Senior Frontend Developer

Boardroom Appointments; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech recruitment firm in South Africa is seeking a Senior Frontend Developer experienced in Angular and Mobile Apps. You will develop and maintain web and hybrid applications, ensuring excellent user experiences. The ideal candidate should have over 6 years of relevant experience and a relevant Bachelor's degree. Join a dynamic team focused on continuous improvement and agile methodologies.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in frontend development.
• Experience in building apps using Angular and Ionic framework.
• Familiarity with AWS services is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Web and Hybrid Mobile Applications.
• Create and standardise reusable components.
• Take ownership of frontend applications and their deployments.

Skills

Angular

Mobile App Development

Web Application Development

HTML

CSS/SCSS

UI/UX Design

Education

B.Sc in Computer Studies

B.Eng in Computer or Electronic Engineering

Job description

Our Core Platform is continuously evolving in line with new customer requirements, value adding features and new technologies. Our primary focus is to standardise and simplify the various administrator and end-user journeys throughout the different Web Portals and Mobile Apps. Our system is used by more than 100k households across South Africa on a daily basis, so the frontend journeys must be optimised, user friendly and modern.

We are looking for a Senior Frontend Developer with Angular and Mobile App experience to join the team to develop, maintain and continuously improve the frontend applications.

What you will be doing:

• Develop and maintain Web and Hybrid Mobile Applications
• Create and standardise reusable components and user journeys
• Create boilerplate templates to enable other team members to develop Micro-Frontends
• Take full ownership of all frontend applications in terms of deployments and release management
• Ensure full understanding of all systems. This includes infrastructure, integrations, back-end and front-end business logic and technology stack
• Assist with support requests that have been escalated to the development 3rd Line Support
• Staying abreast of developments in programming languages and AWS services
• Continuous learning and relevant certifications for both professional and personal development are encouraged
• Continuous improvement of performance and system stability
• Adhere to Agile practices and methodologies

What we are looking for:

• Experience in Web, Mobile and Hybrid Web Apps (using Angular and Ionic Framework).
• Angular 2+ (We are currently using Angular 13)
• HTML & CSS/SCSS
• UI/UX Design will be beneficial but not required
• Angular integration with Rest Services
• Experience in publishing Apps to App Store & Play Store
• Knowledge of, or exposure to, AWS Amplify/AppSync is a plus

Education & Experience Requirements:

• Necessary training / education in skills required above.
• Relevant bachelors degree (B.SC Computer Studies or IT / B.Eng. Computer, Electronic) would be preferred.
• 6+ years' experience working on projects like these are preferred