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Cape Town: Senior Frontend Software Engineer (React/Angular/Vue JavaScript/TypeScript) (CPT Hybrid) posted by Datafin

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Senior Frontend Software Engineer (React/Angular/Vue & JavaScript/TypeScript) (CPT Hybrid)IT – Software Development
Cape Town – Western Cape – South Africa

ENVIRONMENT:
BUILD & lead a Frontend team while raising the bar on customer-facing interfaces as the next Senior Frontend Software Engineer wanted by a cutting-edge FinTech company providing cloud-native software to optimise the processing of financial transactions. As one of the first senior hires in this team, you will shape the technical direction, establish standards, and mentor future team members all while architecting, scaling, and continually shipping a data-intensive single-page application that powers complex, real-time payment workflows for banks, retailers and FinTech partners. You will require 4+ years experience in a similar role with React, Angular or Vue (React preferred), Advanced JavaScript/TypeScript skills, CI/CD with automated tests and linting & experience operating enterprise-scale SPAs (feature flags, telemetry, observability).
DUTIES:
  • Lead the team in implementing and optimising Frontend technologies.
  • Architect and build robust Frontend solutions for our cloud applications.
  • Collaborate closely with Backend teams to create seamless Full Stack products.
  • Architect and evolve the SPA – own Frontend from first commit through to production.
  • Design predictable state – model complex payment flows with Redux (and sagas) or equivalent patterns; keep logic testable and deterministic.
  • Drive the component library – extend the design system, enforce consistency, accessibility, and responsive behaviour.
  • Collaborate with UX/UI Designers – translate prototypes into polished components, validate interactions, and iterate on feedback.
  • Partner with Backend teams – define API contracts, optimise data payloads.
  • Guard quality in the pipeline – maintain CI/CD scripts, automated tests, and lint rules; block regressions before they reach main.
  • Mentor the team – review code, share patterns, and level-up Junior Engineers.
  • Champion security and compliance – implement OWASP best practices, uphold requirements, and conduct regular audits.
  • Monitor and iterate – Collaborate with the Site Reliability function to track real-world performance.
REQUIREMENTS:
  • 4+ Years experience working as a Developer in a Software Development team.
  • Modern SPA framework fluency React, Angular, or Vue (React preferred).
  • Advanced JavaScript / TypeScript skills (required).
  • Solid client-side state management.
  • Design-system and reusable component library know-how.
  • REST/GraphQL (Optional).
  • CI/CD with automated tests and linting.
  • Performance, security, and accessibility best practices.
  • Experience operating enterprise-scale SPAs (feature flags, telemetry, observability).
  • Proven ability to mentor and guide team members in Frontend Development best practices.
Advantageous
  • Previous experience working in the FinTech industry.
  • Built a Frontend function from the ground up – stood up processes, tooling, and team culture in the early, ambiguous phase of a product or company, rather than inheriting a mature setup.
  • Experience in Agile / Scrum methodologies.
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