Senior Software Engineer (Logistics) at takealot.com August, 2026

- Senior Software Engineer (Logistics) at takealot.com
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Posted: Aug 21, 2026

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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 the customer comes first. All of our focus is dedicated to improving the customer ...
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Senior Software Engineer (Logistics)
- Job Type Full Time
- Qualification Bachelors
- Experience 5 years
- Location South Africa
- Job Field ICT / Computer
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
Our Tech Stack:
- Scala
- Play Framework
- JVM
- Postgres
- Google Pubsub
- Cassandra DB
- 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
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