Software Developer

Listing live now. Role: Software Developer. Location: Colesberg, Northern Cape. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.

The Role

The Software Developer position is part of an ongoing recruitment drive across Northern Cape. The brief has been shaped carefully, with a focus on delivery in Colesberg and across the it jobs space.

Practically speaking, the successful applicant is given the room to plan, deliver and review their work without unnecessary noise. The organisation has built its Colesberg team on trust, and the Software Developer role will feel that from week one.

Crucially, the role has been written to be sustainable, not just busy. Strong output is expected, and managers in Colesberg also pay attention to recovery, learning and the kind of breathing room that keeps people doing good work over time.

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 Colesberg.

Your Workplace

Importantly, 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.

In addition, the role is intended to operate under the hiring organisation’s workplace conduct, health and safety policies in Northern Cape.

Practically speaking, 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.

Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Colesberg site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

Growing With Us

Career progression for this it jobs role in Colesberg depends on the hiring organisation’s policies, role requirements and business needs in Northern Cape.

Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.

Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Colesberg have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Northern Cape.

Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Colesberg team member.

Equal Opportunity

Beyond that, the organisation is committed to fair, merit-based recruitment and equal opportunity. Applications are assessed against the published role requirements in line with applicable employment law.

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.

Crucially, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for Northern Cape.

Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Colesberg.

Why This Role

Importantly, the hiring organisation may provide onboarding or skills development for this it jobs role in Colesberg; the available support will be confirmed in the final vacancy details for Northern Cape.

In addition, career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.

Crucially, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.

Notably, the package, working arrangements and any available support will be confirmed by the hiring organisation for this vacancy.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable, repeatable releases
• Mentor junior engineers through pairing and structured feedback
• Plan and execute infrastructure upgrades with minimal downtime
• Monitor system health using observability tools and respond to alerts
• Design, develop and maintain features across the application stack
• Automate repetitive operational tasks using scripts and tooling
• Investigate and resolve user-reported support tickets at L2 and L3

What You’ll Need

• Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases
• 2-5 years’ commercial software development experience
• Good written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex systems
• Ability to mentor junior team members on best practices

If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.