Senior Full-Stack Developer (Frontend-Oriented)

Elementor; Cape Town; Remote; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

Elementor is seeking a Senior Full-Stack Developer with a frontend focus to enhance their platform used by millions. The role involves developing high-quality components, ensuring product stability, and collaborating across teams. Join a thriving community that impacts web creation globally.

Benefits

Massive Impact

Rapid Releases

Thriving Developer Community

Creativity & Innovation

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a Full-Stack Developer, with a frontend focus.
• 2+ years experience with TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), and React.

Responsibilities

• Develop complex features with high performance and availability.
• Ensure high-quality, stable, and secure product delivery.

Skills

TypeScript

JavaScript

React

CSS

SCSS

English Communication

Tools

PHP

WordPress

Elementor

Job description

We’re looking for a Senior Full-Stack Developer, Frontend-Oriented to play a key role in shaping the future of web creation. In this role, you’ll focus primarily on frontend development, helping to build a platform that powers over 18 million websites worldwide.

Our developers get to change the internet one semicolon at a time, affecting more than 12% of the World Wide Web! At Elementor, we offer fast and dynamic workflows, quick support, and opportunities for personal growth and learning.

Our clients and web creators build their businesses on Elementor. Every update we release generates immediate engagement from our passionate community, including YouTube reviews and WordCamp discussions.

This is a chance to work at scale, deliver high-impact features every six weeks, and be part of a platform used by millions of websites.

Work Environment:

What do we do?

Elementor is the leading website building platform for WordPress professionals. Our vision is to empower web creators—developers, designers, and marketers—to create their futures one pixel at a time. We provide all the tools they need for success.

A new website is created every 10 seconds using Elementor! Since launching in Israel in 2016, we have expanded to over 160 countries, powering more than 18 million websites. More than 12% of all websites worldwide are built using Elementor.

How do we do it?

At Elementor, we're building the future of web creation. We believe in empowering both our employees and our users. Elementor is a place where you can grow professionally and personally. Creativity, friendship, curiosity, motivation, and professionalism drive us forward. We are proud of Elementor's constant growth.

Responsibilities:

Challenges:

• Design and develop high-quality components to enhance system capabilities.
• Work on a complex product with diverse use cases.
• Learn quickly and collaborate across multiple teams and products.
• Navigate and understand new codebases independently.
• Collaborate in a multilingual remote environment.

Core Responsibilities:

• Develop complex features with high performance and availability.
• Ensure high-quality, stable, and secure product delivery.
• Maintain and improve product quality.
• Ensure UI/UX designs are technically feasible.
• Work closely with teams and stakeholders.

Minimum Requirements:

• 5+ years as a Full-Stack Developer, with a frontend focus.
• 2+ years experience with TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), and React.
• Strong skills in writing clean, maintainable code and mastery of React design patterns.
• Experience with PHP is a plus.
• Good understanding of web app development, testing, and security best practices.
• Experience with CSS, SCSS, and cross-browser compatibility.
• Open-source contributions are advantageous.
• Experience with Elementor, WordPress, or template engines is a plus.
• Excellent English communication skills.

Why Join Elementor?

• Massive Impact — Your code reaches millions of users with immediate community feedback.
• Rapid Releases — We ship new versions every six weeks.
• Thriving Developer Community — Elementor is more than a product; it’s a movement relied upon by users, developers, and agencies.
• Creativity & Innovation — Work with cutting-edge front-end technologies and influence how websites are built worldwide.