full understanding of the Android application, activity and fragment life-cycles.
- Appreciation of Android-specific asynchronous processing techniques.
- Knowledge and appreciation of Android user experience design patterns.
- Experience using GIT, Jira and Confluence.
- Experience developing in an Agile team environment.
- Be accountable, engaging and inventive.
- Work alongside a QA engineer regarding testing and product finalisation.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma in Computer Science, Engineering or related field with a minimum of 3-5 years experience in a software development role.
- In the absence of a degree or diploma, a minimum of 6 years of equivalent experience in a software development role is required.
- For the Senior Android Engineer a minimum of 5 years native android experience is required including team lead experience
- For the Mid-level Android Engineer a minimum of 3 years native android experience is required
- Solid understanding and experience with Android architecture
- Solid understanding and experience with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose
- Strong understanding of Computer Science fundamentals
- Familiarity with Figma and Photoshop, as well as Google Maps, Firebase, and Braze.
Let’s talk about life @ Mr D
- The power is in your hands: We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs. Go on, be the master of your own destiny.
- No doors: We aren’t fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. See someone you like? High five, collab and make something great.
- Remote working: Love water cooler chats and working from home? We offer a hybrid working model for the best of both worlds.
- 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 in the takealot group during regular social events and out-of-office activities (think hikes, think mini golf, think good times).
- Birthday leave: Cake Day all the way. Enjoy your day off - you deserve it.
- Right tools, right job: You’ll work on the latest tech, off the latest tech.
- Help when you need it most: Confidential counselling, legal support and financial guidance, for free, anytime, anywhere.
- Tech stack (for days): Angular, Python, Kotlin, Swift, AWS, Kafka, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, IOT and all things machine learning. If you build it, they will come.
- Free parking: No more 5km fun runs to your desk (unless you want to).
Like what you see?
If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind. Apply today!!
Mr D is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference
Ready to apply?
Apply to takealot.com
Software Engineer (Logistics)
Takealot Fulfilment Solutions (TFS), a division of Takealot Online (RF) (Pty) Ltd, is looking for a highly talented 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.
Why Join TFS:
- 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.
At TFS, your growth is our growth. You'll be joining a team powered by Takealot Group's core values.
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
Attributes required:
- Solid communication skills
- Proactive
- Ability to adapt to change
- Problem-solver
- Solutions-oriented
- Willing to learn as well as teach others
Our Tech Stack:
- Scala
- Play Framework
- Angular
- Postgres
- Google Pubsub
- Cassandra DB
- Amazon Web Services
- Google Cloud
- Graphite and Grafana
- Git
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 5 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
Let’s talk about life @ Takealot Group
- The power is in your hands: We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs. Go on, be the master of your own destiny.
- No doors: We aren’t fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. See someone you like? High five, collab and make something great.
- Remote working: Love water cooler chats and working from home? Takealot.com offers a hybrid working model for the best of both worlds.
- 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.
- Tech stack (for days): ReactJS, Python, Scala, Kotlin, Swift, Google Cloud, Kafka, Redis, Kubernetes and all things machine learning. If you build it, they will come.
- Free parking: No more 5km fun runs to your desk (unless you want to).
Be part of the extraordinary. Be part of TFS.
Takealot Fulfilment Solutions (TFS) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Takealot Group
Software Engineer (Logistics)
Takealot Fulfilment Solutions (TFS), a division of Takealot Online (RF) (Pty) Ltd, is looking for a highly talented 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.
Why Join TFS:
- 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.
At TFS, your growth is our growth. You'll be joining a team powered by Takealot Group's core values.
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
Attributes required:
- Solid communication skills
- Proactive
- Ability to adapt to change
- Problem-solver
- Solutions-oriented
- Willing to learn as well as teach others
Our Tech Stack:
- Scala
- Play Framework
- Angular
- Postgres
- Google Pubsub
- Cassandra DB
- Amazon Web Services
- Google Cloud
- Graphite and Grafana
- Git
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 5 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
Let’s talk about life @ Takealot Group
- The power is in your hands: We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs. Go on, be the master of your own destiny.
