Junior Application Software Developer
E and D Recruiters
Reference: Pta003902-EP-5
Our client is hiring a junior embedded software developer to help expand and maintain firmware running on real-world power electronics products (power inverters, batteries, rectifiers). Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering/Computer Science is a minimum requirement. The role focuses on building reliable, efficient low-level software in C/C++ that runs close to the hardware, interfaces with sensors/actuators, communicates with other devices, and supports diagnostics and field reliability. Position based in Pretoria West.
Junior Application Software Developer
Pretoria West
Our client is hiring a junior embedded software developer to help expand and maintain firmware running on real-world power electronics products (power inverters, batteries, rectifiers).
The role focuses on building reliable, efficient low-level software in C/C++ that runs close to the hardware, interfaces with sensors/actuators, communicates with other devices, and supports diagnostics and field reliability.
Typical problems include predictable timing behavior, working within limited memory/CPU, investigating bugs that can involve both hardware and software, and improving maintainability across product variants.
Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering/Computer Science
- 1–2 years experience
Responsibilities
- Git (daily use), SSH (remote access/auth), Docker (basic usage for dev/test environments)
- Linux terminal basics (shell usage, logs, processes, file permissions)
- Networking fundamentals (IP addressing, ports, basic troubleshooting)
- API design fundamentals (how devices/services expose data and commands; clear interface definitions)
- Automated testing practices (unit + integration; exposure to end-to-end testing is a plus)
- Embedded C and C++
Please apply via our website: www.edrecruiters.co.za or alternatively submit your cv to ***email_hidden*** - Reference Pta003902
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