Senior Frontend Developer

FrostByte|Posted 5 days ago

Skills and experience

Role:Full stack engineer

Other roles:Frontend engineer

Experience in role:6+ years

Language proficiency:English

Must-have skills:

JavaScript

AngularJS

React

Nice-to-have skills:

TypeScript

Ionic

Location and salary

Remote policy:Hybrid

Location of job:Johannesburg, South Africa

Visa requirements:Authorised to work in South Africa With status of citizen/passport holder or permanent resident

Visa sponsorship:Unable to sponsor visa

Employment type:Contract

Role description

About Us:

Frostbyte (Pty) Ltd is a South African 100% BEE-owned Technology Company that was founded in 2013. We provide custom software development solutions, quality control solutions, and consulting services for various technology platforms and niche sectors. Our major clients include Discovery, Edge, Multichoice, BME, and Irdeto. Our subsidiary company, Frost Technica Private Limited which is based in India is responsible for offsite development and provides niche skillsets to our South African market.

Job Overview:

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Native JavaScript Developer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in developing and designing responsive, complex JavaScript-based UIs using the Lightning framework. Experience with Lightning 2.0/3.0 UI and STB Applications/Launcher development is highly preferred. Additionally, experience in frameworks such as AngularJS, ReactJS, and SolidJS would be equally beneficial.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop and design responsive, complex JavaScript-based UIs using AngularJS, ReactJS, and SolidJS.

Design and develop Lightning 2.0/3.0 UIs.

Create and maintain STB Applications/Launchers.

Apply design patterns to ensure scalable and maintainable code.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.

Troubleshoot and resolve performance issues.

Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies.

Required Experience:

Proven track record of 6+ years of experience in JavaScript-based software stack design, development, testing, tools, and life cycle management.

Demonstratable experience of Java and JavaScript principles and development techniques.

Knowledge of object-oriented principles and design patterns

Understanding of HTML5, CSS3 and Javascript

Knowledge of industry-wide best practices of processes, development methodologies and tools for development

Experience using JavaScript frameworks: SolidJS, React, or LightningJS

Educational Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

Any JavaScript Certification

Working Model: Hybrid

About FrostByte

15-50 employees

FrostByte is a South African based level 1 BEE technology company that was founded in December 2013. FrostByte is primarily focused on software engineering and a quality assurance consulting service for the Set-Top-Box, Mobile and Web based platforms. We are the service providers to Multichoice (Africa’s largest digital satellite Pay TV business), Irdeto (one of the world’s leading media protection companies) and BME (leading supplier in Africa of explosives, related accessories and blasting services to the mining, quarrying and construction industries).

We consult on projects such as the Dstv Explora, Boxoffice, Dstv Now and mining solutions.

We are a team of ambitious engineers, developers and quality control testers that are constantly striving to keep up to date on latest technology advancements. This allows us to provide the best possible solutions to our customers so that they can create great products.