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Date Added: Sun 30/03/2025

Senior Frontend Engineer (React) (Remote)

Johannesburg, South Africa
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Job Type: Permanent

Salary: 20000.0000 - 90000.0000 / monthly

ENVIRONMENT:

DESIGN interfaces that create seamless customer experiences as you use your coding expertise as a Senior Frontend Engineer (React) to contribute across the entire product surface of a rapidly growing US-based FinTech company. With 8+ years of experience, you'll bring a blend of Frontend expertise to the table, delivering secure, reliable, and high-performing features. You'll write high-quality code, collaborate closely with product and design, and have an impact on the direction and quality of the platform.

DUTIES:

Build End-to-End Features -

  • Improve on existing and implement new product features.
  • You will be designing and developing the client-facing UI in React and TypeScript/JavaScript.

Improve Frontend experiences -

  • Optimize the Frontend for performance, accessibility, and responsiveness.
  • Contribute to a polished, intuitive user experience by refining UI components and user flows.

Maintain Quality & Reliability -

  • Write Unit, Integration, and End-to-end Tests.
  • Setup and refine monitoring, logging, and alerting to keep systems stable and responsive in production.

Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams -

  • Work closely with Product Managers, Designers, and fellow Developers to translate requirements into actionable technical solutions.
  • Provide input on trade-offs, timelines, and feasibility.

Participate in technical discussions -

  • Contribute to architectural reviews and propose incremental improvements.
  • While you'll focus heavily on hands-on coding, you'll also weigh in on design decisions to ensure future scalability and maintainability.

Mentor and learn -

  • Lead by example in code reviews, offering constructive feedback and guidance.
  • Support the growth of less-experienced Developers while continuing to hone your own skills.

Stay current and innovative -

  • Keep an eye on industry trends, experiment with tools and frameworks, and introduce incremental improvements that enhance development velocity and product quality.

REQUIREMENTS:

  • 8+ Years of hands-on Software Development, including a proven track record working across the stack (Frontend and Backend) on production-grade applications.
  • Proficiency with modern Frontend frameworks (e.g., React) and JavaScript/TypeScript.
  • Strong grasp of responsive design, accessibility, and performance optimization.
  • Familiarity with production monitoring, observability, and best practices for running stable services at scale.
  • Ability to work remotely with your own equipment.
  • Willingness to overlap work hours until 12:00-13:00 EST (negotiable).

Advantageous -

Design Expertise: Experience in UI/UX design and building designs from scratch based on product requirements.

Security Know-How: Familiarity with secure coding, regulatory compliance, and best practices in safeguarding financial data.

Accounting & Reporting Knowledge: Understanding of financial reporting standards and the intricacies of handling financial data.

Familiarity with Tech Stack: Experience with Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, and React is helpful, though not required. Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new tools and frameworks is just as valuable.

ATTRIBUTES:

  • Able to work seamlessly within a team environment, give and receive feedback con
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