Work-Force
This is a current vacancy. Role: Backend Developer. Location: Prieska, Northern Cape. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.
What This Role Involves
The organisation is investing in its Prieska operation, and this Backend Developer position reflects that commitment. The successful candidate will work across the it jobs function and contribute to the wider Northern Cape business.
Day-to-day, the role balances focused delivery with the kind of collaboration that keeps things moving. The successful candidate is trusted to make sensible decisions inside the agreed scope, with line-management support whenever a sounding board is useful.
Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Prieska teams, and the new Backend Developer will feel that from the first week.
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 Prieska.
In addition, the role has been written to be sustainable, not just busy. Strong output is expected, and managers in Prieska also pay attention to recovery, learning and the kind of breathing room that keeps people doing good work over time.
Your Team
Crucially, the team you will be working with is fast-paced and energetic. Things move quickly across the Prieska office, and the people who thrive here are the ones who plan ahead, communicate openly and pick up the slack when Northern Cape operations get busy.
Beyond that, the team mix in Prieska reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.
Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.
Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.
Diversity and Inclusion
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 Prieska.
Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Northern Cape.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Prieska.
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.
Why Join Us
You will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Prieska 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 Prieska teams.
Importantly, 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 Prieska keep progressing.
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 Northern Cape.
Where You’ll Work
Practically speaking, 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.
On top of that, 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 Prieska site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.
A respectful, professional environment is the standard in Northern Cape. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.
About Prieska
Crucially, the role is based in Prieska, in the Kathu iron ore belt. Public transport links and parking are within easy reach, making the daily commute manageable for candidates living across Prieska and the broader Northern Cape region.
Many candidates already living within reach of Prieska cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Northern Cape 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 Prieska.
If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Prieska, Northern Cape.
Growing With Us
Importantly, this role can grow with you. Strong performers in the it jobs team in Prieska have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.
Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Prieska have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across 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.
Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Prieska team member.
Core Functions
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable, repeatable releases
- Manage user access, identity and endpoint security across the estate
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical design discussions
- Collaborate with product and design teams during sprint planning
- Investigate and resolve user-reported support tickets at L2 and L3
- Plan and execute infrastructure upgrades with minimal downtime
- Optimise database queries and back-end performance hot-spots
Who We’re Looking For
- 2-5 years’ commercial software development experience
- Strong proficiency in Java, C#, Python, JavaScript or TypeScript
- Understanding of secure development principles aligned with POPIA
- Experience with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) is an advantage
- Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP)
- Good written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical audiences
Candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.