Frontend Software Engineer

KingMakers; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading African gaming company seeks a Mid-level Frontend Software Engineer in Cape Town to develop modern web applications using technologies like React, TypeScript, and Node.js. The role involves collaboration with Product Managers to create scalable gaming platforms, ensuring a high-quality user experience. Ideal candidates should have at least 3 years of frontend development experience and strong familiarity with modern JS tools and frameworks. A hybrid work model is offered, allowing flexibility between remote work and onsite presence.

Benefits

Employer contribution toward medical aid

Group risk cover

Provident fund contributions

Performance bonus

Free reserved parking

Flexible hybrid work arrangement

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in frontend development.
• Strong knowledge of frontend technologies including React, TypeScript, and JavaScript.
• Experience working with RESTful APIs or GraphQL.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain modern web applications using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
• Work with frontend frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.
• Optimize frontend performance and collaborate with Product Managers.

Skills

React

TypeScript

JavaScript

HTML

CSS

Tools

Node.js

Git

Webpack

ESLint

Job description

About us:

At KingMakers, we’re not here to follow the industry, we’re here to define it.

We are a proudly homegrown African company, building the future of sports and iGaming entertainment across the continent. Since our launch in 2018, we’ve created platforms that connect millions of fans to the excitement they love through our leading brands, BetKing and SuperSportBet.

From Nigeria to South Africa, we’ve rapidly grown into a powerhouse, recognized for raising standards, pushing boundaries, and shaping what’s next in our industry. Our vision is bold: to be the home where Africa plays.

Collaboration, innovation, and fearless execution define our culture. Every decision is purposeful, every interaction impactful, and every product designed to serve our players and partners with excellence.

We move fast, stay curious, and constantly raise the bar. Our mission is to deliver entertainment with integrity, innovation, and impact, because great products can change how entire communities experience play.

Role Overview

As a Mid-level Frontend Software Engineer, you will be part of a team ensuring our gaming products are highly resilient, low-latency, and scalable, while providing a first-class experience for our customers.

You will collaborate closely with Product Managers to design, build, and operate KingMakers’ gaming platforms. Using modern architectural and engineering practices, you will create distributed transactional solutions and help elevate our products to the next level.

This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute directly to a fast-growing company that is redefining digital sports and gaming entertainment in Africa.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain modern web applications using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
• Work with frontend frameworks such as React (Next.js), Angular, or Vue.
• Utilize JavaScript tools and ecosystem, including Node.js, NPM/Yarn, Webpack, Rollup, Grunt, ESLint.
• Optimize frontend performance, considering browser behavior and best practices.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and cross-functional teams to build scalable solutions.

What You Need for This Role

Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in frontend development.

Frontend Technologies & Frameworks:

• Strong knowledge of React (Remix.js.x), TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, and Tailwind.
• Comfortable with modern JS tools and ecosystem, including Node.js, NPM/Yarn, Webpack, Rollup, ESLint.

API Integration:

• Experience working with RESTful APIs or GraphQL.

Performance, Best Practices & Accessibility:

• Understanding of browser behavior, responsive design, accessibility, and frontend performance optimization.

Version Control & Collaboration:

• Proficiency in Git (GitHub, Azure DevOps) and experience working in collaborative, multi-location teams.

Bonus / Nice-to-Have:

• Experience with headless CMS platforms like Strapi or Umbraco.
• Familiarity with CI/CD principles.
• Writing tests (unit, integration, E2E) and documentation using tools like Cypress or Storybook.

How You Do It – Expectations to Fulfill the Role

At KingMakers, culture isn’t just words on a wall, it’s how we show up, work, and grow. Our CROWNS values guide how we make decisions, collaborate, and raise the bar:

• Customer First – We build with and for our customers, delivering meaningful value every time.
• Raise the Bar – Take initiative, ownership, and push for better every time.
• Operate with Candor – Speak clearly, listen actively, and be honest with kindness.
• We Build Together – Collaborate across teams, support each other, and succeed as a team.
• No Hesitation, Never Reckless – Take smart risks responsibly, own outcomes, and avoid chaos.
• Speed & Iteration – Act fast, learn fast, improve fast; progress beats perfection.

• Health Support: Employer contribution toward your monthly medical aid, helping you invest in your health and wellbeing.

• Comprehensive Insurance: Group risk cover providing additional protection and peace of mind for you and your loved ones.
• Future Planning: Employer contributions to a provident fund to support your long-term financial security and retirement planning.
• Performance Bonus: discretionary rewards that celebrate your impact*
• Convenience at Work: free reserved parking at the office
• Hybrid Work: a flexible arrangement with 2 days in the office and 3 days remote each week (Update this according to department)
• Work with global teams across Nigeria, Spain, Malta & the UK.

*Eligibility for the discretionary bonus depends on the onboarding cycle and start date; employees joining after a certain point in the year may not be eligible for the 2025 cycle.