Junior Developer

Recruiter:

ARCS

Job Ref:

PTA001260/BH

Date posted:

Monday, February 23, 2026

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

SUMMARY:
An esteemed client based in Sandton is urgently seeking a Junior Developer to join their dynamic team on a permanent, on-site basis (with work-from-home on Wednesdays).
The successful candidate will take full responsibility for development deliverables, ensuring all code meets prescribed quality control standards. Working closely with cross-functional team members, this individual will help manage expectations, timelines, technical direction, and quality assurance to deliver high-standard solutions.
Experience within regulated environments such as banking or financial services will be advantageous.

POSITION INFO:
Experience within regulated environments such as banking or financial services will be advantageous.

Qualifications and Experience:

Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
0–2 years of hands-on coding experience in Python (experience with Django preferred).
Exposure to the software development lifecycle (SDLC), including requirements gathering, testing, and deployment.
Familiarity with cloud or container technologies such as AWS, Docker, Kubernetes is advantageous.
Interest in building secure, scalable systems in regulated environments such as banking or financial services is a plus.

What it takes to be successful:

Strong analytical thinking and a passion for solving technical problems with clean, practical solutions.
Leverages AI-assisted development tools responsibly and effectively to accelerate delivery, deepen understanding, and continuously improve code quality.
Backend development using Python and Django.
Ability to work collaboratively in an agile engineering team, sharing ideas clearly and asking good questions.
Comfort working in cloud-native environments, with curiosity about AWS, Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift, and deployment automation.
A strong sense of ownership — delivering reliable, well-tested code that runs in production banking environments.

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