Software Engineer (Machine Learning)

- Takealot
at takealot.com (View all jobs)

We are looking for talented developers to build out the best damn big data team in Africa.

Note that this is not a data science position and that it requires building large-scale,
production-grade software systems that applies machine learning in practice, including the
training of machine learning models.

You will:

 Work with a firehose of data

 Build state-of-the-art statistical models
 Touch all aspects of the business
 Brainstorm new ideas and concepts
 Work with teammates on design, and code reviews
 Build real time systems that integrate with the rest of our stack

We expect you to:

 Be creative
 Be flexible
 Use the data, Luke
 And take pride in your work

Minimum requirements

 Computer Science degree (alternatively a degree in a related field with work experience as a
software engineer)
 Strong Mathematical or Statistical experience

Standard requirements

 Python experience
 Linux experience
 Commercial software experience
 Experience with Hadoop/Spark/R
 Machine Learning / Data Mining / Big Data experience
 MSc (or even PhD) in a related field

The Environment:

 takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun and
have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e-commerce company in Africa
  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 improve
 We are short on ego and high on output
 We are doers and not only thinkers, its all in the execution after all
 We love what we do and what we are creating

The Team:

 A small, highly skilled team (2x PhDs and 1x MSc-in-progress)

 A high degree of autonomy
 Maintains links with academia

The Company:

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hardworking people to
join us. We offer market related benefits, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be
bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

We seek to employ Extraordinary Minds, people who are:

 Experts at DOING, they can not only design but also execute
 Analytical, able to use data to make decisions. Letting data decide but not consume
 Although innovation is important, GREAT requires a lot of work. This does not happen only in
business hours
 Always questioning the status quo
 Not averse to risk
 Business smart. Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical
and product input
 Self-directed, taking action based on own initiative
 Collaborative
 Thorough
 User focused, always trying to understand a product from the users perspective
 Able to communicate clearly and not afraid to voice an opinion, no matter how unpopular

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 takealot.com.
 thinks like an owner of the business.
 is SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARDWORKING

If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind so come and join us!

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