Mr D, a division of takealot.com, is looking for a highly talented Mid Level Python Software Engineer to join our team in Cape Town.

As a Mid-Level Software Development Engineer (Python) you will help to architect, implement, support and maintain scalable services in a heterogeneous environment. You will be able to influence both business and architectural decisions, while working on end-to-end technology solutions.

This position reports to the Platform Engineering Manager.

**Your mission, should you choose to accept it: **

• Build scalable software systems supporting our growing business and customers.

• Develop, enhance and maintain backend systems in a heterogeneous environment.

• Implement reliable, performant and usable technical solutions and deliver code to production.

• Work closely with other engineers, professional services teams and product managers.

• Add value to the team and business.

• Apply and foster best software development life cycle practices.

• Continuously learn and improve your knowledge and the deliverables.

Skills we need:

• Thorough understanding of computer science fundamentals, OO concepts, data structures and algorithms.

• Ability to design and maintain secure and scalable APIs.

• Experience in developing distributed backend systems and stateless architectures.

• Hands on experience with *nix and Python.

• Experience with event streaming, relational & non-relational datastores, containerization and cloud service providers.

• Passion for learning new skills and appreciation to invent and simplify.

Nice to have experience:

• AWS Cloud technologies.

• GIT version control.

• PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Elastic, Redis.

• Kafka.

• Docker, Kubernetes

Qualifications and experience:

• Computer Science Degree (or equivalent additional experience)

• Minimum 2 to 3 years experience

Let’s talk about life @ Mr D

• 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 aren’t fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. See someone you like? High five, collab and make something great.

• Remote working: Love water cooler chats and working from home? We offer a hybrid working model for the best of both worlds.

• Mentorship programme: We aren’t kidding when we say the people with the best people win. Now’s your chance to be one of the best, by learning from the best.

• 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, Coursera and more.

• Good times: Get to know the other extraordinary minds in the takealot group during regular social events and out-of-office activities (think hikes, think mini golf, think good times).

• Birthday leave: Cake Day all the way. Enjoy your day off - you deserve it.

• Right tools, right job: A Mac laptop, two monitors or one. Whatever your preference, you’ll 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): Angular, Python, Kotlin, Swift, AWS, Kafka, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, IOT 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? **

If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind. Apply today!!

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