--- title: "iOS Software Engineer" company: "Takealot Group" company_url: "https://www.remjobs.works/companies/takealot-group" url: "https://www.remjobs.works/job/takealot-group-ios-software-engineer-bb217081-d1b6-42ad-9e97-843212c0dc1a" apply_url: "https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/takealotgroup/jobs/8222566" workplace: onsite location: "Cape Town" employment_type: unspecified seniority: mid role: software-engineering region: middle-east-africa skills: ["gcp", "jira", "kafka", "kotlin", "kubernetes", "python", "react", "redis", "scala", "swift"] date_posted: 2026-09-22T07:03:54.000Z first_seen_by_remjobs: 2026-09-22T07:10:27.409Z --- # iOS Software Engineer **Takealot Group** · Cape Town Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/takealotgroup/jobs/8222566 ## About Takealot Group We are the Takealot Group. Driven by people, powered by tech. We are the largest customer-centric online shopping destination in Africa. ## About the role takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented **Senior iOS Software Engineer **to join our team. 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 upskill in record time. - Grow: Expand your career in the fast-growing Takealot Group: takealot.com, and Mr D. We like to promote from within: Here’s your chance. **Who’s who in the tech space** This position reports to the Mobile Engineering Manager. **Your mission, should you choose to accept it:** - Help design, develop and refine new features - Locate and resolve bugs and crashes - Brainstorm new ideas and concepts - Work with teammates on design, code reviews, and estimation **The skills we need:** - Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude and high energy - Excellent problem-solving skills - Proven track record of delivering high-quality work, in a fast-paced environment - Focus on getting the job done, but have fun doing so - Taking ownership and displaying accountability in the work required of you - Have an interest in e-commerce, building a brand and business - Customer-centric - Be accountable - Creative - Solution-based - Flexible - And take pride in your work **Qualifications & Experience:** - Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering and a minimum of 5 years experience in a software/technology environment is required. - In the event that a candidate does not have a Bachelor’s Degree or an Advanced Diploma (in Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Engineering), an equivalent experience requirement must be met, which equates to a minimum of 8 years experience in a software/technology environment. - 5+ years professional mobile development experience with at least 3 years experience in native iOS - Strong Computer Science and programming fundamentals - Experience developing applications with iOS SDK using Swift and SwiftUI for both iPad and iPhone - Deep understanding of modern iOS UI frameworks and state management in SwiftUI, paired with strong UIKit expertise including view controller lifecycles and high-performance collection views. - Appreciation of iOS-specific asynchronous processing techniques. - Experience with using SwiftUI, Storyboards, Interface Builder, auto and adaptive layout for universal apps with differing screen sizes. - Knowledge and Appreciation of iOS user experience design patterns. **Desirable Skills** - Objective C development experience - Experience working with unit test frameworks - Experience with network requests to RESTful APIs using best practice and well known libraries (Alamofire etc.) - Experience developing eCommerce apps for retail - Experience working with software development tools including GitLab, Jira and Confluence. - Experience with writing UI Automation scripts using Robot Framework - Any experience with Android **Let’s talk about life @ Takealot Group** - The power is in your hands: We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package that 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. See someone you like? High five, collab and make something great. - Remote working: Love water cooler chats and working from home? Takealot.com offers a hybrid working model for the best of both worlds. - Mentorship programme: We aren’t kidding when we say the people with the best people win. Now’s your chance to be one of the best, by learning from the best. - 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, Coursera and more. - Good times: Get to know the other extraordinary minds at takealot.com during regular social events and out-of-office activities (think hikes, think mini-golf, think good times). - Staff discount. Millions of products across 28 departments. What more could you ask for? [TakealotMORE](https://www.takealot.com) - Birthday leave: Cake Day all the way. Enjoy your day off - you deserve it. - Right tools, right job: Mac or Windows, 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): ReactJS, Python, Scala, Kotlin, Swift, Google Cloud, Kafka, Redis, Kubernetes 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? ** If you meet the above you are an **Extraordinary Mind. **Apply today!! *Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.* --- Source: Takealot Group's own career page, read by RemJobs. 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