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LEAD FRONT-END ENGINEER

E-Merge

Remote · South Africa Full-time Lead Today

About the role

About

We are looking for a hands‑on Lead Front-End Engineer who is passionate about clean code, performance optimisation, and crafting seamless user experiences. This is a senior-level individual contributor role where your technical depth matters more than team management. You won't just manage a backlog, you will write complex business logic, influence architectural direction, and set the benchmark for front-end engineering excellence within the team. If you thrive on solving challenging UI problems and building scalable, future‑proof front-end systems, this opportunity is for you.

Requirements

  • Deep expertise in React.js (lifecycles, hooks, state management)
  • Strong proficiency in ES6+ and TypeScript
  • Experience with modern styling approaches (Styled Components, Tailwind, SASS, CSS)
  • Solid experience with front-end testing frameworks
  • Hands‑on experience with Jest, React Testing Library, and Cypress.
  • Ability to architect robust, scalable, and decoupled solutions from feature requirements

Compensation & Location

  • Fully remote
  • Cost to company salary of up to R1.2 m per annum depending on experience and ability
  • Reference Number for this position is CL61094

Contact

Contact Candace on or call her on to discuss this and other opportunities.

About e-Merge IT Recruitment

The e-Merge IT recruitment is a specialist niche recruitment agency. We offer our candidates options so that we can successfully place the right developers with the right companies in the right roles. Check out the e-Merge website for more great positions.

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Requirements

  • Ability to architect robust, scalable, and decoupled solutions from feature requirements

Responsibilities

  • write complex business logic
  • influence architectural direction
  • set the benchmark for front-end engineering excellence within the team
  • solving challenging UI problems
  • building scalable, future‑proof front-end systems

Skills

CSSCypressES6+JestReactReact Testing LibrarySASSStyled ComponentsTailwindTypeScript

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