Junior Developer

Recruiter:

Signa Opportunity

Job Ref:

JHB000740/SZ

Date posted:

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

SUMMARY:
Signa Opportunity is recruiting unemployed youth for quality workplace experience through the Youth Employment Service (YES) initiative.

About the YES Initiative
The initiative was launched by the President in 2018 and is a partnership with the government and labour department to collectively devise a national plan to build economic pathways for South Africa’s youth by creating workplace opportunities for South African youth over a period of 12 months.

Position: Software Development

Stipend: R5 500.00 pm

Location: Johannesburg (Germiston)

POSITION INFO:
About the Role
We are looking for an enthusiastic Junior Developer to join our engineering team on a supplier contract basis. This is an opportunity for a motivated individual to learn hands-on development within a professional cloud environment, working on production-grade systems built with C#, React, and Azure.
You don’t need prior experience, only a solid understanding of programming fundamentals, curiosity, and a willingness to learn quickly using AI-assisted tools like Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and ChatGPT.

Key Responsibilities

Work with the B1SA development team on real-world projects (C#, React, Azure).
Learn how to build APIs, connect frontends, and deploy applications to the cloud.
Use AI tools to write, debug, and optimize code faster.
Participate in code reviews and follow clean coding standards.
Assist in testing, documenting, and improving development processes.

What You’ll Learn

Building backend services with ASP.NET Core (C#).
Frontend development using React and Tailwind CSS.
Working with Azure Functions, App Services, and Blob Storage.
Using CI/CD, Git, and DevOps pipelines.
Modern software practices like Clean Architecture, CQRS, and DDD basics.

Minimum Requirements

South African Unemployed youth between the ages of 18 and 34.
Must not have participated on the YES programme before.
Matric
Basic programming knowledge (in any language, C# preferred).
Some exposure to React or web fundamentals (HTML, CSS, JS).
Willingness to learn new tools, frameworks, and AI workflows.
Must be reliable, detail-oriented, and open to mentorship.

Benefits

Familiar with Visual Studio, VS Code, or Cursor IDE.
Interest in AI-assisted coding or RAG/LLM systems.
Passion for tech, software architecture, and cloud platforms.

Please consider your application unsuccessful when you have not heard from the Signa Opportunity team within two weeks of submitting your application.

NB! This job is now closed. You can apply for other jobs by uploading your CV.

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