- No doors: We aren’t fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. See someone you like? High five, collab and make something great.
- Remote working: Love water cooler chats and working from home? Takealot.com offers a hybrid working model for the best of both worlds.
- 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.
- Tech stack (for days): ReactJS, Python, Scala, Kotlin, Swift, Google Cloud, Kafka, Redis, Kubernetes and all things machine learning. If you build it, they will come.
- Free parking: No more 5km fun runs to your desk (unless you want to).
Be part of the extraordinary. Be part of TFS.
Takealot Fulfilment Solutions (TFS) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.
Ready to apply?
Apply to takealot.com
At 2U, we are all in on purpose. We are motivated by our mission – to eliminate the back row in education – and connected by our shared passion to deliver world-class digital education at scale. As the parent company of edX, the world’s leading online learning platform, 2U powers more than 4,000 online higher education offerings – from free courses to full degrees. Together with more than 230 colleges, universities, and corporate partners, we are helping to unlock human potential.
What We’re Looking For:
The Media Systems Engineer works within the 2U Learning division as the resident expert in media post-production workflows and best practices. They will serve as the system administrator for the post-production environment including 2U’s enterprise media asset management system, media storage solution, and all ancillary post-production related equipment and peripherals that enable workflows including ingest, transcoding, video editing, motion graphics, audio mixing, color correction, video quality assurance, and final delivery. This pivotal role will be a key liaison between 2U post production teams across product lines including Graduate and Undergraduate Degrees, Executive Education, and edX.
This role will collaborate with internal 2U departments including Engineering, Production Innovation, Learning Technology, and IT, as well as external post production vendors, our systems integration partner, and product suppliers to ensure continued proper protocols as they relate to security, ongoing maintenance, updates, and enhancements to post production systems. This person will also work with the Media Systems Specialist to provide guidance and delegate day to day responsibilities. This person is a passionate media and tech enthusiast, constantly monitoring and absorbing media production and ed-tech industry norms, as well as the latest technical solutions including hardware, equipment and post-production related software. The person in this role will aid in determining 2U’s media and video technological vision, implementing media technology strategies, and ensuring that the technological resources are aligned with the company's business needs.
Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To:
1. Serve as global Administrator and in-house SME for media/video post-production systems including media asset management solution, AWS storage infrastructure in partnership with 2U IT/Engineering, and all media-related equipment and peripherals
- Monitor performance and maintain post-production systems according to established requirements.
- Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders and external vendors who are users within 2U’s MAM environment.
- Main liaison between 2U, post-production vendors, systems integration partner, and product suppliers for ongoing required support and troubleshooting of system anomalies.
- Provide technical expertise for all post-production editorial and technical staff including editors and motions graphics designers, video post-production management staff, and production staff for day-to-day video engineering needs encompassing all related disciplines such as operational system support monitoring and troubleshooting.
- Ensure security of the media post production environment leveraging deployed tools through access controls, backups, and firewalls.
- Establish and manage all user permissions and track licensing and usage.
- Troubleshoot access issues and outages among end users.
- Administer, support, and operate AWS/S3 tools and cloud-based storage; monitor and report on ingress and egress in collaboration with 2U Engineering team.
- Administer, support, and operate file-based encoding, transcoding, and media conform workflows from ingest through final delivery.
- Manage and inventory all 2U-owned local (US-based) hard drives, RAID storage, and LTO archive library if applicable.
- Support and operate LTO archive library, RAID storage, and hard drives, as necessary in conjunction with current 2U post production vendor
- Assist with software configurations for physical/local/remote servers and ingest/edit workstations as required.
- Install and maintain physical/local servers and ingest/edit workstations as required.
- Troubleshoot any machine/equipment failures, software glitches, and offline/missing media, escalating to SI partner when necessary.
