Junior Software Developer

About the role

Support the development and maintenance of the Garage platform (mobile apps + backend), working closely with the CTO to build a scalable, secure, and user-friendly product.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in developing mobile app features (Android/iOS).
• Contribute to backend services and APIs.
• Fix bugs and improve system performance.
• Integrate third-party services (payments, KYC, telemetry APIs).
• Participate in testing, debugging, and deployments.
• Write clean, maintainable, and documented code.
• Support database management and basic architecture decisions.

• Strong problem-solving mindset.
• Willingness to learn quickly and take ownership.
• Ability to work in a startup environment (fast-paced, ambiguous).
• Attention to detail and debugging discipline.

• Direct mentorship from CTO.
• Exposure to full product lifecycle (build launch scale).
• Opportunity to specialise (mobile, backend, or architecture).

• South African Unemployed youth between the ages of 18 and 34.
• Must not have participated on the YES programme before.
• Matric.
• Degree or diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.

Exposure to at least one of:

• React Native / Flutter.
• Java / Kotlin (Android).
• Swift (iOS).
• Basic understanding of APIs (REST), Git, and databases.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Firebase, or similar) is a plus.

Please consider your application unsuccessful when you have not heard from the Signa Opportunity team within two weeks of submitting your application.