Intermediate React Developer

Communicate Recruitment; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Communicate Recruitment seeks a skilled React/TypeScript developer to build and enhance responsive web apps. You’ll work with product, design and engineering teams to deliver features and tackle technical challenges in an Agile setting.

Responsibilities include delivering high-quality, maintainable code, writing tests, and collaborating across disciplines. A strong foundation in modern frontend practices and a learning mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional React and TypeScript development experience.
• Strong understanding of modern frontend development principles.
• Experience integrating applications with RESTful APIs.
• Ability to build responsive user interfaces using modern CSS frameworks.
• Exposure to Material UI, Tailwind CSS, and CSS Grid advantageous.
• Understanding of SOLID and DRY design principles.
• Experience with clean, maintainable, and reusable code.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to write unit and integration tests.
• Experience participating in code reviews and maintaining coding standards.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Passion for learning new technologies and improving practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance responsive web applications using React and TypeScript.
• Collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams in an Agile environment.
• Contribute to new feature development and solve technical challenges.
• Help deliver high-quality software with a focus on maintainability.

Skills

React

TypeScript

RESTful APIs

Modern CSS

Unit & integration tests

Agile

Code reviews

Problem solving

Collaboration

Learning mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/SE/IT

3+ years React/TypeScript

Tools

REST APIs

SQL Databases

.NET/C# (backend)

CSS frameworks (Material UI, Tailwind)

Job description

Job Description

Develop and enhance responsive web applications using React and TypeScript while collaborating with product, design, and engineering teams. You'll contribute to new feature development, solve technical challenges, and help deliver high-quality software in an Agile environment.

Skills & Experience

• 3+ years of experience in React and TypeScript development
• Strong understanding of modern frontend development principles
• Experience integrating applications with RESTful APIs
• Ability to build responsive user interfaces using modern CSS frameworks
• Exposure to Material UI, Tailwind CSS, and CSS Grid advantageous
• Understanding of software design principles including SOLID and DRY
• Experience writing clean, maintainable, and reusable code
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to write unit and integration tests
• Experience participating in code reviews and maintaining coding standards
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Passion for learning new technologies and continuously improving development practices

Qualification

• Tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
• 3+ years of professional React and TypeScript development experience
• Experience working with RESTful APIs
• Exposure to .NET/C# backend development beneficial
• Experience with SQL databases advantageous
• Understanding of frontend testing frameworks and best practices advantageous