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Junior developer

Key Facts

Remote From: 
Category:  Game Developer
Full time
Junior (1-2 years)
English

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field
  • 0–2 years experience
  • Internship or academic projects
  • GitHub portfolio preferred

Requirements:

  • Write clean and maintainable code
  • Assist in developing web/mobile/software applications
  • Debug and troubleshoot issues
  • Test software functionality

Job description

Job Title

Junior Software Developer
(also called Junior Software Engineer / Entry-Level Developer)


Role Overview

A Junior Developer assists in designing, developing, testing, and maintaining software applications. This is an entry-level role where developers work under senior engineers and learn real-world software development practices.

Junior developers typically:

  • write and debug code
  • fix bugs
  • build small features
  • participate in code reviews
  • learn company tech stacks and workflows

Common Responsibilities

  • Write clean and maintainable code
  • Assist in developing web/mobile/software applications
  • Debug and troubleshoot issues
  • Test software functionality
  • Participate in code reviews
  • Collaborate with developers, QA, and product teams
  • Learn and follow coding standards
  • Maintain documentation

Typical Skills Required

Programming Languages

Commonly one or more of:

  • Java
  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • C#
  • PHP

Frontend (optional)

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • React
  • Angular
  • Vue.js

Backend (optional)

  • Node.js
  • Spring Boot
  • Django
  • .NET

Database Skills

  • SQL
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB

Tools

  • Git/GitHub
  • VS Code
  • Jira
  • Docker (basic)

Education Requirements

Usually:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field

Some companies also hire:

  • Bootcamp graduates
  • Self-taught developers with projects

Experience Expectations

Typical requirements:

  • 0–2 years experience
  • Internship or academic projects
  • GitHub portfolio preferred

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