- Help evaluate and troubleshoot technical quality control issues related to media, including both raw and final assets, and work with stakeholders executing media acquisition on resolving these issues.
- Make recommendations and implement upgrades to media post-production systems and software with new models and releases in order to support increasing scale, complexity requirements, and future functionality enhancements.
- Provide insight on required technical specifications for production including field and studio acquisition.
2. Develop, introduce, monitor, and improve workflows and automation in partnership with various stakeholders including internal and external post production teams.
- Develop efficient workflows based on best practices essential to a media post production operation.
- Develop and update technical documentation, policies, and SOPs for media and editorial workflows.
- Collaborate with 2U’s systems integration partner, product vendors, and internal 2U stakeholders to develop and test API integrations.
- Participate and advise on best practices for Adobe Creative Suite project and sequence organizational structures, MAM metadata architecture, and taxonomy standards.
- Identify new areas for a more streamlined approach to relevant production and post-production work including automation considerations.
- Support vendor and partner inquiries regarding external media production best practices and technical deliverable requirements.
- Participate in discussions and/or review of updates or modifications to overall operational workflows and SOPs, as appropriate.
- Maintain and update technical quality control specifications.
3. Training/Coaching.
- Responsible for training Media Systems Specialist and internal 2U staff and external vendors on related 2U systems who participate in production and post production processes including advising on technical specifications for filming/recording, editing, graphics, audio, and video quality control and assurance.
- Develop expertise on all aspects of 2U’s post-production environment including deployed MAM software and AWS storage.
- Develop and maintain training materials including user-guides, documentation, screen share recordings, etc. for user groups.
- Communicate rollouts of new video post production tools and resources to user groups.
- Training and facilitating internal 2U and external vendor training for any user groups leveraging MAM.
- Provide orientation to external/freelance technical and editorial staff (e.g. video editors) to post-production operational systems.
4. Take on additional duties and responsibilities as required.
Things That Should Be In Your Background:
- Bachelor’s Degree is required.
- 7+ years of professional video/media production/post production, engineering and operations experience.
- Experience as a System Administrator, Network Administrator or similar role in support of a complex media post production operation.
- Experience with various operating systems and platforms.
- Experience with databases, networks (LAN, WAN), and cloud-based media storage. AWS/S3 and tiered cloud storage experience is a plus.
- Experience with media processing systems and workflows at various stages of the media supply chain (workflow engines, ingest, transcode, metadata, editing, delivery).
- Comprehensive knowledge of file-based and proxy workflows, formats, frame rates, aspect ratios, codecs and file types required for a high-volume media post production environment.
- Expertise in media post-production software and editing techniques on non-linear editing platforms including the full Adobe Creative Suite.
- Experience with enterprise media asset management software. IPV Curator experience is a plus.
- Full knowledge of encode hardware and transcode software applications. Root 6 workflow engine experience is a plus.
- Knowledge of system security and data backup/recovery.
- Experience with LTO Archive software and hardware.
- Experience with product/project management software, Atlassian Jira is a plus.
- Expertise leveraging various technology and software solutions including Google Suite, Microsoft Office, Slack and overall web-savviness.
- Knowledge of technical aspects of video production, including best practices for filming, lighting and audio engineering techniques.
- Familiarity with video closed captioning and transcription workflows.
- Maintains a high level of professionalism and has the ability to interface effectively with a variety of people including internal staff, executive management, and vendors to establish productive, ongoing relationships.
- Ability to work with a team with the ultimate goal of creating the highest quality academic content possible for our university partners.
- Impeccable verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate in a courteous, tactful, and concise manner.
- Champion of change management, with a proven ability to influence and guide stakeholders on highly technical processes.
- Supremely organized and capable of handling multiple projects, priorities, and competing deadlines simultaneously.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment that requires constant agility and adaptability.
- An intuitive decision-maker with excellent critical thinking and analytical skills.
- A positive, proactive and collaborative attitude.
- A great sense of humor and the ability to handle stress with grace.
