Software Engineer

Staff Solutions Recruitment; Gqeberha; Hybrid; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm is looking for a Junior Software Developer (Front/Backend) in Gqeberha. This role involves maintaining websites and applications, ensuring quality, and collaborating with the team on various technical tasks. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in HTML & CSS and be confident with REST APIs. This position offers a hybrid work environment and requires strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Managing and maintaining existing portfolio of websites and applications.
• Ensuring apps are kept up-to-date and fixing bugs.
• Maintaining company coding standards for quality.

Skills

HTML & CSS: Strong foundation in frontend markup and styling

API Integration: Confident with REST APIs

Git & GitHub Workflow

Agile Workflow

Testing: Familiar with Postman and Jest

Docker: Knowledge of containers and deployment

Experience with Unity Game Development

CI/CD Awareness

Communication: Clear, concise, and proactive

Team Player: Collaborative

Ownership: Sees tasks through to completion

Job description

Junior Software Developer (Front/Backend)

Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape

Staff Unlimited Recruitment Pty Ltd T/A MPC Recruitment Group EC

Posted 23 days ago

Job Description

Our client has an exciting opportunity for a Junior Software Developer (Front/Backend) to join their team.

As Junior Software Developer, you'll be responsible for the maintenance and ongoing development of our existing websites and applications.

Job type: Hybrid

Responsibilities

• Managing and maintaining existing portfolio of websites and applications.
• Ensuring apps are kept up-to-date and proactively fixing any bugs that are reported.
• Maintaining company coding standards and guaranteeing a high level of quality in all our products.
• Collaborate with the team to troubleshoot, debug, and resolve technical issues,
• Solve complex technical challenges.
• HTML & CSS: Strong foundation in frontend markup and styling.
• API Integration: Confident with REST APIs, handling states and errors.
• Git & GitHub Workflow: Feature branches, PRs, and code reviews.
• Agile Workflow: Familiar with task management, sprints, and standups.
• Testing: Familiar with Postman, Jest, React Testing Library and/or PHP Unit Testing.
• Docker: Knowledge of containers and deployment.
• Familiar with
• Skilled in
• Experience with Unity Game Development.
• Design & Workflow: Figma, JIRA, Agile
• CI/CD Awareness: Basic knowledge of GitHub Actions workflows.
• Communication: Clear, concise, and proactive
• Team Player: Collaborative, supports peers, and proactive.
• Ownership: Sees tasks through to completion, tests and delivers with care.

Should meet the above criteria, we invite you to apply directly to the advertisement. Should you not hear back from us within 2 weeks of application, kindly consider your application as unsuccessful