Junior Full-Stack Software Engineer

Pedros Chicken; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 280,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Pedros Chicken in South Africa is hiring a Junior Full-Stack Software Engineer to grow into a modern, TypeScript-based platform powering vouchers, POS integration, and customer-facing apps across our franchise network. You will work under mentorship on well-scoped tasks, write tests, review code, and contribute to a shared component library, gaining hands-on experience across API and React front-ends.

Strong foundational skills and a keen desire to learn are valued; on-site collaboration and

Qualifications

• 0–2 years of professional or internship web development experience.
• Foundational knowledge of at least one strongly-typed language and interest in TypeScript.
• Basic understanding of HTTP, REST APIs, and SQL relational databases.
• Exposure to a component-based frontend framework and modern JS/TS tooling.
• Familiarity with Git workflows and willingness to learn code review and testing.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship features across frontend and backend from clear tickets with guidance.
• Implement API endpoints and UI components following established patterns.
• Write clean, tested code and participate in code reviews.
• Contribute to and maintain shared UI components for consistent UX.
• Assist with deployments, monitoring, and basic troubleshooting with the team.
• Document work clearly and raise questions early; seek help when needed.
• Collaborate with product and operations to translate requirements into software.

Skills

TypeScript

JavaScript

REST APIs

Tools

React

PostgreSQL

Drizzle ORM

Hono

Docker

TanStack Query

Tailwind CSS

Job description

Pedros is investing in building software in-house. Our Technology & Innovation team is developing a modern, TypeScript-based platform that powers voucher management, point-of-sale integration, and customer-facing digital products across our franchise network.

We are looking for a Junior Full-Stack Software Engineer to grow into this platform alongside our existing engineers, building real, production features across the API and React front-ends under the guidance of more senior team members. This role is built around structured mentorship: you'll work on well-scoped tasks, receive close code review, and steadily take on more ownership as your skills and confidence grow.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Build and ship well-scoped features across the front-end and back-end, working from clear tickets and designs with support from senior engineers.
• Implement API endpoints and UI components following the team's established patterns and conventions.
• Write clean, tested code, and actively participate in code review, both receiving and giving feedback, as a core part of how you learn the codebase and standards.
• Contribute to and help maintain the shared component library under guidance, keeping the user experience consistent across applications.
• Assist with everyday platform operations, deployments, monitoring, and basic troubleshooting, alongside more experienced team members.
• Document your work clearly and raise questions early; asking for help is an expected and valued part of this role.
• Work with product and operations stakeholders (with support from your team) to understand requirements and turn them into working software.

Our Technology Stack

We work in a modern TypeScript stack, but we're hiring for aptitude and foundations rather than an exact tool match. The categories below show what you'd be working with; the named tools are examples, and equivalent experience elsewhere is welcome:

• Language – Primary language used across the entire stack (must-have) – example TypeScript
• Runtime & Tooling – JS/TS runtime and monorepo workspace tooling – example Bun (workspaces monorepo)
• Backend – Web framework, authentication library, and access-control model – example Hono, Better-Auth, attribute-based access control
• Data – Relational database, ORM and data protection approach – example PostgreSQL, Drizzle ORM, encryption at rest
• Frontend – UI framework, build tooling, data-fetching, styling, shared components – example React, Vite, TanStack Query, Tailwind CSS
• Infrastructure – Containerization and orchestration, reverse proxy – example Docker, Docker Swarm, Traefik
• Identity – Enterprise identity/federation and with protocol – example Microsoft Entra, OAuth

Requirements

• 0–2 years of professional, internship, or substantial practical experience building web applications, academic, bootcamp, or personal projects count.
• Solid foundational understanding of at least one strongly-typed programming language and a genuine interest in becoming proficient in TypeScript.
• Basic understanding of HTTP, REST APIs, and relational databases (SQL).
• Some exposure to a component-based front-end framework and modern JavaScript/TypeScript tooling.
• Comfort with Git-based workflows, and a willingness to learn structured code review and automated testing practices.
• Clear written and verbal communication, a strong desire to learn and take feedback, and the ability to work effectively on-site with a collaborative team.

Advantageous

• Prior exposure to Bun, Hono, Drizzle, or similar modern TypeScript tooling.
• Personal projects, open-source contributions, hackathons, or a bootcamp/portfolio body of work you can walk us through.
• Any exposure to Docker or containerised development environments.
• An interest in retail, franchising, payments, or point-of-sale systems.