Senior Developer YuppieChef at Mr Price Group

Job Description

• We’re Yuppiechef, and we see ourselves as helping people find moments of joy at home. We’re here to offer outstanding and memorable service both in-store and online, while selling things that our customers love through a seamless omni-channel experience. We take pride in building our own tech – from our online store and POS (Point of Sale) app to our warehouse systems and admin dashboards. This enables us to drive retail innovation and craft experiences that delight 
• We’re looking for a passionate full-time Senior Developer to help shape our software and architecture as we grow and scale

Responsibilities

• We’re looking for someone inwardly driven to make an impact through their work. You are a life-long learner, you embrace successes and challenges, you enjoy crafting solutions over time, and you work well both autonomously and collaboratively. Strong communication – whether in person or asynchronously – is one of your strengths.
•  You’ll lead both hands-on development and strategic planning to create systems that are scalable, efficient, and maintainable, supporting Yuppiechef’s long-term growth. 

As a Senior Software Developer, you will: 

• Lead technical project planning to align with business goals 
• Steward the full development lifecycle, from planning to deployment and maintenance 
• Build new features, simplify existing services, and scale systems 
• Analyse project requirements and propose technical solutions 
• Champion observability and drive architecture to improve system stability 
• Provide technical leadership and mentor more junior team members 
• Collaborate across business units to ensure alignment and successful outcomes

What does our stack look like? 

• Front end: Clojurescript, React (RUM), Javascript 
• Back end: Clojure, Java, PHP 
• Infrastructure: Nginx / Apache, AWS, Kafka / RabbitMQ, Redis, Memcached, Docker, Cloudflare, Datadog, Sentry

Qualifications
We welcome candidates with diverse technical backgrounds. While beneficial, you don’t need prior Clojure experience, however you should be enthusiastic about learning it and comfortable adopting new languages. 

• 7+ years of experience building web or mobile applications 
• Proficiency in functional programming (Clojure preferred but not required) 
• Experience with AWS infrastructure and services, relational databases, message brokers (RabbitMQ/Kafka), and job schedulers 
• Ability to write detailed technical specifications and documentation 
• Proven leadership in project management, technical execution and mentorship 
• Development-first mindset, with most of your time spent coding 
• A degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience in a related field