Senior Frontend Engineer

This is an incredible opportunity for a Senior Frontend Engineer to deliver a greenfield microfrontend platform within one of South Africa’s leading financial services environments.

THE COMPANY:

One of South Africa’s largest retail insurance and asset management organisations, providing life and risk products at scale. The business is modernising its core platforms, moving away from legacy systems toward a scalable, event-driven architecture that supports real-time pricing, underwriting, and claims.

ROLE PURPOSE:

Build independent, composable microfrontend modules that integrate into a governed portal shell using runtime composition.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop microfrontend modules (widgets, panels, tabs) using React and Next.js
• Integrate via Module Federation and platform extension points
• Use platform SDK for context, events, telemetry and messaging
• Ensure compliance with platform contracts and governance rules
• Build responsive, accessible UI aligned to design system
• Maintain performance budgets and emit telemetry

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• 6+ years frontend experience
• React, Next.js (App Router), TypeScript
• Module Federation or microfrontend architecture experience
• State management (React Query / Zustand)
• Strong understanding of browser security (CSP, sandboxing)
• Experience with OpenTelemetry (frontend)
• Experience with design systems and component libraries