Software Engineer (PHP)

Superbalist.com, South Africas fashion destination, is looking for a Software Engineer (PHP) to join our team.

We are looking for candidates who have a real passion for technology, who are constantly exploring, learning and improving their skills. Were a hyper growth company looking for smart, innovative, autonomous, and creative people to join us!

We think big, and follow through!

• Scale: Over 900, 000 happy shoppers shop online on Superbalist.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, superbalist.com, and Mr D. We like to promote from within: Heres your chance.

Whos who
This position reports to an Engineering Manager.

The high level

• Writes code and tests, pushing to production independently.
• Reviews code, providing valuable improvements for the team.
• Designs and delivers significant projects.
• Develops detailed technical analysis and design specifications based on functional requirements.
• Participates in functional and technical specification reviews.
• Monitor services and systems within our infrastructure.
• Tracks investigates, and resolves defects.
• Creates and executes unit tests.
• Participates in creating and executing integration-level test plans.
• Can work across multiple teams & disciplines to deliver larger projects.
• Mentors more junior developers, participates in hack days, and invests in the engineering online community.
• Continuously improves the architecture and methodologies to find ways to iterate on code design, system performance, scalability, and address security.

The skills we need

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong drive for results.
• Be comfortable working within a team.
• Good communication skills.
• Build and maintain relationships.

Your qualifications & experience

• Degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent 5 years experience.
• 3-5 years in professional software development.
• Proven mastery of object oriented programming in PHP.
• Significant experience in relational database systems and structures.
• In-depth knowledge of networking, cloud computing, distributed systems and testing.
• Understanding of how to build sustainable solutions that scale.
• Understanding of caching strategies, queues and asynchronous processes.
• Demonstrate industry best practices in security and privacy.
• Experience in the agile methodology, in an issue tracking system.

Areas of mastery

• PHP (Laravel)
• SQL
• Basics of Docker

Bonus points

• A python framework (Flask, Django)
• A javascript framework (VueJS)
• Kubernetes & Minikube
• Google BigQuery & Looker
• Event driven architecture (PubSub)
• Experience with e-commerce based applications

Our ideal candidates have a passion for technology. They are constantly exploring, learning, and improving their skills. They know where to apply what they have learned and they share their knowledge freely. We embrace fit-for-purpose technology, meaning we have a diverse stack. Just like our culture, we obsess about building systems that are elegant, performant, reliable, and scalable. Our teams are autonomous, collaborative units that share a business and engineering vision, but have the freedom to tweak and influence how they go about their mission.
We are looking for candidates who are self-starters and are comfortable taking ownership over assigned projects while working collaboratively in a team environment. The candidate will need to work with colleagues at all levels of the organisation and must be comfortable gathering and organising information that translates into usable requirements.

Lets talk about life @ Takealot Group

• The power is in your hands: We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs. Go on, be the master of your own destiny.
• No doors: We arent fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. Collab and make something great.
• Remote work: Love water cooler chats and working from home? Superbalist.com offers the best of both worlds.
• Hat day: Take a day every two weeks to go learn something new, or work on a proof of concept; come up with a creative solution for a business or technical challenge!
• 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, Udemy, Coursera and more.
• Good times: Get to know the other extraordinary minds at Superbalist.com during regular social events and out-of-office activities (think hikes, think mini golf, think lunch, think good times).
• Staff discount. The latest fashion at even better prices. What more could you ask for?
• Birthday leave: Enjoy your mandatory fun day off - you deserve it!
• Right tools, right job: Mac, Windows, Linux, two monitors or one. Whatever your preference, youll 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): Vue.js, Python, PHP, Node.js, Kotlin, Swift, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, PubSub, 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?
Lets chat! Apply today!

Superbalist is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.