Senior Software Engineer - GoLang | Python (OmniComm)

Cape Town

WHO WE ARE AT BASH

We are a team of leaders, bold thinkers and friends, and we’re on a mission to create remarkable omni-channel experiences for our customers.

We believe that by being Bold, Accountable, Simple and Human, our values will lead us forward, keeping us real, connected and directed.

By leveraging the power of technology and exceptional talent, we are building products that bring the physical and digital world together to create communities that prosper. This journey requires grit, ambition and teamwork as we transform SA retail for the better.

And we’re only just getting started. Now is the time to jump onboard.

As a Senior Software Engineer - GoLang | Python (OmniComm) at Bash you’ll have a far-reaching impact on the commerce experience for both our customers and store staff. You’ll work in a dynamic cross-functional team closely aligned around the customer journey, with the opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects and technologies.

WHAT IS OMNICOMM

The Omnicom engineering division is responsible for the customer-facing experience of shopping on Bash, delivering all of the usual eCommerce functionality, as well as in-store features to round out the omni-shopping customer experience:

• Surfacing our products to customers, working with our partners to deliver world-class shopping experiences to surprise and delight

• Growing our customer base through promotions and customer relationship management

• The shopping and checkout journey and post-purchase experiences and communications

• And much more

WHAT YOU DO

• Collaborate with the team as part of an Agile development process

• Manage your JIRA tasks, removing ambiguity from your tickets to streamline development

• Assist your team on operational tasks related to the platform

• Build relationships with developers, product managers and other colleagues

• Influence the team to build resilient, maintainable solutions

• Participate in the on-call rotation for critical system alerts

• Document processes and SOPs (we use Notion)

WHAT YOU HAVE

• BSc Computer Science or equivalent is encouraged (strong work experience can fill this gap)

• 5+ years of relevant work experience

• 5+ years experience writing backend code. We primarily use Go (and Python)

• 5+ years experience designing backend for frontend services and applications

• In-depth knowledge of databases, data structures, algorithms and an interest in distributed systems

• Experience in a scripting language

• Great problem-solving skills

• A passion for observability and monitoring of the services you build

• Experience owning the deployment process of your services and applications in Amazon Web Services or Google Cloud Platform

• Ability to work effectively across teams to deliver results, with good verbal and written communication skills

We ask a few optional demographic questions to monitor fairness in hiring and comply with South Africa’s Employment Equity requirements. Your responses are confidential — stored separately from your application and never shown to hiring panels. We review the data only in aggregate to strengthen our sourcing so pipelines are diverse and all candidates receive equitable support. You can skip any question.

JOINING THE BASH TEAM

We empower our people to choose where they would like to do their best work, with the tools they need to get there, but we also encourage our teams to travel so we can make magic happen face to face. Our offices are a vibe, which doesn’t hurt. They are decked out to make collaboration easy and help our team create lasting connections with each other.

We bring teams together for planning, celebration, ideation and onboarding, and more.

BASH PERKS

Our perks are supercharged by our intangible benefits, like the optionality that comes with building a hyper-growth business, being surrounded by the best talent in the biz and building great products that wow our customers and drive growth for our country.

Best of the Best

The wealth of talent we have will surprise + inspire you.

Security within a startup

The best of both worlds. TFG's buy-in lets us invest in the people and initiatives we believe in.

Agency and Optionality

Use the ambition and collective force of our talent to drive your career in the direction you dream.

Connection and Friendship

We make sure you connect, laugh and have fun with the team. Play hard, work hard vibes.

Top $$

The best people, in the right roles, earning at the top tier.

Your Time

We’ve got generous paid holiday, wellbeing leave and even Birthday leave for you to enjoy when you need it.

Exclusive Shopping Discount

Save when you shop across over 500 brands in-store and on bash.com.