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Specialist: Software Engineer

Posting Country:  South Africa
Date Posted:  1 Sept 2025
Full Time / Part Time:  Full Time
Contract Type:  Permanent

At Vodacom, we’re working hard to build a better future. A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it's our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this. 

We challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get it done, together.

With us, you can be truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference. 
 

 

When it comes to putting people first, we're number 1. 

The number 1 Top Employer in South Africa. 
Certified by the Top Employer Institute 2025.

Role Purpose/Business Unit:

 

This role is directly responsible for ensuring the scalability of digital platforms within Vodacom and will be actively involved in designing and delivering software development that is fit for purpose in the future.  The role requires knowledge of architectures, languages, and frameworks for web platforms. 

Your responsibilities will include:

 

•    Work collaboratively within an existing squad and support IT teams to ensure high-quality software delivery
•    Work closely with the Business and IT teams to understand business strategy and contribute to the achievement of strategic goals
•    Provide oversight to the investigation, analysis, and management of technology risks, issues, and dependencies in all programs/projects
•    Provide oversight and standards for CI/CD pipelines, relevant documentation, and agile practices.
•    Conduct periodic reviews with the team for continual improvement
•    Automate controls and metrics to improve development standards and principles
•    Encourage best practices and knowledge sharing with all stakeholders
•    Participate in detailed-level technical solution definition and design to achieve stable web applications 

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

 

•    Matric (essential)
•    3-year National Diploma or Bachelor degree in IT or related (essential)
•    3-5 years experience with Node.js and React (essential)
•    Experience working with SQL databases (advantageous)
•    Experience in AWS (advantageous)

 

Core competencies, knowledge and experience:
•    Experience in developing web applications
•    Experience in designing and developing UX/UI components
•    Experience in AWS deployment
•    Solid understanding and practical experience with REST APIs
•    Proficient in JavasScript, Node.js and React for frontend and backend development and scripting
•    Extensive experience in HTML/CSS skills

We make an impact by offering:

  • Enticing incentive programs and competitive benefit packages
  • Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits
  • Cell phone and data benefits, advantages fibre connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies

 

Closing date for Applications: 09 September 2025. 


The base location for this role is Vodacom Midrand Campus.

 

The company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates, and values diversity & inclusion. 

Commitment from Vodacom

Vodacom is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognized, developed and rewarded. We believe that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of people’s individual differences - we are not only multinational but multicultural too. At Vodacom you will have access to our excellent flexible benefits programme that you would expect from any global company.

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