Senior Front - End Developer (React / Next.js)

We’re looking for a Front-End Developer who is comfortable working in an existing production codebase and can build safe, usable interfaces in a clinically sensitive environment.

This role is focused on clarity, stability, and thoughtful implementation rather than flashy UI work.

Key Technical Skills

• Strong experience with React and TypeScript
• Strong experience building applications with Next.js
• Good understanding of component architecture and state management
• Experience consuming and normalizing complex API responses
• Strong CSS and Tailwind CSS skills
• Experience building responsive application interfaces
• Comfortable debugging browser, network, and server-side rendering issues
• Familiarity with Git workflows
• Comfortable working with local development servers and Docker-backed APIs
• Clear communication around assumptions, blockers, and trade-offs

The project currently uses

• Next.js
• React
• TypeScript
• Tailwind CSS
• Local API proxying to orchestration services
• Docker-based backend services
• FHIR-derived JSON payloads

The ideal developer

• Reads and understands the existing code before making changes
• Keeps UI changes scoped, intentional, and maintainable
• Preserves important clinical context instead of over-simplifying interfaces
• Avoids decorative UI patterns that obscure important information
• Values clarity and usability over visual noise
• Can identify missing, duplicated, or incorrectly shaped data
• Collaborates effectively with backend developers
• Uses TypeScript types as enforceable contracts, not decoration
• Tests critical data transformations and rendering assumptions
• Can translate vague product requirements into safe, practical interfaces

Reference Number for this position is GZ61331 which is a permanent position based in Johannesburg offering a cost to company salary of R1.2m per annum negotiable on experience and ability. Contact Garth on ***email_hidden*** or call him on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

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