Software Engineer (Scala)

SUMMIT Africa Recruitment

Cape Town, South Africa, Western Cape, ZA

1d ago

This position reports to the Engineering Team Lead.

Your responsibilities will include the following :

Developing and optimizing systems to manage both parcel and food delivery throughout South Africa

Working with business to improve processes to allow for more efficient deliveries

Researching and defining solutions within the logistic domain

Working predominantly on open source platforms

End to end ownership of solutions

Attributes required :

Solid communication skills

Proactive

Ability to adapt to change

Problem-solver

Solutions-oriented

Willing to learn as well as teach others

Qualifications / Experience :

A suitable degree or similar qualification

Experience in writing robust, efficient production code

Experience with SQL database systems

Experience with development in a Linux environment

Proficient in a strongly typed language such as Scala, Java or C#

Open to diversifying language skill set

Experience with the following will be advantageous :

Scala

Play Framework

Postgres

Mqtt & Kafka

Amazon Web Services

Graphite and Grafana

The Environment :

The company employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun and have the shared ambition of the company being the leading e-commerce company in

We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback / new ideas on where we can

We are short on ego and high on

We are doers and not only thinkers, it’s all in the execution after

We love what we do and what we are

We seek to Employ an Extra Ordinary Mind who :

is forthright but respectful

is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute

is analytical, able to use data to make decisions

is competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours

is passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experience

is entrepreneurial, thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and faster

is able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input

is curious and challenge the status quo

is innovative and enjoys iteration

is collaborative

will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for the

thinks like an owner of the business.

is SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARDWORKING

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