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Junior Software Development Engineer – Live at BETSoftware

  • Job Type Full Time
  • Qualification Bachelors , National Certificate
  • Experience 1 – 2 years
  • Location KwaZulu-Natal
  • City Durban
  • Job Field ICT / Computer 

Junior Software Development Engineer – Live at BETSoftware

Junior Software Development Engineer – Live

Skill Set

  • Good written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Experience with responsive and adaptive design.
  • Good problem-solving skills.
  • Good interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

Job Responsibilities: Technical Outputs:

Design Fit for Purpose Solutions & Algorithms 

  • Design solutions using the most appropriate approved architectural pattern.
  • Design solutions for multi-tier architectures.
  • Ensure design meets best practices and is Test, DevOps, and Support friendly.

Perform Planning 

  • Identify and establish objectives for self.
  • Work on objectives or goals within the timeline.
  • Consider all reasonable factors, impediments, and obstacles.

Implementation – Ensure the Solution is Functionally Complete 

  • Deliver a solution that covers all the agreed-specified tasks and user objectives.
  • Deliver a correct solution that provides the correct results with the needed degree of precision.
  • Ensure checked-in code is reviewed to ensure standards are met.

Implementation – Ensure the Solution has a High Usability Factor 

  • Ensure the user/s of the solution can achieve specified goals with effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction.
  • Ensure the system logically supports user self-learning on how to use the system with effectiveness and efficiency.
  • Ensure the solution protects the user against making errors.
  • Ensure the user interface is pleasing and presents a satisfying interaction for the user.

Implementation – Ensure the Solution is Reliable 

  • Ensure the solution performs appropriately under agreed conditions for extended periods without the need for intervention (despite potential attacks).
  • Ensure all steps are taken to reduce the occurrence of faults due to misunderstood requirements, design errors, and implementation errors.
  • Respond to outages and failures when and where needed.
  • Improve fault tolerance even when operational conditions are not optimal.
  • Ensure the solution is maintainable, and actively seek methods to reduce downtime.
  • Ensure the solution is durable so that as user volumes and requirements change the solution can evolve over
  • the long term.
  • Ensure the solution simplifies support and maintenance support through traceability and effective error messaging.

Implementation – Ensure the Solution has Effective Security 

  • Ensure the solution is secure, and confidential by protecting all information and data (also data transmission).
  • Ensure persons or other solutions have the degree of access appropriate to their level of authorization and types.
  • Ensure the solution has high integrity where the solution prevents unauthorized access to, or modification of computer programs, data, or settings.
  • Ensure the solution has a high degree of survivability despite third-party interventions (attacks, human errors, hardware, or software faults).
  • Employ logs and records so that actions and events can be proven to have taken place and cannot be disputed/repudiated later.
  • Ensure wherever actions can be traced uniquely to the entity that performed it.
  • Ensure wherever possible the identity of an entity can be proved to be the correct one. 

Implementation – Ensure the Solution is Maintainable 

  • Ensure relevant documentation is provided to support teams to reduce the development support burden.

Verify Deployed Solutions 

  • Ensure the solution is delivered completely and with the additional assets which are required to make installation/deployment as seamless and easy as possible.

Respond to Outages & Failures 

  • Provide proactive support to Peers, Testing, Dev Support, and Operational teams so the number of escalations to the development team is reduced, thereby maximizing development time.
  • Provide support to the Dev Support when required during operational events and create or assist with the creation of SOP’s.
  • Be available to handle emergency outages and failures for your or your teams’ solutions.
  • Perform troubleshooting and effectively resolve issues to increase solution stability and reduce intervention required over time.
  • Recommend and execute approved improvements to development methods and solutions.
  • Provide quick resolutions to app/system issues, driving stability, efficiency, and effectiveness.
  • Maintain solutions that have completed development and are in the operations phase.
  • Develop and maintain technical support documentation.
  • Assess risk and impact of production issues/changes and take appropriate steps to mitigate risk.

Behavioral Outputs:

Adaptable Resilience

  • Adapts to change and is open to innovative ideas and willing to take on new responsibilities.
  • Able to manage pressure and can effectively adjust plans to meet changing needs/demands. 
  • Changes his/her interpersonal style and approach based on the circumstances. 
  • Adapts behavior to maintain cooperative relationships with others.
  • Accepts changes to tasks, plans, and procedures to align with the strategic direction of the organization and 
  • appropriately adjusts behavior and activities to changing conditions. Maintains a positive attitude in the face of change. 

Decision-Making Quality

  • Makes confident, timely, fact-based decisions drawing on a broad range of resources through collaboration with others. 
  • Ensures others understand the decision before moving forward.
  • Considers short- and long-term implications of the decision. 
  • Able to logically defend and explain judgments and decisions. 
  • Takes steps to accurately define the problem before seeking a solution. 
  • Bases decisions and evaluations on a careful and systematic review of relevant facts and information.

Resourceful and improving 

  • Generates new ideas and challenges the status quo, takes risks, supports change, and encourages innovation.
  • Searches for opportunities to create new ideas and innovate or improve efficiencies wherever possible.
  • Solves problems through questioning the status quo.

Living the spirit 

  • We firmly believe that teamwork makes the dream work.
  • We collaborate seamlessly within our live development team and support respective departments to collectively achieve our goals.
  • We approach each day as an adventure, eagerly tackling new challenges, adapting to changes, and constantly learning and growing.
  • We put our hands up to provide live support as and when required. We are dedicated to ensuring the continuous stability and efficiency of our solutions.
  • We actively respond to outages and failures, providing proactive support to peers, testing, and operational teams. We resolve issues quickly and make improvements to maximize solution stability.
  • We direct system testing and validation procedures, ensuring the highest quality in our software.
  • We pay strong attention to detail, uphold SEO principles, and strive for responsive and adaptive design.
  • We take ownership of our responsibilities, adhering to best practices and embracing a proactive approach to problem-solving.
  • We maintain excellent written and verbal communication skills, ensuring clear and open communication within our team and with other departments.
  • We foster an environment that encourages innovative thinking and creative solutions, continuously seeking new ways to improve our software and development methods

Qualifications

Job Specification:

  • Degree / Diploma in computer science or related field.
  • At least 1-2 years’ experience within a development environment or successful completion of the BET Software Graduate program.
  • 1-2 years SQL Experience or successful completion of the BET Software Graduate program.
  • 1-2 years C# experience or successful completion of the BET Software Graduate program.
  • 1-2 years .net core experience or successful completion of the BET Software Graduate program.
  • 1-2 years of restful API experience or successful completion of the BET Software Graduate Program.
  • 1-2 years of server/client-side language is advantageous. 
  • Understanding of key design principles.
  • Proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery.
  • Understanding of server-side CSS.
  • Understanding of SEO principles.

Apply Before 12/18/2025

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to BETSoftware on iagjme.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com to apply

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