Work-Force
Applications are warmly invited for a Junior Developer role based in Empangeni. We welcome candidates from every background across KwaZulu-Natal who are ready to grow with us.
About This Position
An experienced Junior Developer is needed to support operations in Empangeni. The role forms part of how the business keeps its it jobs portfolio strong in KwaZulu-Natal.
Expect a structured first ninety days, with onboarding milestones, regular check-ins, and an early focus on getting comfortable with the systems and processes that underpin the Empangeni team.
Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Junior Developer is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in KwaZulu-Natal is consistently high and consistently fair.
Why This Role
Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Empangeni contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the it jobs space in KwaZulu-Natal.
The package, working arrangements and any available support will be confirmed by the hiring organisation for this vacancy.
On top of that, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.
Growing With Us
Career progression for this it jobs role in Empangeni depends on the hiring organisation’s policies, role requirements and business needs 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 Empangeni team member.
Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.
The Environment
Beyond 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.
Beyond that, the role is intended to operate under the hiring organisation’s workplace conduct, health and safety policies in KwaZulu-Natal.
Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Empangeni site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.
Your Role
- Investigate and resolve user-reported support tickets at L2 and L3
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable, repeatable releases
- Diagnose and resolve production incidents within agreed SLAs
- Collaborate with product and design teams during sprint planning
- Design, develop and maintain features across the application stack
- Write clean, testable code that follows the team’s coding standards
- Automate repetitive operational tasks using scripts and tooling
- Monitor system health using observability tools and respond to alerts
Essential Criteria
- Understanding of secure development principles aligned with POPIA
- Comfortable working in agile delivery teams
- Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP)
- Relevant IT qualification (degree, diploma or recognised certifications)
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code
- Ability to mentor junior team members on best practices
- 2-5 years’ commercial software development experience
If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.