Job Description

Company Description
iKhokha is a place where chance-takers become change-makers. At iKhokha, we believe in better. As you'd expect, our pace is fast-moving and ever-changing. We like it that way. As one of the fastest-growing FinTech's in Africa, we've built a team of global change-makers who want to make an impact. If you believe in a better future, be a and help us empower small businesses in South Africa.

At iKhokha, we're on the hunt for a Frontend Software Engineer who's passionate about building slick, high-impact user experiences that help our merchants thrive.
If you love solving real-world problems with modern tech and want to make a difference in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, we want to meet you!
So, what will you do?

• Be a part of building new technologies, maintaining existing technologies as well as testing various systems within the FinTech space.
• Work in an Agile environment within a collaborative cross-functional Team, reporting into the Software Development Manager.
• Develop crispy new user-facing features that drive our users to take action, using React.js, HTML5 and CSS.
• Be responsible for the front-end development of FinTech systems, including initial planning and development.
• Work effectively with Back-End Engineers to ensure seamless integration that performs as a single, cohesive system.

In addition to the above, you will:

• Ensuring that code developed is of the highest standards through the adherence to Engineering Principles, Pull Request Standards and Definitions of Done.
• Ensuring that development has sufficient Code coverage through the creation of Unit test.
• Ensuring that code adheres to "Clean as you code standard".
• Creating, reading, maintaining, interpreting, updating and reviewing documentation.
• Helping other engineers to grow through effective mentorship.
• Ensuring that the team and stakeholders are communicated too effective and efficiently through Pull Requests, Jira Tickets, Slack and Confluence.
• Imparting valuable knowledge to the engineering team at large through knowledge sharing sessions.

Qualifications
The following would be advantageous:

• A degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience

Deal Breakers:
2-4 years' experience in the following:

• Working with React.js, HTML5 and CSS.
• Working within an Agile environment using Scrum or Kanban methods.
• Version Control experience whereby you have worked in Engineering Team (with developers of various levels) with a version control system such as GitHub.
• Development Environments experience whereby you have worked in Engineering Teams (with developers of various levels) within multiple environments for Development, Testing and Production; including Branching Strategies.
• Experience with Technical Leadership whereby you have led a Software Engineering Team (with developers of various levels) and been involved in Technical Leadership, Code Quality, Code Standards, Code Security, System and Code Performance.
• Experience with creating, maintaining and reviewing documentation.

In addition to the above, the experience in the following technologies, domains and best practices will make you a frontrunner for the role:

• TypeScript, JavaScript, Next.js and Node.js
• Experience with leading and participating in Code Reviews for your own team as well as those in other teams.
• Experience with creating, maintaining and reviewing documentation.
• Rest API Integration or GraphQL API Integration
• CMS API Integration (Sanity, Magento, or similar)
• VSCode / IntelliJ

Additional Information
Perks of joining the Tribe?

• Work in a high-growth company with tangible results you're accountable for.
• Enjoy hybrid, remote, and in office work models.
• Competitive remuneration and benefits, including Medical Aid and Group Risk scheme contributions.
• Be guided by visionary leadership.
• Seize the opportunity for study leave.
• Access to on-demand learning and development.
• Experience a friendly, collaborative culture with a team of all-round-lekker humans (it's true, we surveyed our Employees and they told us so).
• If you find yourself at HQ, coffee on tap and a selection of hot beverages provided by our very own onsite Barista.

Skills Required