Junior Software Developer

IGrow Wealth Investments Group of Companies, proudly positioned as South Africa’s #1 Investment company, is seeking a Junior Software Developer to join our team in Durbanville, Cape Town.

The Junior Software Developer is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining features across the full technology stack of our web platform. The role works across the React/Type Script frontend, the Node.js/Express backend, and the Postgre

SQL database layer, taking ownership of features from specification through to production deployment. Having grown beyond junior responsibilities, this role is expected to deliver production-ready features independently, contribute to technical decisions, handle deployments through our CI/CD pipeline, and integrate the platform with third-party services such as Pay Fast and transactional email providers.


To qualify for this position, you need:

• Minimum 3 years of professional software development experience.
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining production web applications across the full stack.
• Proven track record of shipping features from specification through to deployment.
• Experience working in a Git-based collaborative development environment.
• Strong problem-solving ability and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of features end-to-end.
• Clear written and verbal communication, particularly when discussing technical trade-offs.
• Collaborative mindset — willing to give and receive constructive code review feedback.
• Self-motivated learner who keeps up with developments in the JavaScript / React / Node.js ecosystem, Git Hub, Claude Code, Docker.
• Reliable, accountable, and proactive in flagging blockers or risks early.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript / Type Script.
• Git workflows — feature branches, pull requests, code reviews.
• Understanding of REST API design principles and HTTP fundamentals.
• Awareness of OWASP top-ten and general web security practices.

Duties and responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Translate product specifications and designs into working, production-ready features across the full stack.
• Build and maintain frontend interfaces using React 18, Vite, Tailwind
  
  CSS, and shadcn/ui (Radix UI), ensuring accessibility and responsive behaviour.
• Develop backend REST API endpoints using Node.js and Express, following established conventions for authentication, validation, and error handling.
• Implement client-side state management using Tan Stack Query and form handling with React Hook Form and Zod validation.
• Design and maintain Postgre
  
  SQL 16 schemas, write efficient SQL queries using the pg (node-postgres) driver, and manage database migrations.
• Implement data models that balance performance, integrity, and future extensibility.
• Ensure backend security through proper use of Helmet, express-rate-limit, and Better Auth session-based authentication (http
  
  Only cookies).
• Convert UI/UX designs into pixel-accurate, accessible interfaces using Tailwind
  
  CSS and Radix UI component primitives.
• Implement client-side routing with React Router v6 and add polish through Framer Motion animations where appropriate.
• Integrate map functionality using Leaflet and maintain a consistent visual language through the Lucide React icon library.
• Build and maintain integrations with Pay Fast for payment processing, including handling of ITN (Instant Transaction Notification) callbacks and reconciliation.
• Implement transactional email flows using Node mailer (e.g. password reset, account notifications).
• Integrate additional third-party APIs as required, ensuring secure credential management and graceful error handling.
• Handle file and image uploads via Multer, including validation, storage management, and persistence through named Docker volumes.
• Manage container orchestration using Docker Compose and ensure local and staging environments mirror production.
• Configure and maintain Caddy as a reverse proxy, including automatic HTTPS provisioning.
• Maintain and improve the CI/CD pipeline using self-hosted Git Hub Actions, including staging deploys triggered on push to main.
• Monitor Better Auth cloud dashboard (dash and sentinel plugins) and respond to authentication-related signals.
• Diagnose and resolve bugs reported by users, internal stakeholders, or surfaced through monitoring.
• Refactor and improve existing code to reduce technical debt and improve maintainability.
• Write clear commit messages, meaningful pull request descriptions, and inline documentation where logic is non-obvious.
• Ensure security best practices are applied across the stack (input validation, secure cookies, rate limiting, dependency updates).
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript / Type Script.
• Git workflows — feature branches, pull requests, code reviews.
• Understanding of REST API design principles and HTTP fundamentals.
• Awareness of OWASP top-ten and general web security practices.

If you do not receive feedback within two weeks of submitting your application, please consider your application unsuccessful.