About BCX - Retail Solutions

Address

1012 Lenchen Avenue, Centurion

Company Size

1000+
Summary

Who we are

UCS Technology Services is the largest retail solution provider in South Africa. We have a 15 year track record and support over 8 000 customers.

Fast facts

UCS TS have 6 development teams working on different solutions across 5 retail verticals. Collectively they determine the innovation and direction of Retail in South Africa
o UCS TS provide their dispensing and switching solution over 65% of the pharmacy and healthcare providers in SA. This solution is being rewritten – our developers are deeply involved in crafting our new solutions.
o UCS TS are the leading solution provider Point of Sale and forecourt management to all leading fuel retailers. Integration and analytics of big data resulting from the IoT installed at our sites provide new opportunities for this vertical.
o UCS TS offer the most comprehensive merchandising, and warehouse point of sale solution in South Africa and hold a number of blue chip customers in the fashion and general merchandising verticals. Taking the software mobile is the next mile for these verticals.
o UCS TS BIS team develop mobile applications, these include mobile apps that are deployed across all our customs and internally.
UCS TS support innovation and initiative and use their own self-developed help desk solution and mobile application for all technical staff and training solutions

Our culture

UCS TS offers a great work environment, the culture supports those with creative thinking and who are passionate about innovation. Our atmosphere is relaxed, we are not clock watchers and don’t have any dress code. Our people stay with us because we are a cool company, they enjoy a fast paced and technically complex environment. We encourage independence, great ideas and rapid decision making.

The hiring process

Because team work matters, we work with our candidates to provide as much information they need about UCS TS during this process. The average process takes anywhere from 7-21 days depending on how quickly information is provided.

  1. Telephonic chat – short and sweet just to get a feel
  2. Face to face interview – usually an hour
  3. Technical skills test and meet the team day – usually from 2-4 hours for the test and a few hours in the office
  4. Verifications and background checks - we will ask for a copy of your ID and qualification
  5. Final interview where you would meet key team members – usually an hour or so
Perks
Bonuses for achievers
Competitive salaries
Health and life insurance
Offices have foosball or pool tables
Drinks on Fridays and regular braais
Flexible schedules
Casual dress code
Skills development
Tech Stack

Application and Data

Javascript
Node.js
MySQL
PHP
Java
Swift
jQuery
HTML5
C#
C++
Bootstrap
Microsoft Azure
ASP.NET
MS SQL
Xamarin
.Net Core 2.0
Oracle

DevOps

GitHub

Business Tools

JIRA
Techs use petrol pumps for beer dispensing
Social outside at West Street Centurion offices
UCS TS at the My World of Tomorrow at the Sandton Convention Centre
Some of the members of BIS team at our West Street Office in Centurion
Casual Day at Newlands Western Cape Offices - dressing up for charity
Dolfin Merchandising and Warehouse development team at the Newlands office in the WC
The KZN team supporting national bandana day
The fuel development and micro electronics team goofing around