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MOO - Staff Engineer, eCommerce

Cape Town, South Africa - Hybrid2w ago
In OfficeStaffEMEALife InsuranceE-commerceInsuranceStaff EngineerE-commerce DeveloperReactNext.jsTerraformAWSVercel

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Requirements

• Experience with headless/MACH architectures, Next.js, React, infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform) • Experience modernising legacy systems alongside building new capabilities • What’s it like to work at MOO? • MOO’s the kind of workplace where you can really be yourself. Dye your hair purple. Hit the sofa with your laptop. Whatever helps you feel comfortable and happy at work. We want to help you grow in your career and set you up for success – while also recognising the importance of a healthy work/life balance. • That’s why we offer 19 days holiday rising by one day for each year here (for 5 years), a matched pension scheme, and paid parental leave. We’ll offer you private healthcare and life insurance. We also offer flexible work schedules with hybrid and remote working for certain roles. • Diversity Statement • We are working hard to create a representative, inclusive and super-friendly team, because we know that different experiences, perspectives and backgrounds make for a better workplace. And that creates a better experience for our customers. MOO doesn’t discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion or belief, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or any other protected class. • As a design and technology company we have a desire and a responsibility to build a business that represents the world around us. So we strive to create a values-driven, purposeful and highly empowered organisation that we are all proud to work for. And we are committed to continuous investment in building an open and inclusive environment, welcoming a diverse audience of candidates who see themselves working and thriving at MOO. Therefore, we’d like to invite you to complete this optional survey to help us evaluate our inclusion and diversity efforts. Completing this form is entirely voluntary and if you decide not to it won’t in any way affect your job application. We keep the information separate from your application and it is kept secure and confidential, it is only used to better our inclusion and diversity efforts. By submitting this information, you consent to MOO's processing of it for these purposes.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for key eCommerce initiatives across Browse, Catalog, Checkout, Pricing and Payments, aligning designs and roadmaps with business objectives and OKRs • Design and evolve services and integrations in a cloud‑native, event‑driven architecture on AWS using API Gateway, Lambda, SNS/SQS, DynamoDB, Step Functions, and Workflow Definitions (Temporal) where appropriate • Shape our headless web stack with Next.js, React and TypeScript, deployed on Vercel (Edge Network, ISR/SSR), with service backends primarily in Node.js, Python, and JavaJob DescriptionStaff Engineer, eCommerce2 • Create clear technical artefacts: ADRs, system designs, sequence and data‑flow diagrams, and fitness functions • Improve developer experience and reliability: CI/CD, observability, test strategy, SLOs and incident learning loops; infrastructure as code with Terraform • Partner with Product and Design on discovery, prioritisation, and incremental delivery; frame trade‑offs and risks • Accountabilities: Ensure team alignment to technical strategy and how it ladders to business strategy. Resolve technical disagreements within and across teams. Identify and nurture high‑potential engineers for future leadership roles. • Accountabilities: On‑time delivery balancing speed and quality. Provide regular stakeholder updates on status, risks and mitigations. Drive continuous improvement to increase efficiency and effectiveness. Ensure architectural adherence and contribution to the wider plan and goals. • Technical architecture and developer experience • Accountabilities: Ensure architectural integrity across owned systems and components. Proactively manage technical debt so it doesn't hinder future scalability or innovation. Drive innovation by adopting technologies and approaches that improve our speed to market.

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