Junior Technology talent

Hire junior tech talent with skills you can see.

Early-career developers, testers, analysts and support technicians for teams that need practical skills from day one. Typically 0–3 years’ experience, across South Africa. Free to submit a vacancy; you only pay if you hire.

Roles we recruit for

Junior technology roles

Common early-career roles in this area. If yours isn’t listed, submit it anyway and we’ll tell you whether we can help.

  • Junior Software Developer

    Building and maintaining features under the guidance of senior developers.

  • Junior Web Developer

    Websites and front-end work in the stack your team uses.

  • IT Support or Service Desk Technician

    User support, devices, accounts and first-line troubleshooting.

  • QA or Software Tester

    Testing releases, writing test cases and reporting defects clearly.

  • Junior Data Analyst

    Cleaning data, building reports and dashboards, and answering business questions.

Screening

What we screen for

Every candidate on your shortlist is screened by the LaunchPath team against the brief we agree with you.

Tell us your stack and what “junior” means for your team. A junior developer at a five-person start-up and at a bank are different hires.

  • Practical skills in the tools and stack you need
  • A short, role-relevant task where agreed with you
  • Problem-solving and how they explain their work
  • Portfolio, GitHub or project examples where available
  • Salary expectations and availability
  • Your must-haves from role calibration
How it works

Three steps to your next hire.

  1. Step 1

    Tell us who you need

    Submit the role for free. We call you to calibrate the brief: what success looks like and your must-haves.

  2. Step 2

    Meet your shortlist

    Our target for serviceable roles is 3–5 screened candidates within five working days of calibration.

  3. Step 3

    Hire

    Interview who you like. You pay a placement fee only if you hire, backed by our replacement guarantee.

R0 upfront. You only pay if you hire.

Placement fee of 7.5% of annual cost to company (minimum R7,500, maximum R18,000), with a 60-day replacement guarantee subject to our employer terms.

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