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Posted recently. Role: Software Developer. Location: Calvinia, Northern Cape. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.
The Role
This Software Developer role sits within the it jobs function in Calvinia. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Northern Cape.
Communication runs both ways. Managers across the it jobs team in Northern Cape make time for one-to-ones, and people are expected to speak up early when something needs attention.
The role has been written to be sustainable, not just busy. Strong output is expected, and managers in Calvinia also pay attention to recovery, learning and the kind of breathing room that keeps people doing good work over time.
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.
On top of that, the Calvinia 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.
Importantly, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Northern Cape operations throw up the unexpected.
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.
Equally, 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 Calvinia site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.
Core Functions
- Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams and runbooks
- Manage user access, identity and endpoint security across the estate
- Optimise database queries and back-end performance hot-spots
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable, repeatable releases
- Design, develop and maintain features across the application stack
- Monitor system health using observability tools and respond to alerts
- Implement security best practices in line with POPIA obligations
What You’ll Need
- Good written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) is an advantage
- Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases
- Strong proficiency in Java, C#, Python, JavaScript or TypeScript
- Relevant IT qualification (degree, diploma or recognised certifications)
- Comfortable working in agile delivery teams
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code
Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.