Senior Front-End Engineer (React)

Cape Town | Full-time | In-office

Why this role is awesome

This is a leadership role with real influence. You’ll own front-end architecture, set standards, mentor engineers, and shape how the product scales and performs.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading front-end architecture and technical decisions
• Designing and delivering complex React features
• Setting standards for code quality, testing, and performance
• Driving accessibility and Core Web Vitals improvements
• Mentoring and supporting other engineers
• Partnering with product and backend teams on system design

What you need to bring

• 5-8+ years front-end experience (3-5+ with React)
• Expert React, TypeScript & modern JavaScript
• Strong understanding of performance and rendering behaviour
• Experience with Next.js and modern tooling
• Proven front-end system design and leadership experience
• Strong testing practices and CI/CD understanding

Bonus points if you have

• Design systems at scale (Storybook, tokens, theming)
• Advanced Next.js (SSR, ISR, Server Components)
• Monitoring, analytics or A/B testing experience
• Exposure to backend systems (Node.js)

If you set the bar, lead from the front, and ship quality – apply now.

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