takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Software Engineer (Android Storefront) to join our team. Candidates must reside in South Africa.
Think you’ve been challenged before? Think again!
- Scale: Over 2.5 million happy shoppers shop online on takealot.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, Mr D and TFS. We like to promote from within: Here’s your chance.
Who’s who in the tech space
This position reports to the Mobile Engineering Manager
Your mission, should you choose to accept it:
- Help design, develop and refine new features
- Locate and resolve bugs and crashes
- Brainstorm new ideas and concepts
- Work with teammates on design, code reviews, and estimation
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering and a minimum of 3 years experience in a software/technology environment is required.
- In the event that you do not have a Bachelor’s Degree or an Advanced Diploma (Computer Science, Mathematics or Engineering), an equivalent experience requirement must be met, which equates to a minimum of 6 years’ of Software Development experience
- 3+ years professional mobile development experience with at least 2 years experience in native Android
- Strong Computer Science and programming fundamentals.
- Full understanding of the Android application and activity lifecycles.
- Proficient in building modern, responsive Android interfaces using Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and core Android architecture components..
- Appreciation of Android-specific asynchronous processing techniques.
- Knowledge of strategies to handle issues related to platform fragmentation, differing screen sizes and multiple OS versions.
- Knowledge and Appreciation of Android user experience design patterns.
The skills we need:
- Be accountable
- Creative
- Solution oriented
- Flexible
- Take pride in your work
Additional Desirable Skills
- Android Java experience is a bonus.
- Any iOS native development experience is a bonus.
- Experience with network requests to RESTful APIs and using industry-standard libraries.
- Experience working with unit test frameworks
- Experience with writing UI Automation scripts using Robot Framework.
- Experience developing eCommerce apps for retail
- Experience working with software development tools including GitLab, Jira and Confluence.
Let’s talk about life @ Takealot Group
- The power is in your hands: 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.
- 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?
- TakealotMORE Benefit
- 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).
Like what you see?
If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind. Apply today!!
Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or Advanced Diploma in Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Engineering
- Minimum 3 years of experience in a software or technology environment
- If lacking the specified degree or diploma, a minimum of 6 years of software development experience
- At least 3 years of professional mobile development experience
- At least 2 years of native Android development experience
- Strong computer science and programming fundamentals
- Full understanding of Android application and activity lifecycles
- Proficiency with Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and core Android architecture components
- Knowledge of Android-specific asynchronous processing techniques
- Knowledge of strategies for platform fragmentation, differing screen sizes, and multiple OS versions
- Knowledge and appreciation of Android user experience design patterns
- Residence in South Africa
- Android Java experience
- iOS native development experience
- Experience with RESTful API network requests and industry-standard libraries
- Experience with unit testing frameworks
- Experience writing UI automation scripts using Robot Framework
- Experience developing retail e-commerce applications
- Experience with GitLab, Jira, and Confluence
takealot.com Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered aligned with qualifications in select office and tech functions. This indicates pockets where compensation matches role expectations despite broader variability.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Employee discounts and company-supported learning opportunities are available to some permanent staff. These perks add non-cash value that can help offset leaner core benefits in certain teams.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid sick leave, holidays, and flexible scheduling appear in some roles. Such time-off and flexibility elements contribute positively where offered.
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What We Do
Takealot.com is the leading eCommerce retailer in South Africa and one of the largest, most innovative eCommerce retailers on the African continent. Our mission is to be the most customer-centric online shopping destination in Africa, built around the simple concept that our customer comes first. Need help or have a question? Reach out to us via our Help Center for assistance https://www.takealot.com/help-centre Our focus is dedicated to improving the customer experience, from the moment they arrive on our website to the moment they receive their order. By aligning ourselves to this philosophy, we believe Takealot will be the #1 shopping destination across Africa.
