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Software Engineer (Insurance Core Systems)

How2Apply Talent Network

Boksburg, Gauteng

Full-time

Posted 1 hour ago

Full-time IT & Software

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Job Description

An insurance company software team in Boksburg needs a developer who can take a ticket from idea to production. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

This post is in Boksburg (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

What you'll actually do

Handle personal data safely, with POPIA rules in mind
Document how your features work for support and new developers
Pair with junior developers to unblock them
Build and consume REST or GraphQL APIs
Pick up tickets from the sprint board and estimate the work
Deploy through a CI/CD pipeline on Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions or GitLab
Review teammates' pull requests with useful comments

Must-haves

A computer science or IT qualification, or a portfolio that proves you can build
Good SQL and understanding of relational databases
Experience writing automated tests
Solid Git habits: branches, pull requests and meaningful commit messages

Helpful, not essential

Docker and Kubernetes experience
Cloud certification on AWS, Azure or Google Cloud
Public GitHub portfolio or published app

What you get

Paid certification exams and learning budget
Medical aid and retirement fund
Hybrid or fully remote work

Applying, step by step

Check you meet the must-haves first; recruiters filter on those before anything else.
Keep copies of these ready to send: list of projects with the tech stack you used on each, degree or diploma certificate plus link to your GitHub, GitLab or portfolio.
Use the form on this page. It takes about two minutes and you don't need to upload anything yet.
Keep your phone on. Shortlisted applicants are contacted by call, SMS or WhatsApp within 7 working days.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around Boksburg.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

Tips to get shortlisted

For each job, name one thing you built and its impact, like "cut checkout load time by 40%".
Tidy your public repos before you apply; recruiters and tech leads really do open them.