Senior Frontend (Full Stack) Software Engineer

Blue Pearl PTY; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 750,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Pearl PTY in Cape Town is seeking a Senior Frontend Software Engineer with over 10 years of experience in software development. You will lead frontend architecture, ensuring scalable and maintainable applications while driving engineering best practices.

This role emphasizes collaboration with backend engineers, API integration, and mentoring developers. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong technical leadership and a commitment to user experience excellence.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software development experience, focusing on frontend.
• Strong knowledge of performance optimization and code reviewing.
• Experience mentoring developers and facilitating architectural discussions.

Responsibilities

• Lead frontend architecture and design decisions.
• Build and maintain scalable Vue.js applications.
• Drive performance optimisation initiatives.
• Collaborate with backend engineers to define API contracts.

Skills

Frontend architecture design

Vue.js

HTML5

CSS3

JavaScript

Git workflows

CI/CD pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Jest

Cypress

Job description

Senior Frontend (Full Stack) Software Engineer

Cape Town, South Africa | Posted on 05/29/2026

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Frontend Engineer with 10+ years of professional software development experience to lead the design, architecture, and delivery of our Vue.js frontend applications.

You will take ownership of frontend architecture, drive engineering best practices, and ensure scalable, maintainable, and high-performance user interfaces across our platforms. While your primary focus will be frontend strategy and system design, you will collaborate closely with backend engineers building .NET Core and SQL Server solutions to ensure seamless integration and cohesive end-to-end delivery.

This role requires strong technical leadership, architectural judgment, and the ability to mentor developers while remaining hands‑on in delivery.

While frontend‑led, this position offers the opportunity to broaden influence across the full application stack over time. You will progressively contribute to end‑to‑end solution design, API alignment, and cross‑layer architectural decisions as part of your continued growth.

The ideal candidate is a strategic frontend leader who balances user experience excellence with performance, maintainability, and long‑term scalability.

Requirements

• Minimum 10+ years of professional software development experience, with significant frontend focus
• Strong experience designing scalable frontend architecture
• Advanced understanding of component‑based architecture, state management (Pinia or similar), routing, and modular design
• Strong knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, SCSS/LESS, responsive and accessible design principles
• Experience implementing frontend performance optimisation strategies
• Experience integrating complex frontend systems with RESTful APIs
• Experience establishing frontend coding standards and best practices
• Strong experience with Git workflows and CI/CD pipelines
• Demonstrated experience mentoring engineers and conducting code reviews
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate architectural decisions and influence technical direction

Key Responsibilities

• Lead frontend architecture and design decisions
• Build and maintain scalable Vue.js applications
• Define and enforce frontend coding standards and best practices
• Drive performance optimisation and UI scalability initiatives
• Translate business requirements into robust technical solutions
• Collaborate with backend engineers to define clean API contracts
• Lead and participate in code reviews
• Mentor intermediate and junior developers
• Contribute to testing strategy (Jest, Cypress, etc.)
• Proactively identify technical debt and drive refactoring initiatives
• Communicate progress, technical strategy, risks, and delivery plans across teams
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams across distributed offices

Education & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering or related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Proven track record of owning frontend architecture and delivering complex UI systems end‑to‑end

Nice to Have

• Experience with micro‑frontend architectures or module federation
• Experience modernising legacy frontend systems
• Exposure to .NET Core APIs and backend system integration
• Experience with performance monitoring and observability tools
• Experience working in financial or investment domain