Mr D - Web Frontend Engineer

Mr D, a division of , 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.

Think you've been challenged before? Think again!

• 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:  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).

• Join our web development team responsible for maintaining and developing multiple production applications using modern Angular and Svelte Kit
• 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, Git Hub 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

• 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

• JavaScript fundamentals - Strong grasp of modern JavaScript (ES6+)
• Type Script - 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

• Experience with modern Angular or Svelte Kit (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
• Git Hub Actions knowledge
• AWS services experience (S3, ECR, Cloud Front, etc.)
• Test-Driven Development (TDD) practice

• 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…