Senior React Developer

Communicate Recruitment; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Communicate Recruitment is seeking a Senior Software Developer (React) to lead frontend initiatives, influence architecture decisions, and deliver modern, scalable products. The role requires ownership of technical direction and collaboration with cross-functional teams in a growing engineering environment.

You will mentor peers, design and implement robust React/TypeScript solutions, and collaborate with Product Managers to align technical strategy with business goals.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of commercial experience with React and TypeScript frontend development.
• Strong experience integrating frontend applications with RESTful APIs.
• Solid experience developing backend APIs using .NET and C#.
• Experience leading projects and mentoring other developers.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Managers and stakeholders to design and develop innovative software solutions.
• Build scalable products that reduce dependency on legacy systems and support future growth.
• Anticipate changing business requirements and technology trends to create flexible, future-ready solutions.
• Serve as a subject matter expert within your technical domain.
• Write clean, maintainable, high-quality code using modern software engineering best practices.
• Apply SOLID principles, design patterns, object-orientated programming concepts, and quality engineering standards.
• Implement robust testing approaches including unit testing, integration testing, and automated testing where applicable.
• Communicate risks, dependencies, and project updates clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

React

TypeScript

RESTful APIs

.NET/C#

Mentoring

SOLID principles

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering

Job description

Are you a Senior Developer who loves building modern products from the ground up, influencing architecture decisions, and working on systems that genuinely evolve with new technology? Our client is looking for a Senior Software Developer (React) to play a key role in shaping and delivering the development strategy across a growing engineering environment.

This is an opportunity for someone who enjoys technical ownership, solving complex problems, mentoring other developers, and building scalable products that move away from legacy systems and embrace modern technologies.

Key responsibilities include:

• Collaborate with Product Managers and stakeholders to design and develop innovative software solutions.
• Build scalable products that reduce dependency on legacy systems and support future growth.
• Anticipate changing business requirements and technology trends to create flexible, future-ready solutions.
• Serve as a subject matter expert within your technical domain.
• Write clean, maintainable, high-quality code using modern software engineering best practices.
• Apply SOLID principles, design patterns, object-orientated programming concepts, and quality engineering standards.
• Implement robust testing approaches including unit testing, integration testing, and automated testing where applicable.
• Communicate risks, dependencies, and project updates clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills and Experience:

• Minimum 4 years' commercial experience with React and TypeScript frontend development.
• Strong experience integrating frontend applications with RESTful API's.
• Solid experience developing backend API's using .NET and C#.
• Experience leading projects and mentoring other developers.

Qualification:

• Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent.