Web Frontend Engineer
Mr D, a division of takealot.com, is looking for highly talented Web Frontend Engineers to join our team. Senior (1 opening) | Intermediate (1 opening) | Remote Position, provided you are based in South Africa.
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Scale: Show the millions of Mr D customers what you can do
Learn: We work with the best of the best, and then some. Code alongside industry leaders and upskill in record time.
Grow: Expand your career in the fast-growing Takealot Group: takealot.com and Mr D. We like to promote from within: Here's your chance.
This position reports to the Web Development Manager (20+ years of web development experience).
Your Role:
Join our web development team responsible for maintaining and developing multiple production applications using modern Angular and SvelteKit
Write performant, optimized code that scales with our growing user base
Contribute to automated testing efforts to reduce regression bugs and improve coverage
Participate in (and invite!) code reviews to maintain high code quality standards
Collaborate with Project Managers, UX Designers, and QA teams on feature delivery
Debug complex issues across the frontend/backend boundary
Deploy features through our CI/CD pipeline (QA → Pre-Production → Production)
Leverage AI tools (LLMs, GitHub Copilot, custom agents) to accelerate development and help shape our shift toward AI-assisted workflows
Help establish development processes that stick - particularly around code review
Provide accurate estimates and deliver on commitments
Skills we need:
Experience:
Intermediate: 3-4 years of focused, continuous experience in JavaScript or similar languages
Senior: 5+ years of focused, continuous experience in JavaScript or similar languages
Core Technical Skills:
JavaScript fundamentals - Strong grasp of modern JavaScript (ES6+)
TypeScript - Adding well-defined types; understanding that well-typed code helps everyone who works with it later
Node.js - Backend experience (we use it in all our websites)
CSS mastery - Understanding how CSS works, using defined selectors appropriately, and avoiding unnecessary classes
DOM understanding - How events traverse, how the browser works
API integration - Understanding CORS, debugging failed requests, and identifying whether issues are frontend or backend
Testing philosophy - Understanding why to write tests, what to test, and which type of test to write
Git proficiency - Making decisions that avoid difficult conflicts, understanding branching strategies like Gitflow
Performance optimization - Writing optimized, performant code as a default practice
Responsive design - Understanding and implementing responsive layouts
AI collaboration - Ability to converse effectively with LLMs and leverage AI tools in development
Estimation skills - Understanding the importance of good estimates and the ability to provide them
Nice to have experience:
Experience with modern Angular or SvelteKit (or genuine interest in learning them for good reasons)
Express.js or similar Node frameworks - Experience building backend APIs
Containerization understanding - Basic Docker concepts, understanding multi-platform builds
Web services - Understanding how a request travels, how load balancers and reverse proxies affect HTTP requests
Knowledge of Playwright or Selenium for E2E testing
Team-oriented - Proactively inviting peers to review your code
Quality-focused - Keeping overall team output in mind (speed AND quality)
Agile/Scrum familiarity
gRPC / Protocol Buffers
GitHub Actions knowledge
AWS services experience (S3, ECR, CloudFront, etc.)
Test-Driven Development (TDD) practice
Let's talk about life @ Mr D:
The power is in your hands: We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs. Go on, be the master of your own destiny.
No doors: We aren't fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. See someone you like? High five, collab, and make something great.
Remote working: Love water cooler chats and working from home? We offer the best of both worlds.
Mentorship programme: We aren't kidding when we say the people with the best people win. Now's your chance to be one of the best by learning from the best.
Naspers Tech Community & Online Learning: Share ideas and grow with global industry leaders who are all just a Slack message away. Love to learn? Upskill with free access to courses on MyAcademy, Udacity, Coursera, and more.
Good times: Get to know the other extraordinary minds in the takealot group during regular social events and out-of-office activities (think hikes, think mini golf, think good times).
Birthday leave: Cake Day all the way. Enjoy your day off - you deserve it.
Right tools, right job: Mac or Windows, two monitors or one. Whatever your preference, you'll work on the latest tech, off the latest tech.
Help when you need it most: Confidential counselling, legal support and financial guidance, for free, anytime, anywhere.
Tech stack (for days): Angular, SvelteKit, TypeScript, Node.js, Python, AWS, Docker, GitHub Actions, and all things AI-assisted development. If you build it, they will come.
Free parking: No more 5km fun runs to your desk (unless you want to).
Like what you see? If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind. Apply today!!
Mr D is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.