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Software Developer

Build and maintain software systems, collaborating across teams to deliver features.

payments Avg: R60,000

description Overview

Software Developers design, code, test, and maintain applications across web, mobile, and backend systems.

**A Day in the Life:**
Sprint work, coding, reviews, testing, and delivery planning.

schedule A Day in the Life

09:00

Stand-up and sprint planning

10:00

Development and testing

13:00

Code reviews and debugging

15:30

Deployments and documentation

trending_up Career Path

Step 1

Junior Developer

0-2

Step 2

Developer

2-5

Step 3

Senior Developer

5-8

Step 4

Tech Lead / Architect

8+

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Salary Range

R 28,000 - R 120,000

Soft Skills

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Technical Skills

api API Design (REST/GraphQL) sync CI/CD Pipelines security Cybersecurity Fundamentals analytics Data Analysis lock Data Privacy & Handling dns Docker merge Git / Version Control terminal Linux Administration (Basics) terminal Linux Basics description MS Office (Word/Excel/Outlook) monitor_heart Observability (Logs/Metrics/Tracing) Basics lock POPIA/GDPR Data Protection Basics api Postman / API Testing bar_chart Power BI article Report Writing storage SQL (Advanced) functions Statistics Fundamentals bug_report Test Automation