Other Attributes That Will Help You In This Role:
Working Conditions
Limited travel may be required on an as-needed basis. There will be an intermittent requirement to support media post-production teams in different time zones.
Physical Requirements
May need to transport/install/rack various post-production related equipment.
Benefits & Culture
Our global employee base is a diverse collection of innovators, dreamers, and doers working together to transform lives through higher education. We believe that every employee can advance our shared purpose, and that life at 2U should be fun and meaningful. If you’re excited by the opportunity to provide over 40 million learners and counting with access to world-class online higher education, then join us – and do work that makes a difference. #NoBackRow
We offer comprehensive benefits (unique per country) and excellent work/life balance.
Full-time, ZA benefits include:
- 2 complimentary Getsmarter short courses per year
- Subsidised medical aid with Discovery Health Medical Scheme
- 4% 2U contribution towards Discovery Life Pension Fund and Group Risk Benefit
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Generous leave policy including time off to volunteer for non-profit organization, study leave, sports leave and a company-wide festive season break
2U Diversity and Inclusion Statement
At 2U, we are committed to building and sustaining a culture of belonging, respect, and inclusion. We are proud of the steps we’ve taken to bring together an employee base that embodies diverse walks of life, ideas, genders, ages, races, cultures, sexual orientations, abilities and other unique qualities. We strive to offer a workplace where every employee feels empowered by what makes us different, as well as by how we are alike.
2U is committed to providing reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or accommodations, please reach out to us at: recruitingaccommodations@2u.com.
About 2U Inc.
For more than a decade, 2U, Inc. has been the digital transformation partner of choice to great non-profit colleges and universities delivering high-quality online education at scale. As the parent company of edX, a leading global online learning platform, 2U provides over 45 million learners with access to world-class education in partnership with more than 230 colleges, universities, and corporations. Our people and technology are powering more than 4,000 digital education offerings — from free courses to full degrees — and helping unlock human potential. To learn more: visit 2U.com.
About edX
edX is the education movement for restless learners and a leading global online learning platform from 2U, Inc. Together with the majority of the world’s top-ranked universities and industry-leading companies, we bring our community of over 45 million learners world-class education to support them at every stage of their lives and careers, from free courses to full degrees. And we're not stopping there — we're relentlessly pursuing our vision of a world where every learner can access education to unlock their potential, without the barriers of cost or location. Learn more at edX.org.
Learn more at https://2u.com/careers/
#NoBackRow
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this position, and are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
2U is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against applicants or employees and ensures equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of their race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, marital status, disability, citizenship, military or veterans’ status, or any other classifications protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. 2U’s equal opportunity policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, job benefits and pay.
2U is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups who may contribute to Employment Equity within the workplace and the further diversification of ideas. In this regard, the relevant laws and principles associated with Employment Equity will be considered when appointing potential candidates. We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. 2U requires that you submit a copy of either your identity document or your passport and any applicable work permit if you are a foreign national, along with an updated curriculum vitae.
Ready to apply?
Apply to 2U
Software Engineer (Scala)
Takealot Fulfilment Solutions (TFS), a division of Takealot Online (RF) (Pty) Ltd, is looking for a highly talented Software Engineer (Scala) to join our 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.
Why Join TFS:
- 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.
At TFS, your growth is our growth. You'll be joining a team powered by Takealot Group's core values.
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
Attributes required:
- Solid communication skills
- Proactive
- Ability to adapt to change
- Problem-solver
- Solutions-oriented
- Willing to learn as well as teach others
Qualifications & Experience:
- A suitable degree or similar qualification
- At least 3 years of experience in writing robust, efficient production code
- Experience with SQL database systems
- Experience with development in a Linux environment
- Proficient in a strongly typed language such as Scala, Java or C#
- Open to diversifying language skill set
- Experience with the following will be advantageous:
- Scala
- Play Framework
- Akka Actors
- React
- Postgres
- Mqtt & Kafka
- Amazon Web Services
- Graphite and Grafana
- Git
Let’s talk about life @ Takealot Group
- The power is in your hands: We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs. Go on, be the master of your own destiny.
