Our Client in the Software and Technology Solutions Industry is seeking to employ a Junior Software Developer to their team based in Port Elizabeth.

A wonderful career opportunity awaits with a  great company!

Requirements:

• 2 to 4 years of PHP development experience.
• Experience building web applications with PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and jQuery.
• Working knowledge of MySQL and relational database concepts (no design skills required).
• Proficiency with version control tools such as Git.
• Solid understanding of web fundamentals (HTTP, forms, sessions, cookies).
• Ability to work across frontend and backend responsibilities as needed.
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly.
• Experience with the Yii framework.
• Exposure to modern frontend frameworks (Vue, React, Alpine, Angular).
• Understanding of authentication flows and session management.
• Knowledge of accessibility and performance optimization.
• Experience with native Android (Java).
• Experience integrating or developing RESTful APIs.

Responsibilities, but not limited to:

• Maintain and enhance existing business applications using PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and jQuery.
• Upgrade components of the tech stack where necessary.
• Write clean, maintainable, secure code in object-oriented and procedural styles.
• Consume REST APIs and handle JSON or XML data.
• Implement frontend features using standard web technologies.
• Work with relational databases, especially MySQL.
• Participate in code reviews, deployment processes, and documentation.
• Support and maintain a current production system, without introducing new technologies in the short term (2 years).

Please note that should you not receive a response within 2 weeks of applying, you may consider your application unsuccessful.