We're looking for a talented and passionate Front-End Developer to join our development team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in front-end technologies and a keen eye for design, ensuring that our applications are both functional and aesthetically pleasing. You will work closely with our back-end developers, designers, and product managers to create user-friendly, responsive web applications that provide an exceptional user experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain responsive web applications using modern front-end technologies.
- Collaborate with UX/UI designers to implement design mockups and ensure consistency and usability.
- Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability.
- Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs.
- Implement best practices for web development, including accessibility and SEO.
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to the continuous improvement of the development process.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies to ensure our applications are current and competitive.
- Troubleshoot and debug issues to improve application performance and user experience.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Proven experience as a Front-End Developer or similar role.
- Proficient in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern front-end frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js).
- Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).
- Familiarity with RESTful APIs and web services.
- Understanding of responsive design principles and mobile-first development.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
- Knowledge of web performance optimization techniques.
- Experience with CSS preprocessors (e.g., Sass, Less) is a plus.
- Familiarity with build tools and task runners (e.g., Gulp) is a plus.
Top Skills
What We Do
Founded over 25 years ago, we are an independent digital solutions company that design and build products and platforms for ambitious brands. Our mission is to help our clients drive business growth using data-led user experiences, innovation and technology built to scale.
- We use the latest cloud technologies, predominately Azure Cloud Platform and are Microsoft Gold Partners
- We apply modern architecture principles into our solutions using React front-ends, API and headless driven solutions.
- We deliver digital experiences for websites using industry leading platforms such as Umbraco, Optimizely and WordPress
- We are Umbraco Gold Partners and Optimizely Silver Partners
- We deliver ecommerce platforms using modern headless architecture with tools like Optimizely, Umbraco Commerce, WooCommerce and other commerce tools.
- We have an experience mobile practice delivering cutting-edge mobile apps across iOS and Android for both B2B and B2C brands.
With offices in London, Cape Town and Johannesburg we work and support clients around the world from funded start-ups to large corporate enterprises. We are also a BEE Level 2 rated company.
We help deliver on design and technical execution of mobile and web solutions for customers like Allan Gray, Monster Energy, Clover, Kenya Airways, Coronation, Dineplan, DSTV, Johnson & Johnson and more.
Our service offerings cover the following areas:
- Strategy and digital transformation
- UX & UI Design
- Custom software development
- Mobile application development
- DXP & Content management systems
- Ecommerce solutions
- Azure DevOps & Managed Hosting Solutions
- Maintenance & Service Level Agreements
- Data analysis & insights (Google Cloud & CRM)
