Software Engineering Manager (Logistics)

<p><a href="http://takealot.com/">takealot.com</a>, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented <strong>Software Engineering Manager</strong> to join our team in South Africa.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Think you’ve been challenged before? Think again!</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Scale</strong>: 4 million happy shoppers shop online on takealot.com. Show them what you can do.</li> <li><strong>Learn</strong>: We work with the best of the best, and then some. Code alongside industry leaders and upskill in record time.&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Grow</strong>: Expand your career in the fast-growing Takealot Group: takealot.com and Mr D. We like to promote from within: Here’s your chance.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><strong>Who’s who in the tech space</strong></p> <p>The position reports to the Engineering Director (Logistics).</p> <p><strong>Your mission, should you choose to accept it:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Build and retain a high-caliber engineering team</li> <li>Build relationships through regular one-on-one conversations</li> <li>Remove roadblocks and interruptions to help the team perform</li> <li>Be involved with architectural and strategic planning with peers and senior developers</li> <li>Work with stakeholders to gather requirements, and manage expectations</li> <li>Support and develop the careers of members of the team</li> <li>Support and give direction to innovation in the team</li> <li>Present practical input for strategic technology decisions</li> <li>Stay up to date with industry trends, and standards</li> <li>Lead the Agile processes within the team</li> <li>Manage the roadmap for the team, playing a key role in prioritization</li> <li>Successfully see new projects to completion and launch new products while maintaining the existing code base.</li> <li>Facilitate discussions in the team and ensure a good design methodology is used on projects.</li> <li>Resolve conflict in the team when necessary</li> <li>Promote the achievements of the team</li> <li>Track and ensure team productivity is healthy using a metrics-based approach</li> <li>Track and ensure operational excellence in the team using a metrics-based approach</li> <li>Interview candidates for technical and organizational fit</li> <li>Drive innovation, vision, and strategy</li> </ul> <p><strong>The skills we need:</strong></p> <ul> <li>A solutions-oriented, can-do attitude and high-energy</li> <li>Strong analytical and critical thinking, using data to inform decisions</li> <li>Solid quantitative skills</li> <li>Ability to interview and interact professionally with internal and external people</li> <li>Capability to present ideas succinctly, in writing and verbally</li> <li>Versatile and with the appetite to learn by doing</li> </ul> <p><strong>Qualifications &amp; Experience:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, or any related area of study. In the event that you do not have a Bachelor’s Degree or an Advanced Diploma, equivalent experience in the related area is sufficient.&nbsp;</li> <li>Demonstrable experience leading and managing a team of engineers on complex software projects.</li> <li>Experience developing software in an agile, quality-focussed environment.</li> <li>Experience with a broad range of related disciplines such as Development, Cloud Infrastructure, Site Reliability, Provisioning, Configuration Management, and Managed Systems.</li> <li>Good SQL experience in a high-load environment.</li> <li>Significant technical experience and a proven track record of architectural ownership and understanding.</li> <li>Experience with Open Source Operating Systems and technologies.</li> <li>Experience with Web Architectures (e.g. SOA, REST).</li> <li>Excellent understanding of theoretical Software Engineering fundamentals, including but not limited to distributed systems, highly scalable systems, algorithms, data structures, design patterns, and programming paradigms is advantageous.</li> <li>Experience with e-commerce-based applications is advantageous.</li> <li>Experience working with GCP/AWS and/or other cloud platforms.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Let’s talk about life @ Takealot Group</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>The power is in your hands</strong>: We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package that allows full flexibility according to your needs. Go on, be the master of your own destiny.</li> <li><strong>No doors</strong>: We aren’t fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. See someone you like? High five, collab and make something great.</li> <li><strong>Remote working</strong>: Love water cooler chats <em>and </em>working from home? Takealot.com offers a hybrid working model for the best of both worlds.</li> <li><strong>Mentorship programme</strong>: 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.</li> <li><strong>Naspers Tech Community</strong> <strong>&amp; Online Learning</strong>: 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.</li> <li><strong>Good times</strong>: 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).</li> <li><strong>Staff discount</strong>. Millions of products across 28 departments. What more could you ask for?</li> <li><strong>Birthday leave</strong>: Cake Day all the way. Enjoy your day off - you deserve it.&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Right tools, right job</strong>: We work on Mac, but whether you prefer two monitors or one. You’ll work on the latest tech, with the latest tech.</li> <li><strong>Help when you need it most</strong>: Confidential counseling, legal support, and financial guidance, for free, anytime, anywhere.&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Tech stack (for days): </strong>Angular, Scala, Kotlin, Google Cloud, Kafka, Redis, Kubernetes and all things machine learning. If you build it, they will come.</li> <li><strong>Free parking: </strong>No more 5km fun runs to your desk (unless you want to).&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><strong>Like what you see?&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>If you meet the above you are an <strong>Extraordinary Mind. </strong>Apply today!!</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given a preference</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>