Frontend Engineer - React, Own Features for Millions of Users

Capitec Bank Ltd.; Stellenbosch; On-site; ZAR 520,000 - 760,000; Full time

Job summary

Capitec Bank Ltd. in Stellenbosch is seeking an Intermediate Frontend Engineer to help rebuild the Capitec app frontend. You will own features, build reusable React components, and integrate with backend services.

You’ll collaborate with senior engineers, participate in code reviews, and contribute to a frontend rewrite to drive a modern, maintainable architecture across a large codebase.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of professional software development experience.
• Strong, hands-on ReactJS experience.
• Solid understanding of frontend architecture and component design.
• Experience integrating frontend applications with APIs and backend services.
• A track record of writing maintainable, testable code within a large codebase.
• Comfortable working with Git and participating in code reviews.
• The ability to take ownership of your work and see it through independently.
• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Own features and requirements from understanding the problem through to delivery.
• Build and maintain React components and features that are clean, reusable and easy for other engineers to work with.
• Integrate frontend applications with backend services and APIs, and troubleshoot issues across the stack.
• Participate actively in code reviews, both contributing to and learning from the engineering standards around you.
• Contribute to the frontend rewrite and help shape a more modern, maintainable architecture.
• Work closely with engineers and stakeholders to deliver features that work well and stand the test of time.

Skills

ReactJS

Frontend architecture

API integration

Git

Ownership

Communication

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Technology

Job description

Capitec Bank Ltd. in Stellenbosch is seeking an Intermediate Frontend Engineer to help rebuild the Capitec app frontend. You will own features, build reusable React components, and integrate with backend services.

You’ll collaborate with senior engineers, participate in code reviews, and contribute to a frontend rewrite to drive a modern, maintainable architecture across a large codebase.