Superbalist - Senior Software Engineer (iOS)

SUPERBALIST, South Africa's fashion destination, is looking for a Senior Software Engineer (iOS) to join our team.

We are looking for candidates who have a real passion for technology, who are constantly exploring, learning and improving their skills. We're a hyper growth company looking for smart, innovative, autonomous, and creative people to join us!

We think big, and follow through!

Scale: Millions of happy shoppers shop online on Superbalist.com. Show them what you can do.

Learn: We work with the best of the best, and then some. Code alongside industry leaders and upskill in record time.

Grow: Expand your career in the fast-growing Takealot Group: takealot.com, Superbalist.com, and Mr D. We like to promote from within: Here's your chance.

Who's who

This position reports to the Engineering Manager, Shopfront Mobile

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who is willing to hit the ground running and is comfortable to jump into our iOS app while working collaboratively in a team environment. The engineer will need to work with colleagues at all levels of the organisation and must be comfortable gathering and organising information that translates into usable requirements. SUPERBALIST is a rapidly expanding company that is moving in the direction of a "mobile-first" paradigm. As such, the engineer must be able to maintain a balance between periods of building features as well as operational and platform improvements. A strong understanding of the iOS SDK and platform is a must as we attempt to create the most refined native app experience for our mobile application user base.

The high level

Contribute to the development of our Swift, iOS application.

Design, develop and test code written in Swift

Draft technical specifications and briefs, and perform code reviews

Monitor and profile application performance

Monitor services and systems within our infrastructure

Collaborate with creative, content, and engineering teams to design and develop a world-class iOS application

Publish apps to the App Store

Your qualifications & experience

Degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent 5 years experience

5+ years in software development

4+ years of Swift experience

Experience architecting, developing, testing, and maintaining iOS mobile applications

Experience with dependency management (Cocoapods)

Experience with RESTful APIs and web services

Experience with revision control systems (specifically Git)

Experience with an issue tracking/management system (specifically Jira)

Experience with e-commerce based applications is beneficial

Advanced understanding of theoretical programming fundamentals, including but not limited to algorithms, data structures, design patterns (like MVC/MVVM/VIPER) and OOP

Experience with Firebase, Python, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes and Objective-C is advantageous

The skills we need

Strong problem solving and analytical skills

Strong drive for results

Be comfortable working within a team

Good communication skills

Build and maintain relationships

Our ideal candidates have a passion for technology, they are constantly exploring, learning and improving their skills. They know where to apply what they have learned and they share their knowledge freely. We embrace fit for purpose technology, meaning we have a diverse stack. Just like our culture, we obsess about building systems that are elegant, performant, reliable and scalable. Our teams are autonomous, collaborative units that share a business and engineering vision, but have the freedom to tweak and influence how they go about their mission.

Let's talk about life @ Takealot Group

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. Collab and make something great.

Remote work: Love water cooler chats and working from home? Superbalist.com offers a hybrid working model for the best of both worlds.

Hat day: Take a day every two weeks to go learn something new, or work on a proof of concept; come up with a creative solution for a business or technical challenge!

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, Udemy, Coursera and more.

Good times: Get to know the other extraordinary minds at Superbalist.com during regular social events and out-of-office activities (think hikes, think mini golf, think lunch, think good times).

Staff discount. The latest fashion at even better prices. What more could you ask for?

Birthday leave: Enjoy your mandatory fun day off - you deserve it!

Right tools, right job: Mac, Linux, 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): Vue.js, Python, PHP, Node.js, Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Swift, SwiftUI, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, PubSub, 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?

Let's chat! Apply today!

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

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