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Job Location drjobs

Cape Town - South Africa

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Our client is a fastgrowing fintech company focused on providing seamless payment solutions to businesses around the globe. They are dedicated to delivering highquality customer experiences and they are looking for a Senior FrontEnd Engineer to join their team. This role will focus on developing and optimising userfacing interfaces for their products including our clients platform and associated tools.


Role overview

Our client is seeking an experienced and innovative Senior FrontEnd Engineer to take ownership of building intuitive highperformance and scalable user interfaces. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in frontend development modern JavaScript frameworks and UX best practices. You will work closely with product owners designers and backend engineers to deliver outstanding user experiences that support our mission of providing seamless payment solutions.


Job type: Permanent/Full time

Workplace: Hybrid


Requirements

  • 3 years of experience in frontend development with a strong focus on modern web technologies and frameworks.
  • Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript: Expert knowledge of JavaScript and TypeScript including ES6 syntax and best practices.
  • Framework Expertise: Extensive experience with modern frontend frameworks such as React Angular or Vue.js (React preferred).
  • HTML/CSS: Strong understanding of semantic HTML CSS3 and preprocessing tools like SASS or LESS.
  • State Management: Proficiency with state management libraries such as Redux MobX or Context API.
  • Build Tools: Familiarity with modern build tools and bundlers like Webpack Vite or Parcel.
  • Version Control: Strong experience with Git and Git workflows.
  • UI/UX Best Practices: A keen eye for design and experience working closely with designers to ensure pixelperfect implementations.
  • Testing: Experience with frontend testing frameworks such as Jest React Testing Library or Cypress.
  • Soft Skills: Strong problemsolving skills attention to detail and the ability to communicate effectively with crossfunctional teams.
  • Expertise in FrontEnd Development Proficiency in modern JavaScript (ES6) TypeScript and frontend frameworks such as React (preferred) Angular or Vue.js.
  • UI/UX Knowledge Strong understanding of usercentered design principles responsive design and accessibility standards (e.g. WCAG).
  • Proficient in HTML and CSS Mastery of semantic HTML CSS3 and preprocessors like SASS or LESS along with CSSinJS libraries.
  • State Management Experience with state management libraries such as Redux MobX or Context API.
  • Build Tools Handson experience with build tools like Webpack Vite or Parcel and task runners like Gulp or Grunt.
  • Testing Expertise Familiarity with frontend testing tools like Jest Mocha React Testing Library or Cypress.
  • Performance Optimization Ability to identify and implement performance improvements for hightraffic applications.
  • Crossfunctional Collaboration Strong ability to work with designers backend engineers and product owners to ensure cohesive and effective solutions.
  • Soft Skills Excellent problemsolving skills attention to detail and strong communication skills.


Who You Are

  • UserFocused You have a passion for delivering intuitive responsive and visually appealing user interfaces.
  • DetailOriented You strive for pixelperfect implementations and take pride in producing highquality work.
  • Collaborative You enjoy working in a team environment and believe in the power of collective success.
  • Proactive You identify potential issues early and act decisively to solve them.
  • Continuous Learner You stay up to date with the latest technologies and are always looking to improve your skills.


Ideal For

  • Senior frontend engineers with experience in SaaS fintech or highperformance web applications.
  • Developers looking to take ownership of key projects and lead frontend development efforts in a fastpaced environment.
  • Engineers passionate about creating scalable maintainable and accessible web applications.


Responsibilities

  • UI Development: Build maintain and optimise userfacing interfaces for our clients platform ensuring a seamless and visually appealing user experience.
  • Collaboration: Work closely with product owners UX designers and backend engineers to translate business requirements and user feedback into functional frontend solutions.
  • Code Quality and Performance: Write clean efficient and maintainable code focusing on performance optimisation scalability and crossbrowser compatibility.
  • Component Libraries: Develop and maintain reusable UI components and ensure they align with our clients design system.
  • Technical Leadership: Mentor junior engineers review code and set best practices for frontend development within the team.
  • Testing and Debugging: Implement and maintain comprehensive unit and integration tests to ensure code reliability and robustness.
  • Stay Current: Keep up to date with the latest frontend technologies tools and best practices and share insights with the team to improve development processes.
  • Accessibility Compliance: Ensure all interfaces meet accessibility standards (e.g. WCAG) to provide an inclusive experience for all users.


Benefits

  • Impactful Work: Join a fastgrowing fintech company where your contributions will have a direct impact on the user experience of our core products.
  • Collaborative Environment: Work alongside talented product managers designers and engineers who share your passion for innovation and quality.
  • Growth Opportunities: Build your career in a supportive environment that values growth learning and innovation.
  • Exciting Challenges: Tackle complex problems and contribute to building cuttingedge payment solutions that serve a global audience.

Employment Type

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