Freelance UI Dev (1 month contract)

Talent Shore Ltd.; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 201,000 - 335,000; Part time

Job summary

Talent Shore Ltd. seeks a mid-level Freelance Developer for a one-month engagement to pick up an existing demo project. You will focus on the front-end/UI for a touchscreen unit running on dedicated hardware and communicate with the backend via REST APIs.

Handover from Billy and Jack will ensure you are up to speed. You should be comfortable with rapid prototyping, have hands-on UI development skills, and be somewhat familiar with embedded hardware.

Qualifications

• Hands-on UI development experience for touchscreen hardware.
• Ability to prototype quickly with iterative feedback.
• Some exposure to embedded hardware or micro-electronics is a plus.
• Mid-level freelancer with flexible hours.

Responsibilities

• Build/refine the touchscreen UI for the demo unit on hardware.
• Integrate the front end with the backend via REST APIs.
• Work within the existing hardware setup and troubleshoot UI-hardware interfaces.
• Leverage data logs for backend-adjacent work during handover.

Skills

UI development

Rapid prototyping

Hardware familiarity

Freelance-friendly

REST API integration

Tools

REST APIs

Job description

Freelance Developer Brief 1-Month Engagement Overview One-month engagement picking up an existing demo project ahead of a trade show. The freelancer will get up to speed via a handover from Billy and Jack, who remain the main points of contact throughout. The work centres on the front-end/UI for a demo unit running on dedicated hardware with a touchscreen, communicating with the backend via REST APIs.

What They Will Do

• Get up to speed via handover from Billy and Jack
• Build/refine the touchscreen UI for the demo unit (runs on the hardware itself, not a web or mobile app)
• Integrate the front end with the backend over REST APIs
• Work within the existing hardware setup, troubleshooting where UI meets hardware
• Begin backend-adjacent work early using the physical unit's existing data logs, ahead of full handover if needed

What We're Looking For

• Practical, hands-on UI development skills
• Comfort with rapid prototyping and iteration, rather than deep embedded C++ development
• Micro-electronics or fixed-hardware experience preferred (some embedded systems exposure, or general comfort with software running on hardware)
• Mid-level freelancer, flexible working hours

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