Overview
Junior Developer Jobs in Brackenfell at Shoprite Group
Closing Date
2025/05/16
Reference Number
SHO250509-2
Job Title
Junior Developer
Job Type
Permanent
Location – Country
South Africa
Location – Province
Western Cape
Location – Town or City
Brackenfell, Cape Town
Purpose of the Job
The purpose of a Senior Full Stack Developer is to play a crucial role in the entire lifecycle of innovative projects, from development and design to unit testing and deployment. This role will work at the forefront of new technology, solving the challenges that impact the front-end and back-end architecture, and deliver a positive user experience. Core to this role is deep specialised knowledge of front-end and back-end coding languages, development frameworks and third-party libraries. The Senior Full Stack Developer will work closely with a cross-functional team of technical and business stakeholders to produce scalable software solutions to minimum viable product (MVP) standard. This role designs user interactions on websites, develop servers and databases for website functionality, and code for mobile platforms that meet both technical and customer needs.
This is a office based role – Brackenfel, Cape Town.
Job Advert Details
Job Category
IT
Job Objectives
Work across the full stack, building highly scalable distributed solutions that enable positive user
experiences.
Develop new features and infrastructure development in support of rapidly emerging business and project requirements.
Develop solutions according to standards and best practice for front-end, back-end and integration to other solutions.
Lead new projects from conceptualisation to deployment, ensuring the delivery of software solutions to minimum viable product (MVP) standard.
Design and provide guidance on building end-to-end systems optimised for speed and scale.
Ensure application performance, uptime, and scale, maintaining high standards of code quality and thoughtful application design.
Design and develop reliable, effective and robust APIs.
Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency. Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software as required.
Work with agile development methodologies, adhering to best practices and pursuing continued learning opportunities.
Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to produce scalable software solutions to MVP standard.
Remain abreast of and understand current trends in web applications and programming languages to inform current solutions. Continuously make recommendations to improve effectiveness.
Qualifications
Grade 12 with job related experience (essential)
Diploma or degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or equivalent (preferred)
Experience
2 years’ experience as a Full Stack Developer in a Senior capacity or similar role (essential)
Experience in a corporate, retail environment in a similar role (preferred)
Knowledge and Skills
Demonstrable experience building large-scale software applications (preferred)
Exposure to and experience with various front-end and back-end development tools, namely:
Server-side languages such as Python, Java, Ruby, .NET (essential), GoLang, PHP, .Net
JavaScript frameworks such as AngularJS, React, and Amber (preferred)
Native application development in iOS (Xcode) and Android (preferred)
Exposure to Cloud (Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure) (preferred)
This is a office based role – Brackenfel, Cape Town.
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Title: Junior Developer
Company: Shoprite Group
Location: Brackenfell
