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Senior Frontend Developer - Customer Systems
Introduction
An established organisation is seeking a Senior Frontend Developer - Customer Systems to join its team in Welkom. This role supports a business that is investing in platform stability, product delivery, and stronger digital capability. The position offers the opportunity to work on meaningful systems, applications, infrastructure, or digital services depending on the portfolio and team structure.
The successful candidate will work with technical and non-technical stakeholders and will contribute to solutions that improve business efficiency, user experience, and operational resilience. The successful candidate will be expected to work with appropriate urgency, maintain quality standards, and support a collaborative delivery culture while contributing to business-facing outcomes.
Duties & Responsibilities
This role combines hands-on technical responsibility with operational coordination and clear ownership of delivery outcomes.
- Support testing, defect resolution, release readiness, and production issue analysis.
- Contribute to performance optimisation, technical debt reduction, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Maintain technical documentation, release notes, and relevant implementation records.
- Work with analysts, product stakeholders, QA, and support teams to ensure fit-for-purpose delivery.
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code aligned to development standards and review practices.
- Develop, enhance, and maintain application features, integrations, or internal systems based on approved requirements.
- Participate in sprint ceremonies, estimation sessions, or project planning activities as applicable.
- Translate functional needs into structured technical solutions and participate in design discussions where required.
This role will also require disciplined communication, documentation accuracy, and a practical approach to balancing delivery quality with operational timelines.
Desired Experience & Qualification
Candidates should be comfortable working with business requirements, technical standards, and practical delivery expectations.
- Relevant diploma or degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Development, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Experience with one or more modern programming languages, frameworks, APIs, databases, or web technologies relevant to the role.
- Exposure to source control, testing practices, release processes, and collaborative development workflows.
- Good working knowledge of documentation standards, structured problem-solving, and stakeholder communication.
- Typically suited to candidates with around 5–8 years relevant experience and confidence handling complex responsibilities, mentorship, or technical guidance.