Junior Software Developer

About Capital Land

Capital Land is a leading South African property investment boutique managing approximately R8.8 billion in specialised retail assets. Our focus is on delivering value through expert asset and property management for both institutional and private clients.

About the Role

Reporting to the IT Systems and Integrations Manager, our preferred candidate will contribute to building and maintaining our React + ASP.NET Core platform, integrating third-party services, and ensuring secure, reliable performance delivery

Key Responsibilities

• Feature Delivery: Implement front-end components in React (and supporting libraries) and back-end endpoints in ASP.NET Core, following coding standards and accessibility/performance guidelines.
• API & Integration: Develop and maintain RESTful APIs; integrate third-party services (e.g. financial / property systems) using secure authentication patterns (OAuth2 / API keys); assist with occasional legacy/SOAP integrations if required.
• Data Layer: Work with relational databases (SQL Server / MySQL) using Entity Framework Core (migrations, basic query performance awareness).
• Code Quality: Write unit tests (xUnit, Playwright) and assist with integration/functional tests; participate in peer code reviews and apply feedback.
• Maintenance & Operations: Perform routine dependency/package updates, security patching, and performance profiling under guidance.
• Observability: Add and interpret structured logging (e.g. Sentry), basic metrics, and error tracing to support troubleshooting.
• Documentation: Maintain up-to-date README sections, inline code comments, API documentation (Swagger/OpenAPI), and contribute to internal developer guides. Assist with user-facing guides and onboarding materials.
• Security & Compliance: Follow secure coding practices (input validation, least privilege, secret management via environment variables/Key Vault); learn and apply OWASP Top 10 basics.
• Collaboration: Work within an iterative workflow (standups, sprint or Kanban ceremonies), break down tasks, provide timely status updates.
• Continuous Improvement: Suggest small refactors, tech debt clean-ups, or tooling enhancements; adopt feedback loops.
• Training & Support: Provide second-line support for application issues (triage, reproduce, escalate when necessary) and assist in training materials for internal stakeholders.

Required Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field.
• Equivalent practical work experience will be considered.
• 1-3 years of professional experience.

Front-End Development

• Strong experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and React.
• Ability to design and build mobile-responsive and cross-browser-compatible websites.
• Understanding of HTML email structure & constraints (tables, inline styles).

Back-End Development

• Strong knowledge of C# and ASP.NET.
• Experience with .NET Core.
• Familiarity with MySQL and MSSQL databases.
• Understanding REST, SOAP, and Open API.

Preferred Skills and Work Experience

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Self-motivated with the ability to manage time effectively in an on-site work environment.
• Eager to learn.
• Ability to reason through problems and produce working solutions independently while using development tools (including AI assistants) responsibly.
• Comfortable working across the stack, from database design to front-end development.
• Committed to delivering robust and user-friendly solutions that meet business needs.
• Thrives in a collaborative environment.
• Basic experience with containerization and virtualization on Linux servers.
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices and tools like GitHub.
• Ability to adapt to new technologies.
• Experience with Azure and Microsoft 365 is advantageous.
• A basic understanding of financial data is advantageous.
• An understanding of the software development life cycle will be advantageous.

Apply Now

Please submit your application to Applications close on
7 November 2025
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If you haven't heard from us within one month, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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