Junior Developer

Step into a Junior Developer role in Kempton Park and make your mark across Gauteng. The team is hiring now and wants to hear from sharp, committed candidates.

About This Position

The organisation is investing in its Kempton Park operation, and this Junior Developer position reflects that commitment. The successful candidate will work across the it jobs function and contribute to the wider Gauteng business.

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 Kempton Park 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 Gauteng is consistently high and consistently fair.

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 Kempton Park.

A Typical Day

Your day tends to start with a quick standup, where the team shares progress and surfaces blockers. From there, you settle into focused build time, breaking tickets into manageable chunks and pairing with colleagues when something gets thorny. Afternoons mix code reviews, planning discussions and the occasional production incident — everyone pulls together, fixes the issue and feeds the lessons back into the next sprint. By the time you sign off, you’ve shipped value, learned something new, and left clean code behind you.

Crucially, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Gauteng operations throw up the unexpected.

Crucially, the Kempton Park office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.

No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Kempton Park.

Your Team

On top of that, the team you will be working with is fast-paced and energetic. Things move quickly across the Kempton Park office, and the people who thrive here are the ones who plan ahead, communicate openly and pick up the slack when Gauteng operations get busy.

On top of that, the team mix in Kempton Park 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.

Based in Kempton Park

Kempton Park continues to grow as an employment hub in Gauteng, with minutes from the Sandton CBD. 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 Kempton Park cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Gauteng economy.

If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Kempton Park, Gauteng.

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 Kempton Park.

Why This Role

Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Kempton Park contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the it jobs space in Gauteng.

Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Kempton Park 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 Gauteng.

Crucially, 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 Kempton Park keep progressing.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor system health using observability tools and respond to alerts
• Plan and execute infrastructure upgrades with minimal downtime
• Optimise database queries and back-end performance hot-spots
• Mentor junior engineers through pairing and structured feedback
• Manage user access, identity and endpoint security across the estate
• Write clean, testable code that follows the team’s coding standards
• Collaborate with product and design teams during sprint planning

Essential Criteria

• Reliable home internet for hybrid work where applicable
• Ability to mentor junior team members on best practices
• Comfortable working in agile delivery teams
• Exposure to monitoring and observability tooling
• Relevant IT qualification (degree, diploma or recognised certifications)
• Good written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical audiences
• Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases

Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.