Junior Application Software Developer

Recruiter:

E&D Recruiters

Job Ref:

Pta003902/EP

Date posted:

Monday, May 25, 2026

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

SUMMARY:
Our client is hiring a junior embedded software developer to help expand and maintain firmware running on real-world power electronics products (power inverters, batteries, rectifiers). Bachelorâs degree in Computer Engineering/Computer Science is a minimum requirement. The role focuses on building reliable, efficient low-level software in C/C++ that runs close to the hardware, interfaces with sensors/actuators, communicates with other devices, and supports diagnostics and field reliability. Position based in Pretoria West.

POSITION INFO:
Junior Application Software Developer
Pretoria West

Our client is hiring a junior embedded software developer to help expand and maintain firmware running on real-world power electronics products (power inverters, batteries, rectifiers).

The role focuses on building reliable, efficient low-level software in C/C++ that runs close to the hardware, interfaces with sensors/actuators, communicates with other devices, and supports diagnostics and field reliability.

Typical problems include predictable timing behavior, working within limited memory/CPU, investigating bugs that can involve both hardware and software, and improving maintainability across product variants.

Qualification:

Bachelorâs degree in Computer Engineering/Computer Science
1â2 years experience

Responsibilities:

Git (daily use), SSH (remote access/auth), Docker (basic usage for dev/test environments)
Linux terminal basics (shell usage, logs, processes, file permissions)
Networking fundamentals (IP addressing, ports, basic troubleshooting)
API design fundamentals (how devices/services expose data and commands; clear interface definitions)
Automated testing practices (unit + integration; exposure to end-to-end testing is a plus)
Embedded C and C++

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