Senior React Developer

BETSoftware; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software development company in Johannesburg is seeking a skilled Senior React Developer to build high-performing web and application experiences. This role requires over 3 years of experience in React and 5 years in JavaScript. You will work collaboratively to develop user-facing features, optimize component performance, and mentor junior developers. The ideal candidate will possess a strong knowledge of RESTful APIs and unit testing. This position promises excellent growth opportunities within a dynamic team.

Benefits

Learning and development programmes

Opportunities for growth

Incentives for performance

Qualifications

• 3+ years commercial experience with React.
• 5+ years experience in JavaScript.
• Experience with writing unit tests using Jest and React-Testing Library.
• Strong understanding of modern authorization mechanisms.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain user-facing features using React.js.
• Optimize components for maximum performance across devices and browsers.
• Mentor Junior and Intermediate React Developers.

Skills

React

JavaScript

RESTful APIs

CSS

HTML

Redux

Unit Testing

Kubernetes

Job description

We Want You:

Are you passionate about building seamless digital experiences that users enjoy? We’re looking for a skilled Senior React Developer to join our Team and help bring high-performing web and application experiences to life. In this role, you’ll design and implement user-facing features using React.js, ensuring our platforms are fast, responsive, and intuitive. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver engaging interfaces that combine performance, usability, and modern design.

You Bring:

• 3+ years commercial experience with React.
• 5+ years JavaScript.
• Experience with RESTful APIs.
• Solid knowledge of CSS, HTML, and other front-end languages.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model Thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles and frameworks.
• State management experience with React Hooks & Redux.
• Solid, working knowledge of writing unit tests (Jest, React-Testing Library).
• Strong understanding of Unit Testing practice.
• Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token.
• Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools.
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirement.
• Working in a Scrum / Agile environment (Advantageous).
• Experience with Kubernetes (Advantageous).

What You’ll Do:

Technical Outputs:

• Develop & Maintain user-facing features using React.js.
• Make use of reusable components and front-end libraries for use across our platforms.
• Optimise components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices & browsers.
• Stay up to date on emerging code standards.
• Maintain and implement code and design standards.
• Mentor Junior and Intermediate React Developers.

Behavioural Outputs:

Adaptable Resilience

• Adapts to change and is open to new ideas and willing to take on new responsibilities.
• Able to handle pressure and can effectively adjust plans to meet changing needs/demands.
• Changes his/her interpersonal style and approach based on the circumstances.
• Adapts behaviour to maintain cooperative relationships with others.
• Accepts changes to task, plans and procedures in order to align with strategic direction of the organisation and appropriately adjusts behaviour and activities to changing conditions.
• Maintains a positive attitude in the face of change.

Decision Making Quality

• Makes confident, timely, fact-based decisions drawing on a broad range of resources through collaboration with others.
• Ensures others understand the decision before moving forward.
• Considers short- and long-term implications of the decision.
• Able to logically defend and explain judgements and decisions.
• Takes steps to accurately define the problem before seeking a solution.
• Bases decisions and evaluations on a careful and systematic review of relevant facts and information.

Resourceful and improving

• Generates new ideas and challenges the status quo, takes risk, supports change and encourages innovation.
• Searches for opportunity to create new ideas and innovate or improve efficiencies wherever possible.
• Solves problems through questioning the status quo.

The Company We Keep:

At BET Software, we don't just recruit talent, we cultivate it. Our learning and development programmes, our various opportunities for growth, and our well-deserved incentives are what keep our All-Star Team the best amongst the rest.

Please note that only candidates who meet the stipulated minimum requirements will be considered.

If you have not been contacted within 30 days, kindly consider your application to be unsuccessful.