Takealot Group
E-commerce
PrincipalEngineer
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“Principal Engineer at Takealot Group. Drive technical architecture. Lead design of systems”
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years experience
Nice to Have
Innovation ability, Navigate ambiguity, Lead transformations
What You'll Do.
Drive technical architecture
Lead design of systems
Lead architecture of systems
Architect future of retail
Architect future of logistics
Build hyper-scale systems
Build highly available systems
Process immense throughput
Pioneer new paradigms
Unlock new business capabilities
Architect systemically
Ensure platforms scale
Drive technical excellence
Lead greenfield incubation
Mitigate systemic risks
Elevate engineering capabilities
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Conflicting requirements; Organisational transformations
Process & Methodology
Project management
Full Job Description
Takealot.com, South Africa’s leading online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Principal Engineer to join the Engineering team based in South Africa. We are a young, dynamic, hyper-growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us! Think you’ve been challenged before? Think again! Scale: 4 million happy shoppers shop online on takealot.com. Show them what you can do. Learn: We work with the best of the best, and then some. Code alongside industry leaders and up-skill in record time. Grow: Expand your career in the fast-growing Takealot Group: takealot.com, Mr D and TFS. We like to promote from within: Here’s your chance. Purpose of the role: Takealot Group operates at an unprecedented scale, powering the e-commerce infrastructure for millions of South Africans through Takealot, Mr D, and TFS. Architecting the future of retail and logistics in Africa requires building hyper-scale, highly available distributed systems that can process immense throughput with zero downtime, while simultaneously pioneering new technological paradigms to unlock new business capabilities. As a Principal Software Engineer, you are a pragmatic visionary and a strategic force multiplier across the engineering organization. You act as the bridge between ambitious business goals and robust technology solutions. Your purpose is to think globally and architect systemically, ensuring platforms scale gracefully while driving technical excellence, leading 0-to-1 greenfield incubation, mitigating systemic risks, and elevating the capabilities of the entire engineering group. Key responsibilities: Drive Technical Architecture: Lead the design and architecture of highly scalable, available, and secure distributed systems across the Takealot Group. Innovation able to earn and sustain the respect of highly technical professionals. Ability to navigate extreme ambiguity, drive technical alignment across conflicting requirements, and lead teams through comple
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