Senior Frontend Developer

Salt; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in South Africa seeks an experienced Frontend Engineer to design and develop features for a high-traffic web platform. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience, a deep understanding of scalable systems, and proficiency in JavaScript frameworks. This is a full-time position that emphasizes collaboration and stability in performance.

Qualifications

• 7+ years’ experience as a Front-End Developer.
• Understanding of object-oriented programming principles.
• Proficiency with a JS framework or Angular.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and refine new features for a high-traffic site.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues to ensure stability and performance.
• Collaborate with designers and developers to deliver high-quality solutions.

Skills

Frontend Development

JS Frameworks

Responsive Design

CSS Pre-processors

Git

Unit Testing

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an experienced and rock-solid Frontend Engineer. You’ll be working on a highly transactional web platform, serving millions of active users, where performance, scalability, and user experience are critical. You'd have significant understanding of scaling, systems and the end user in order to contribute and be joining an engineering team who've attracted to some very bright minds to join them.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and refine new features for a high-traffic, transactional site.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues to ensure stability and performance.
• Collaborate with designers, QA, and back-end developers to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Develop reusable components and modules that support scalability.
• Stay up to date with new tools, frameworks, and best practices.

Qualifications

• 7+ years’ experience as a Front-End Developer
• Understanding of object-oriented programming principles.
• Proficiency with a JS framework (or Angular)
• Experience with HTML5, CSS3, and responsive design.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and asynchronous requests.
• Skilled in CSS pre-processors such as Sass, Less, or SCSS.
• Experience using Git and working within an agile environment.
• Background in writing front-end unit tests.

Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Information Technology
• Industries: Software Development