Jobs at Yuppiechef

Minimum Requirement:

• A degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience in a related field
• Strong foundation in software engineering principles and practices
• ±3 years commercial experience building scalable web applications
• Very strong communication skills, to bridge the gap between business and tech
• Interest in functional programming and clean code practices
• Track record of shipping high-quality software in production environments
• Ability to mentor others and contribute to technical discussions

What You'll Do

As a key member of our engineering team, you will:

• Own and implement critical features across our full-stack applications
• Contribute to our technical architecture as we scale our omni-channel retail platform
• Mentor junior developers and contribute to our engineering culture
• Drive technical decisions that impact our platform
• Collaborate with product and business teams to solve complex retail challenge

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What will you do?

Architect & Implement

• Own and evolve the technical & architectural roadmap, ensuring systems are scalable, secure, and maintainable
• Design, build, and deploy fault-tolerant services that balance performance and trade-offs
• Stay current with new technologies, proactively updating dependencies and patching vulnerabilities

Champion Observability

• Establish and advocate best practices for monitoring, logging, and telemetry – and mentor the team on their adoption
• Use data-driven insights to identify issues, optimise performance, and guide continuous improvement

Lead & Mentor

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to the engineering team, setting high standards of quality and innovation
• Conduct design and code reviews, sharing feedback to strengthen the team’s capabilities and outcomes
• Support hiring, onboarding, and professional development of engineers

Streamline Processes

• Define frameworks, tools, and workflows to boost developer productivity and reduce duplication
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into technical requirements and actionable plans
• Maintain clear documentation and guidelines that enhance knowledge sharing and make development more efficient and consistent

Align with Business Goals

• Collaborate with stakeholders to help develop and refine the technical strategy and roadmap, ensuring alignment with key initiatives
• Contribute to setting and achieving KPIs, driving initiatives that deliver measurable impact
• Ensure engineering efforts support wider business priorities, translating vision into actionable plans

What will you bring?

• 10+ years of hands-on programming experience building web or mobile applications
• Strong experience in system monitoring, logging, tracing, and triaging tools
• Experience with cloud infrastructure
• Experience with build, CI/CD & deployment pipelines and related technologies like Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins etc.
• Effective problem solving skills, ability to make design trade-offs, balancing the long-term "big picture" and short-term implications of design decisions
• Effective communication and collaboration skills, including consensus building, conflict resolution, influence and persuasion skills
• Proven leadership in project management, technical execution and mentorship of other engineers
• A degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience in a related field 

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What your role would be 

• Our retail leadership team is instrumental in ensuring that our desired customer experience and retail experience is met in every store.  You will connect regularly with them.  
• Supporting the store management in executing key store strategies 
• Ensuring that the store is a unique and inviting experience for our customers. Each visit should best reflect our brand and what we stand for
• Oversee and coach sales assistant to deliver exceptional customer experience 
• Sharing your passion for cooking and entertaining and love to help others learn more about the products and services that we offer
• Ensuring that the internal operational processes of the store follow the set procedures of the business. You will be responsible for resolving store operational concerns.
• You will be working alongside our existing retail team and store management.  You will assist in ensuring our operations processes are followed to keep everything in check.  

What experience and skills you need for the role

Experience:

• Minimum 2 years experience in a premium brand in a retail environment 
• Have previously taken on a level of store management in a retail environment
• Knowledge of various POS and stock management systems. You must feel comfortable working with different systems and technology
• Experience in a customer-centric brand  
• Strong business orientation 
• Grade 12 / Matriculation

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What your role would be 

Our retail leadership team is instrumental in ensuring that our desired customer experience and retail experience is met in every store.  You will connect regularly with them.  

• Supporting the store management in executing key store strategies 
• Ensuring that the store is a unique and inviting experience for our customers. Each visit should best reflect our brand and what we stand for
• Oversee and coach sales assistant to deliver exceptional customer experience 
• Sharing your passion for cooking and entertaining and love to help others learn more about the products and services that we offer
• Ensuring that the internal operational processes of the store follow the set procedures of the business. You will be responsible for resolving store operational concerns.
• You will be working alongside our existing retail team and store management.  You will assist in ensuring our operations processes are followed to keep everything in check.  

What experience and skills you need for the role

Experience:

• Minimum 2 years experience in a premium brand in a retail environment 
• Have previously taken on a level of store management in a retail environment
• Knowledge of various POS and stock management systems. You must feel comfortable working with different systems and technology
• Experience in a customer-centric brand  
• Strong business orientation 
• Grade 12 / Matriculation

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What your role would be

• Meeting and exceeding sales goals by training, motivating, mentoring and providing feedback to the store team
• Build extensive product knowledge of key products and product categories available in-store and coach the team in this knowledge
• Ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction through excellent service and a deep understanding of our customer experience
• Day-to-day store management and operations including managing and recruiting staff, merchandising, stock management, display management, event coordination.
• Ensure that the look and feel of the store promotes a positive customer experience and is in keeping with our brand.
• Oversee all store related processes and continually look at ways to improve them.
• Regular connections with the retail leadership team ensuring key projects and goals are being achieved.

What experience and skills you need for the role

• Minimum of 5 years in a store management role with at least 2 years in a premium brand.
• Knowledge of various POS and stock management systems. You must feel comfortable working with different systems and technology
• Experience in people management.
• Experience in a customer-centric brand  
• Strong business orientation