Superbalist - Software Engineer (Python) at Superbalist.com

Job Description 

We are looking for candidates who have a real passion for technology, who are constantly exploring, learning and improving their skills. We’re a hyper growth company looking for smart, innovative, autonomous, and creative people to join us!

We think big, and follow through!

• Scale: Over a million happy shoppers shop online on Superbalist.com. Show them 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, superbalist.com, and Mr D. We like to promote from within: Here’s your chance. 

Who’s who

This position reports to an Engineering Manager.

The high level

• Writes code and tests, pushing to production independently.
• Reviews code, providing valuable improvements for the team.
• Designs and delivers significant projects.
• Develops detailed technical analysis and design specifications based on functional requirements.
• Participates in functional and technical specification reviews. 
• Monitor services and systems within our infrastructure.
• Tracks investigates, and resolves defects.
• Creates and executes unit tests.
• Participates in creating and executing integration-level test plans.
• Can work across multiple teams & disciplines to deliver larger projects.
• Mentors more junior developers, participates in hack days, and invests in the engineering online community.
• Continuously improves the architecture and methodologies to find ways to iterate on code design, system performance, scalability, and address security.

The skills we need

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong drive for results.
• Be comfortable working within a team.
• Good communication skills.
• Build and maintain relationships.

Your qualifications & experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or a related field and a minimum of 3 years professional software development experience is required.
• In the event that a candidate does not have the tertiary qualification mentioned above, a minimum of 6 years professional software development experience is required.
• Proven experience with Python.
• Knowledge/experience with PHP.
• Significant experience in relational database systems and structures.
• In-depth knowledge of networking, cloud computing, distributed systems and testing.
• Understanding of how to build sustainable solutions that scale.
• Understanding of caching strategies, queues and asynchronous processes.
• Knowledge of industry best practices in security and privacy.
• Experience in the agile methodology.

Areas of mastery

• Python
• Laravel
• SQL

Bonus points

• A Javascript framework (VueJS)
• PHP
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Google BigQuery
• Event driven architecture (PubSub)
• Experience with e-commerce applications