Junior Developer

Looking for your next move as a Junior Developer in Kuruman? A role has just opened that gives you real responsibility and a clear path forward in Northern Cape.

Overview

The organisation is investing in its Kuruman operation, and this Junior Developer position reflects that commitment. The successful candidate will work across the it jobs function and contribute to the wider Northern Cape 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 Kuruman team.

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 Kuruman teams, and the new Junior Developer will feel that from the first week.

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 Kuruman.

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

Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Northern Cape.

About the Team

You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the it jobs side of the business inside out. The Kuruman group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.

Equally, the team mix in Kuruman 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.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Mentor junior engineers through pairing and structured feedback
• Implement security best practices in line with POPIA obligations
• Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams and runbooks
• Collaborate with product and design teams during sprint planning
• Investigate and resolve user-reported support tickets at L2 and L3
• Diagnose and resolve production incidents within agreed SLAs

What You’ll Need

• Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP)
• Understanding of secure development principles aligned with POPIA
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code
• Exposure to monitoring and observability tooling
• Experience with Git, branching strategies and pull-request workflows
• Strong proficiency in Java, C#, Python, JavaScript or TypeScript
• Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases

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