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.
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.
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
Three steps to your next hire.
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.
Step 2
Meet your shortlist
Our target for serviceable roles is 3–5 screened candidates within five working days of calibration.
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.