Job Description

The Junior Software Engineer is responsible for developing and maintaining Traderoot Enterprise Platform (TEP) software.

Primary responsibilities

Technology adoption and improvement

Learning and applying good development practices, such as writing clean, maintainable code, following coding standards and adopting tools or techniques recommended by senior team members to improve the TEP

Independence and initiative

Completing assigned tasks with appropriate guidance, demonstrating growing independence by asking relevant questions, clarifying requirements early, and showing initiative in solving well defined problems

Knowledge sharing

Actively engaging in knowledge sharing within the team by asking questions and taking notes to build their understanding

Complexity and progression

Demonstrating steady progress by successfully delivering tasks of increasing complexity, with appropriate support, and showing readiness to take on moderately challenging tasks over time

Design and documentation

Showing an understanding of the TEP and client requirements by producing clear, accurate documentation and participating in design discussions with support from more experienced engineers

Delivery and deadlines

Delivering assigned tasks within agreed deadlines, managing time effectively, asking for help when blocked and ensuring that work meets quality expectations, including basic unit testing

Issue resolution and support

Supporting issue resolution by investigating and fixing straightforward bugs under supervision and providing clear updates on progress to the team and to QA testers

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

1. Financial

Productivity strategy: Completion of development tasks within time estimates and with minimal rework required

Growth strategy: Continued improvement in task complexity and contribution to broader team goals

2. Customer

Product: Adherence to coding standards and application of unit testing to all code submissions

Service: Successful resolution of bugs and issues to improve client and internal user experience

3. Internal

Operations management processes: Accuracy and timeousness in delivering development tasks, in line with internal quality standards

Innovation processes: Adoption of recommended tools and techniques that improve software quality or delivery efficiency

Regulatory and social processes: Adherence to secure coding practices and internal compliance guidelines when developing features

4. Learning and growth

Human capital: Participation in knowledge sharing sessions, and note-taking from team interactions

Information capital: Clarity of documentation about features developed, to support future reference and collaboration

Organisational capital: Prompt requesting of guidance when necessary and proactive communication with team members about progress and blockers

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: R10000,00 - R15000,00 per month

Education:

Bachelors (Required)
Location:

Century City, Western Cape (Required)
Work Location: In person