Work-Force
A Software Developer is needed in Midrand. The role focuses on consistent delivery, accurate work and clear communication across the Gauteng operation.
What This Role Involves
The Software Developer position is part of an ongoing recruitment drive across Gauteng. The brief has been shaped carefully, with a focus on delivery in Midrand and across the it jobs space.
Beyond that, the successful applicant is given the room to plan, deliver and review their work without unnecessary noise. The organisation has built its Midrand team on trust, and the Software Developer role will feel that from week one.
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 Midrand.
Internal documentation, process notes and shared playbooks make it easier for the Software Developer to step into the it jobs workflow quickly. Institutional knowledge is well-organised, so people are not reinventing the wheel from one week to the next.
About the Team
You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the it jobs side of the business inside out. The Midrand group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.
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.
Equally, the team structure and working relationships for this role in Midrand will be explained during the hiring process.
Diversity and Inclusion
Inclusive recruitment is part of the organisation’s employment practices. Applicants are assessed on relevant qualifications, skills and experience for this role in Midrand.
Equally, inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Midrand.
Notably, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for Gauteng.
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.
Day in the Life
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.
No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Midrand.
Practically speaking, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Gauteng operations throw up the unexpected.
Importantly, the Midrand 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.
Your Future Here
This role can grow with you. Strong performers in the it jobs team in Midrand have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.
Beyond that, internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Midrand have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Gauteng.
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 Midrand team member.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor system health using observability tools and respond to alerts
- Collaborate with product and design teams during sprint planning
- Write clean, testable code that follows the team’s coding standards
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable, repeatable releases
- Optimise database queries and back-end performance hot-spots
Essential Criteria
- Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP)
- Relevant IT qualification (degree, diploma or recognised certifications)
- Good written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical audiences
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code
- Experience with Git, branching strategies and pull-request workflows
- Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases
If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.