Engineering Director: Fulfilment
Core
Oversee engineering teams maintaining and developing fulfilment systems that orchestrate warehousing (WMS) and logistics (Routing and Courier Allocation) for Takealot Group's online retail operations.
Role type
Senior IC Engineering Director (Fulfilment)
Builds
Fulfilment systems, WMS, Routing and Courier Allocation systems, and Takealot Fulfillment Solutions (TFS) client onboarding
Domain
E-commerce, Supply Chain, Logistics
Required skills
Strategic technology roadmap planning, RESTful API design, Microservices architecture, Relational database management, Event-driven systems design, Distributed high-transactional system design, Computer science fundamentals (OOP, data structures, algorithms), Architectural ownership
Preferred skills
Supply chain and/or logistics domain experience
Technologies
RESTful APIs, Microservices, Relational Databases, Event-driven systems
Responsibilities
Enable and empower engineering managers to drive technical innovation and strategy, Define hiring objectives and build high-caliber engineering teams, Maintain architectural oversight and long-term roadmaps, Lead agile processes and project delivery, Ensure adherence to engineering processes and incident response best practices, Manage budgets for systems and team expenses
Seniority
Director, hands-on leadership
