Lead / Senior React Developer

Join DVT, a global custom software development and data engineering company. With our remote and hybrid options, our vision is to be South Africa's favourite custom software solutions & services company, with a global footprint. You will have the opportunity to work alongside some of the most established developers in the country with the latest technologies. DVT is committed to continuously training our staff and we are very proud of our culture of learning, from internal speaking and training to sponsoring a variety of technical events from DevConf to GDG.

DVT is currently hiring Lead / Senior Front-End Developers (Reactfocused) with at least 6+ years of hand on experience and a proven track record in web development technologies to join our front-end development team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and implementing user interface components using Reactconcepts and workflows. You should have in-depth knowledge of JavaScript and Reactconcepts, excellent front-end coding skills, and a good understanding of progressive web applications.

Technical knowledge

Understanding and implementation of the SDLC and design patterns

Experienced in functional programming and Object Orientated Programming

JavaScript frameworks / libraries Reactwith a focus on MERN, as well as vast experience building complex web user interfaces using best practices

Web development fundamentals – HTML, CSS / SASS / LESS, JavaScript, TypeScript, State management strategies, DOM manipulation, Routing and Single page applications

Backend NodeJS development experience and exposure

Unit testing, integration testing, and functional testing

Competent in version control systems including advanced topics (Cherry Picking, Rebasing Workspaces and Bisecting)

Understanding of Solution Architecture

Agile Software Methodologies

Exposure to a backend technology outside of JavaScript is beneficial - .NET Core, Java Spring Boot and / or Python

Performance Profiling – Google Lighthouse and other browser-based tools

Web Sockets – Socket.io / SignalR

Service Workers

PWA / TWA

Analytics

Containerisation (Docker)

Knowledge of web security (OWASP etc)

Authentication strategies

Consuming HTTP EndPoints

Able to maintain a CI / CD Pipeline

Exposure to AWS / Azure Cloud-based technologies would be beneficial

Software Architecture

Can define application architectural requirements

Can define project layout and coding standards

Can define code standards enforced on pull requests

Can extract user requirements from business documentation and generate correctly structured Epics, Features, User Stories, and Tasks

Estimation and Backlog Refinement of all of the above

Including Technical debt

Delivering incremental software requirements

Balancing business requirements versus following best practices

Correctly apply design patterns – SOLID Principles

Effective management and prioritisation of technical debt

Behavioural competency

Enthusiastic, committed and motivated

Able to understand your own strengths and areas of growth and position yourself to leverage your strengths effectively

Work without supervision

Work in a team environment - Able to treat individuals on an individual basis and cater to their requirements for leadership and guidance without sacrificing the time of the client and their deadlines

Capable of peer mentorship – able to assist others in their individual and technical growth

Ability to work under pressure

Delivery focused

Able to work to tight deadlines

Professionalism (Conduct and Appearance)

Show initiative

Awareness of environment

Ability to achieve excellence without overshadowing the work and efforts made by others

Responsibilities

Developing production-ready web applications, functional prototypes and interactive demos for a variety of web-based and mobile-based projects

Consuming API’s created by back-end developers

Providing website maintenance and enhancements

Assisting back-end developers with coding and troubleshooting

Performing development testing, debugging and enhancements on new and existing code bases

Building responsive applications supporting multiple browsers and platforms

Maintaining digital standards and branding throughout the product’s interface

Staying up-to-date on emerging Front-End technologies

Promote user experience best practices

Promote reusable code and libraries

Validate the technical feasibility of UI / UX designs

Optimise application performance and scalability

Follow input validation practices.

Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders

Look after the technical well-being of the team

Minimum experience required

6+ years’ experience in Front-end software development

A tertiary qualification would be beneficial

Experience in the banking, insurance or telecoms industry would be highly beneficial

Experience in SDLC methodologies such as AGILE (SCRUM)

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