Senior UI Engineer (React)

Our Story

At (formerly SovTech), we believe the future of software lies in the talent, innovation, and creativity found on the African continent. For over a decade, we have been pioneering world class software development for a global audience. We are the leading custom software development company from Africa that, like any great tech company, was founded in a garage. has now grown to more than 350 of the best AI powered software engineering experts, building world class platforms for growing businesses across four cities on three continents.

Looking ahead, we remain committed to growing Africa's tech ecosystems. Africa is home to the world's youngest population, with over 50% of Africans under the age of 25. Recent estimates indicate there are over 700,000 professional software developers across Africa today. That number is projected to double by 2025. We believe in the future of African tech talent and the impact it will have on scaling global companies.

Accelerating business growth with expert tech talent

Trusted by 400+ companies, helps businesses scale with our cloud based engineering subscription platform, offering consistent, cost effective AI powered experts, teams, and reliable developer analytics.

Our Culture

Our culture is underpinned by 8 core values.

Earth's leading software company from Africa- that's where we're going.

Why Join Us?

Be part of a dynamic, people first team that's showcasing and advancing Africa's tech landscape on the global scale. At we celebrate your individuality, empower your decision making, and create meaningful experiences. Together, we're driving innovation and building exceptional teams Take a look at some of the highlights: Embrace Our African Talent Footprint, Flexibility, and Autonomy

• At we champion an empowered workplace where you shape the culture, influence decisions on tech stacks, and take charge of user testing-all while working from wherever you thrive best across our interconnected Guilds.
• Our distributed teams span South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Zimbabwe, and other parts of the continent, showcasing the diversity and brilliance of African talent.

The Vibes

• Annual Foos Fest ️: Showcase your skills at our legendary Foosball Festival and take home quirky, sought after awards.
• AI Powered Hackathons : Collaborate with your team to create innovative, market ready products in just 24 hours-all while enjoying live music and family friendly fun.
• Year End Celebrations ️: Reflect and connect at our unforgettable year end events, a decade old tradition we continue to cherish.
• Popcorn Fridays, Dev Chats, and Braais : Bond with colleagues over insightful discussions and sizzling good vibes.
• Fluid Clubs : Join like minded peers in activities like hiking, running, and more to foster shared interests beyond work.
• Weekly All Hands : Stay inspired and in the loop with our weekly All Hands sessions that bring us together as one team.
• Explore Week : Our annual tradition encourages you to work from anywhere around the globe for one exciting week-freedom meets inspiration!

Rewards & Recognition

• Stacos (our company currency): Reward and recognise your peers with Stacos and exchange them for cool vouchers to celebrate accomplishments big and small.
• Commission Incentives: Unlock attractive rewards for successful business development leads and employee referrals.

Continued Career Growth & Support

• Internal AI Platforms: We empower our teams with access to both closed and open source LLMs that make work easier and empower your professional growth. We love AI!
• High Performance Culture: Stay aligned and on track with OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) and structured annual reviews.
• Personalized Mentorship: Receive dedicated guidance from leadership and the Talent SuccessTeam through one on one sessions and quarterly check ins tailored to your career aspirations.

Our teams are powered by AI-Transforming How We Work

• Our teams embrace cutting edge AI platforms, agents and tools, creating smarter workflows and accelerating career development with AI.
• OpenAI, Anthropic, Llama - we use them all so choose what suits you best!
• You don't need your own licenses - we cover the costs and have our own internal AI platforms that gives you access to them all in a secure environment.

Outstanding Employee Benefits

• Discovery Medical Aid: Prioritizing your health with the best care.
• Half Day Birthday Leave: Celebrate your special day with an afternoon off!
• Family responsibility & Parental Benefits: Providing full support for a meaningful work life balance.

Please note: Benefits may vary depending on employment type

Join us and be part of a dynamic, supportive team that's making waves across Africa.

Location: Gauteng

Contract Type: Independent Contractor Agreement

Engagement Length: 12 months

Years of Experience: 2-5+ years in front end development. 1-2+ years building React applications in production

Qualifications: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

Certifications: Advantageous

Work Model: Remote (Johannesburg based for occasional on site days)

Front end: React, TypeScript/JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, SASS/LESS

State management: Redux, Zustand, Recoil

Backend: PHP (Laravel, Symfony, custom frameworks)

Testing: Jest, React Testing Library

Version control: Git (GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket)

Build tools: Webpack, Vite, npm, Yarn

Design: Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch

Build, maintain, and optimise user interfaces using React, TypeScript/JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3.

Develop reusable components and ensure consistent UI implementation across applications.

Integrate React applications with PHP backends (Laravel/Symfony/custom frameworks) via RESTful APIs.

Ensure cross browser compatibility, responsiveness, and accessibility across devices.

Partner with UI/UX designers to translate wireframes, prototypes, and designs into production ready UI.

Collaborate with backend teams to define API contracts, integration patterns, and workflow logic.

Contribute to system design discussions to ensure front end architecture aligns with backend services.

Tune front end performance, refactor code, and reduce UI latency and regressions.

Write and maintain unit/component tests; support QA with integration and end to end validation.

Participate in code reviews and uphold a strong quality bar.

Document UI components, patterns, and integration standards.

Contribute to Agile ceremonies, including planning, stand ups, and retrospectives.

Strong debugging and problem solving ability.

Clear communication and good collaboration habits.

Comfortable working cross functionally with product, design, QA, and backend engineering.

Close attention to detail with strong UX instincts.

Self directed and effective in a fast moving environment.

Quality, consistency, and maintainability of UI components and architecture.

Delivery velocity and contribution to sprint outcomes.

UI performance (load time, responsiveness, perceived speed).

Reduction in UI defects and integration issues.

Positive UX feedback from customers and internal stakeholders.

Reuse and standardisation across the front end codebase.