Python Job: Junior Software Engineer

Sephora, a division of LVMH - Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton global luxury leader, is a global leader in beauty retailing. It successfully operates more than three thousand points of sale across Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia. Its aim is to animate the most loved beauty community in the world.

Sephora South East Asia is a high growth division of leading global beauty retailer, Sephora. Our teams run omnichannel retail businesses in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong; Franchise operations in India & Indonesia; and ecommerce-only business (the first in the world globally for Sephora!) in the Philippines. We have recently opened new markets in Hong Kong and New Zealand as well!

Our success is built on innovation, a unique product portfolio, market-leading digital capabilities, and our exceptional people! With ambitious growth plans, we are always looking for talented people who are passionate about building businesses and developing themselves and our customers' experience.

At Sephora, we stand together, and we stand for something more. Every day we reimagine beauty, discover new brands, and influence positive change. Data plays a big role in that. You make it possible for us to extend our reach beyond our existing markets in Asia & Oceania, and to deliver the customer experience to fans in countries awaiting our arrival. You will be working closely with team members distributed across multiple geographic locations in Singapore, Korea, and India.

You will shine here if you enjoy…

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement features spanning cross other functional squads’ domains
• Participating in AGILE Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to develop and customize features for selected markets
• Designing scalable and extensible web applications / services (e.g., APIs) with optimal security and performance
• Optimize and re-architect existing solutions for scalability and extensibility
• Actively participate in team practices on Test Driven Development, peer reviews and general knowledge sharing

We would love to hear from you if you have…

• Experience with Ruby / JavaScript
• Strong skill sets and prior experience of working on web technologies like Ruby on Rails (strongly preferred), Python/Django, NodeJS/Express or any such MVC frameworks
• Familiarity across the related tech stack (HTML, CSS, SQL, NoSQL, Job queues, Caching)
• Exposure to frontend JavaScript frameworks like Vue.js (preferred), React, Angular
• Proficient with version control systems like Git and working experience with *nix systems
• Experience with writing unit tests / TDD
• Between 3-5 years of relevant work experience (ecommerce experience is a plus)
• Strong problem-solving skills and CS fundamentals - algorithms, data structures etc.
• Some experience with systems design and familiarity with design patterns
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with an ability to communicate technical information, both written and oral, to technical and non-technical reviewers
• Self-organization skills with strong sense of responsibility and ownership with penchant for timely delivery

While at Sephora, you’ll enjoy…

• The people: You will be surrounded by some of the most talented, supportive, and kind leaders and teams – people you can be proud to work with.
• The learning: We invest heavily in training for our leaders and store associates. Not just product knowledge but building a personalized career plan with you so you continue to evolve and build your skills.
• The culture: As a leading beauty retailer, backed by the LVMH luxury brand, our reach is broad, and our impact is global. Yet there’s always room to explore. It’s in our DNA to innovate and, at Sephora, all 40,000 passionate team members are united by a common goal - to reimagine the future of beauty. You can unleash your creativity, because we’ve got disruptive spirit. You can learn and evolve, because we empower you to be your best. You can be yourself, because you are what sets us apart. This is the future of beauty. Reimagine your future, at Sephora.

When joining Sephora, you join the fastest growing and most innovative omnichannel retailer in South East Asia. As part of LVMH, (www.lvmh.com/group), we provide an unparalleled combination of resources, scale, and autonomy to our employees.

Sephora SEA was created through the combination of the Sephora's retail business in South East Asia and Luxola, a Singaporean start-up that broke new frontiers in ecommerce regionally. We proudly maintain an entrepreneurial and technology-focused culture, with all our capabilities built in-house – a rarity in this region.

The data is definitive: diversity leads to better teams, better performance, and better results. Consequently, we actively seek to hire employees of all genders, backgrounds, and experiences. We provide our employees with a unique opportunity to take on senior responsibilities, accelerate their career path, and impact the business of beauty across the world.