Senior Software Engineer – Cape Town

SUMMARY:

Senior Software Engineer – Cape Town
Join a dynamic startup company as a Senior Software Engineer, focusing on front-end development where you'll leverage your technical expertise to shape the future of software development.

POSITION INFO:
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Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain our platform using React, JavaScript, and TypeScript, ensuring high performance and scalability
• Architect and implement new features that align with business goals and follow technical best practices
• Optimise performance, proactively identifying and resolving bottlenecks
• Lead the front-end team
• Work closely with the designer and user experience team
• Communicate directly with customers about technical issues
• Collaborate with the US-based tech house (hours will still be UK time though)
• Potential to be part of the leadership circle as the company grows and with additional opportunities to travel
• Champion best practices in coding, security, and performance to maintain a high-quality codebase

• 4+ years of engineering experience with React and 3+ years with JavaScript and TypeScript (specifically using Zustand (or Redux), TanStack Query, Tailwind CSS, and Formik with Yup)
• Commercially astute, comfortable working with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Deeply curious about customers and eager to learn and apply new technologies for impact
• Highly motivated and "hungry" to grow
• Able to take ownership of tasks
• AI expertise, including integrations, prompt engineering, and AI-powered infrastructure
• Healthcare industry experience or a strong understanding of health databases and electronic health records (EHRs)
• Capable of stepping into a leadership role quickly
• Comfortable working in a startup environment with minimal handholding
• Familiarity with building automation tools like GitHub Actions and Cloudflare
• Experience implementing authentication flows using Auth0 or similar providers
• Familiarity with charting libraries such as React Charts 2 and PDF libraries such as React PDF