- No doors: We aren’t fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. See someone you like? High five, collab and make something great.
- Remote working: Love water cooler chats and working from home? Takealot.com offers a hybrid working model for the best of both worlds.
- 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.
- Right tools, right job: Mac or Windows, two monitors or one. Whatever your preference, you’ll work on the latest tech, off the latest tech.
- Help when you need it most: Confidential counselling, legal support and financial guidance, for free, anytime, anywhere.
- Tech stack (for days): ReactJS, Python, Scala, Kotlin, Swift, Google Cloud, Kafka, Redis, Kubernetes and all things machine learning. If you build it, they will come.
- Free parking: No more 5km fun runs to your desk (unless you want to).
Be part of the extraordinary. Be part of TFS.
Takealot Fulfilment Solutions (TFS) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Takealot Group
Project Engineer
Takealot Fulfilment Solutions (TFS), a division of Takealot Online (RF) (Pty) Ltd, is looking for a highly talented Project Engineer to join our team in Cape Town
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.
This position reports to the : Head of Logistics Services
To drive operational excellence and strategic growth within the TFS courier and TFS On-demand service divisions by implementing innovative projects that expand service offerings, optimize operational efficiency, and enhance client experience. This role serves as a key catalyst for analyzing data trends, leading continuous improvement initiatives, facilitating seamless client onboarding, and coordinating cross-functional collaboration to maximize TFS network performance and market expansion.
Your responsibilities can include:
- Project Implementation: Lead and execute strategic projects within the TFS courier and TFS On-demand space to enhance service capabilities and market reach
- Service Expansion: Identify, develop, and implement new service offerings to meet evolving market demands and client requirements
- Data Analysis & Insights: Analyze operational and performance data trends to identify opportunities for optimization, cost reduction, and service enhancement
- Continuous Improvement: Initiate and implement improvement projects across TFS operations to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve service quality
- Client Onboarding: Manage and streamline the onboarding process for new clients, ensuring smooth integration and optimal service delivery
- Operational Collaboration: Work closely with operations teams to identify areas of improvement, implement solutions, and ensure operational excellence
- Stakeholder Management: Maintain clear communication channels and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders throughout project lifecycles
- Process Standardization: Investigate, establish, and implement standardized resources and procedures across the TFS network
- Cross-functional Optimization: Collaborate with various departments to optimize delivery lead-times, logistics costs, and overall operational efficiency
- Compliance & Standards: Support the development and improvement of health and safety plans, programs, and procedures within TFS operations
Qualifications and experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Logistics, Supply Chain Management
- Minimum 3-5 years of experience in logistics, supply chain, courier services, or on-demand delivery operations
- 2+ years of hands-on project management experience with demonstrated success in implementing operational improvements
- Previous experience in courier, e-commerce fulfillment, or last-mile delivery operations highly preferred
- Experience working with data analytics tools and interpreting operational KPIs and metrics
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Project) with advanced Excel skills for data analysis
- Basic understanding of logistics management systems
- Knowledge of process mapping and workflow optimization tools
- Experience working in fast-paced, high-volume operational environments
- Background in continuous improvement methodologies
- Previous exposure to multi-stakeholder project environments
- Experience with cost analysis and budget management for operational projects
- Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and managing complex initiatives
- Previous experience managing external vendor or client relationships
Attributes required :
- Logistics & Supply Chain Expertise: Proven experience in logistics, supply chain management, or courier/on-demand service operations
- Project Management Skills: Strong ability to manage complex projects from conception to implementation with measurable outcomes
- Analytical Capabilities: Advanced quantitative analytical skills with expertise in data interpretation, management metrics, and cost accounting principles
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Exceptional ability to work collaboratively with internal teams, external clients, and cross-functional stakeholders
- Problem-Solving Acumen: Ability to interpret complex operational environments, identify improvement opportunities, and implement innovative solutions
- Leadership & Communication: Strong leadership, team development, and communication skills with the ability to influence and drive change
- Adaptability & Resilience: High degree of personal motivation, resilience, and adaptability in fast-paced, evolving business environments
- Client-Focused Mindset: Understanding of client needs and market dynamics in the courier and on-demand service sectors
Why Join TFS:
- 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
At TFS, your growth is our growth. You'll be joining a team powered by Takealot Group's core values.
