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Applications are warmly invited for a Backend Developer role based in Pietermaritzburg. We welcome candidates from every background across KwaZulu-Natal who are ready to grow with us.
About This Position
This Backend Developer role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Pietermaritzburg. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the it jobs pipeline across KwaZulu-Natal.
The role suits a candidate who values consistency and clear communication. The Pietermaritzburg operation runs on accurate work, steady relationships and a genuine respect for the people in the team.
Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the it jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Pietermaritzburg much easier.
Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the it jobs group in Pietermaritzburg.
Your Workplace
On top of that, the environment is hybrid-friendly where the role allows, with collaborative tooling, modern source-control workflows and a strong emphasis on shared ownership of code and incidents.
Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Pietermaritzburg site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.
Notably, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.
A respectful, professional environment is the standard in KwaZulu-Natal. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.
Our Commitment to Transformation
Inclusion is a core part of how the team operates. This is an equal-opportunity employer, and candidates from all communities — including women, youth and persons living with disabilities — are encouraged to apply for this role in Pietermaritzburg.
B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.
Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across KwaZulu-Natal.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Pietermaritzburg.
Why Join Us
You will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Pietermaritzburg colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the it jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.
Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Pietermaritzburg teams.
Benefits are clear and consistent. Beyond the package on offer, the role includes the supports you would expect from an established South African employer in KwaZulu-Natal.
Beyond that, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Pietermaritzburg keep progressing.
Based in Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg continues to grow as an employment hub in KwaZulu-Natal, with minutes from King Shaka International Airport. This role gives you a foothold in one of its busier business communities, with access to the local services, suppliers and partners that keep the work moving.
Many candidates already living within reach of Pietermaritzburg cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local KwaZulu-Natal economy.
Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Pietermaritzburg.
If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal.
Your Future Here
Career progression here is real, not a slogan. The it jobs space in Pietermaritzburg offers a clear runway from delivery into team leadership and beyond, and managers sit down with each team member regularly to map out the next step in KwaZulu-Natal.
Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Pietermaritzburg team member.
Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Pietermaritzburg have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across KwaZulu-Natal.
Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.
Core Functions
- Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams and runbooks
- Diagnose and resolve production incidents within agreed SLAs
- Optimise database queries and back-end performance hot-spots
- Investigate and resolve user-reported support tickets at L2 and L3
- Write clean, testable code that follows the team’s coding standards
What You’ll Need
- Strong proficiency in Java, C#, Python, JavaScript or TypeScript
- Relevant IT qualification (degree, diploma or recognised certifications)
- Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP)
- Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases
- Exposure to monitoring and observability tooling
- Experience with Git, branching strategies and pull-request workflows
- 2-5 years’ commercial software development experience
Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.