Junior Software Developer Jobs in South Africa

Introduction

Job Purpose

The primary purpose of this position is to create/expand software development capacity for maintenance of existing internally managed C#/.NET-based code bases, and development and maintenance of low-code applications. The role encompasses stakeholder engagement, code and test development, and documentation.

Duties & Responsibilities

Key responsibilities will be but not limited to:

• Code development

• Cycle time/Lead time – tickets/tasks should be addressed in an efficient and timely fashion.
• Mean time to repair – bugs in the production system should be promptly addressed.
• Mean time between failures – code and test quality should keep failures to a minimum
• Maintainability – best practices for the development framework being used should be adhered to. Code should be structured with an eye on ease of maintainability.
• Testing and deployment pipeline

• Ideally, a test-driven development approach should be followed.
• Test coverage should adhere to guidelines for the application type.
• Appropriate acceptance tests should be run before deployment.
• Deployment pipelines should be automated where possible.

• Stakeholder engagement
  • Communicate with stakeholders in a friendly and efficient manner
  • Learn how to perform requirements analysis

• Version control
  • Version control guidelines and procedures must be adhered to.
• Documentation

• Code should be written in a way that minimise comment requirements
• Code should be sensibly commented throughout
• Applications should be documented and documentation kept up-to-date

Desired Experience & Qualification

Job Requirements:

• Grade 12
• BEng or BSc Computer Engineering, BSc Computer Science or similar qualification
• 0-2 Years’ experience in a similar field
• Object-oriented programming and functional programming knowledge
• Understanding of SQL and structured database design concepts
• Analytical thinking
• Detail-oriented
• Communication skills (written and oral)
• Experience with C#, .NET, Microsoft PowerApps, and GitHub/Azure DevOps would be an advantage
• Knowledge of forestry and timber product production processes would be an advantage
• Understanding of supply chain concepts and Finance/ERP processes knowledge would be an advantage
• Understanding of agriculture and agricultural processing would be an advantage

Key responsibilities will be but not limited to:

Package & Remuneration

Grade:            C Lower

Interested?

Interested employees are invited to submit their CV’s to recruitment@york.co.za and mark application “Junior Software Developer” by not later than 30 December 2021.

Internal applicants to please complete the internal application form and submit with copies of qualifications