Intermediate Frontend Engineer
iOCO · Stellenbosch, Western Cape
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- Are you a passionate Frontend Engineer ready to build innovative digital experiences? Join a dynamic engineering team where you will develop and maintain scalable, high-performance frontend applications using React across digital platforms. Take ownership of features from initial requirements through to successful delivery while contributing to the modernisation of frontend architecture. Collaborate with talented engineers to develop efficient, maintainable solutions and implement industry best practices
What you'll do
Frontend Development and Delivery
- Build and maintain frontend applications using React
- Develop reusable, maintainable components and features to a high standard
- Take a requirement, understand the problem, define an approach and see the work through to completion
- Contribute to the frontend rewrite and help move the platform toward a modern, maintainable architecture
- Work effectively within an existing, large-scale codebase
- Apply a practical approach to solving problems and getting things done
Integration and Technical Problem Solving
- Work with APIs and integrate frontend applications with backend services
- Investigate and resolve technical issues across the application
- Work through solutions independently, escalating where appropriate
- Learn and contribute to the broader technology stack as the team moves toward a more full-stack approach
Code Quality and Engineering Standards
- Write maintainable, testable code that adheres to team standards and design patterns
- Participate in code reviews and technical discussions
- Help identify opportunities to improve performance, reliability and maintainability
- Contribute to establishing and following frontend architecture and component design best practices
Collaboration and Continuous Improvement
- Work closely with other engineers and stakeholders to deliver features
- Contribute to knowledge-sharing and technical discussions within the team
- Support the team's strong focus on delivery, collaboration and continuous improvement
- Take ownership of your work, ask questions and learn quickly
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
- Relevant certifications in frontend or web development technologies
Your Expertise
- Around 3–5 years' professional software development experience
- Communication skills technical and non-technical audiences
- Strong hands-on experience with ReactJS
- Interpersonal and relationship management skills
- Experience working with APIs and backend services
- Analytical skills
- Experience writing maintainable, testable code within a large-scale codebase
- Problem-solving skills
- Comfortable working with Git and code review processes
- Ability to work independently and take ownership
- Java or Spring experience would be an advantage, but is not essential
- Willingness to learn and expand backend knowledge over time
- Good knowledge of JavaScript and modern frontend development
- Strong understanding of frontend architecture and component design
- Understanding of reusable, maintainable component patterns and best practices
- Knowledge of integrating frontend applications with APIs and backend services
- Understanding of version control and code review practices
- Awareness of frontend performance, reliability and maintainability considerations
- Understanding of modern engineering practices within a delivery-focused team