More than just a job, we offer:
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.
Ready to apply?
Apply to takealot.com
Software Engineer (Scala)
Takealot Fulfilment Solutions (TFS), a division of Takealot Online (RF) (Pty) Ltd, is looking for a highly talented Software Engineer (Scala) to join our 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.
Why Join TFS:
- 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.
At TFS, your growth is our growth. You'll be joining a team powered by Takealot Group's core values.
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
Attributes required:
- Solid communication skills
- Proactive
- Ability to adapt to change
- Problem-solver
- Solutions-oriented
- Willing to learn as well as teach others
Qualifications & Experience:
- A suitable degree or similar qualification
- At least 3 years of experience in writing robust, efficient production code
- Experience with SQL database systems
- Experience with development in a Linux environment
- Proficient in a strongly typed language such as Scala, Java or C#
- Open to diversifying language skill set
- Experience with the following will be advantageous:
- Scala
- Play Framework
- Akka Actors
- React
- Postgres
- Mqtt & Kafka
- Amazon Web Services
- Graphite and Grafana
- Git
Let’s talk about life @ Takealot Group
- The power is in your hands: We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs. Go on, be the master of your own destiny.
- No doors: We aren’t fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. See someone you like? High five, collab and make something great.
- Remote working: Love water cooler chats and working from home? Takealot.com offers a hybrid working model for the best of both worlds.
- 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.
- Right tools, right job: Mac or Windows, two monitors or one. Whatever your preference, you’ll work on the latest tech, off the latest tech.
- Help when you need it most: Confidential counselling, legal support and financial guidance, for free, anytime, anywhere.
- Tech stack (for days): ReactJS, Python, Scala, Kotlin, Swift, Google Cloud, Kafka, Redis, Kubernetes and all things machine learning. If you build it, they will come.
- Free parking: No more 5km fun runs to your desk (unless you want to).
Be part of the extraordinary. Be part of TFS.
Takealot Fulfilment Solutions (TFS) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.
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TDT Project Engineer
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.
This position reports to the Head of TDT
Your responsibilities will include:
- Initiating and implementing continuous improvement projects across the TDT network to improve efficiency and reduce cost;
- Operationalizing new business development initiatives within the TDT network;
- Support with developing and/or improving the health and safety plans, programmes and procedures in the TDT network;
- Auditing operational teams against approved systems;
- Coordinating changes required in the Takealot Pickup Point network in support of business expansion;
- Investigating, establishing and implementing standardized resources across the TDT network;
- Working cross functionally with internal and external stakeholders to optimise total delivery lead-time and logistics cost; and
- Active Stakeholder Management by ensuring clear communication channels are maintained between all parties involved in improvement projects.
Attributes required:
- Logistics supply chain experience;
- Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders;
- Ability to interpret complex operational environments, identify problem areas and project manage the implement of leading edge solutions;
- Quantitative analytical capability, with a strong grasp of management and cost accounting principles and metrics;
- Good leadership and team development skills; and
- High degree of personal motivation and resilience.
Qualifications and Experience:
- BEng Industrial or Logistics degree
- Minimum 3 – 5 years within Logistics / Supply Chain
- Sound operational background within logistics management
- Proven track record of success in delivering projects against operational and profit targets
- Experience of managing both internal and external stakeholders
Why Join TFS:
- 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
At TFS, your growth is our growth. You'll be joining a team powered by Takealot Group's core values.
More than just a job, we offer:
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.
Ready to apply?
Apply to takealot.com