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Belay Talent Solutions (Pty) Ltd

Front End Development Team Lead (React & React Native)

Pretoria, South AfricaFull-timeLeadCompetitiveMay 7, 2026
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Job Description

Introduction

About the Role

Lead and mentor a front‑end development team while delivering high‑quality, scalable UI solutions for our client's Banking‑as‑a‑Service platform. The role blends strong technical expertise in modern front‑end technologies with proven leadership and people‑management skills.

Duties & Responsibilities

Technical Skills and Delivery

  • Technical skills:

  • Core Front‑End: React, React Native, HTML, CSS, Type

Script, Java

Script.

  • Beneficial Add‑Ons: Next.js, Tailwind CSS, React Query, MSSQL, Azure exposure, Dev

Ops CI/CD pipelines, RESTful services.

  • Technical delivery responsibilities will include:

  • Design, develop and maintain robust, testable, and maintainable front‑end applications for Web and Mobile (Android/ iOS)

  • Participate in the full software lifecycle: requirements analysis, architecture, implementation, testing, documentation, and production deployment.

  • Document business rules, technical decisions and codebase details.

  • Research, propose and implement improvements to existing systems; diagnose and resolve UI defects.

  • Collaborate with back‑end Developers, Dev

Ops and QA teams to ensure seamless CI/CD pipelines, cloud deployments (Azure exposure), Mobile store deployments and observability.

Cloud, Containerization and Observability

  • Experienced in on premises deployments of developments (Beneficial)

  • Cloud deployments such Azure (Beneficial)

  • Deployment on Kubernetes and containerization (Beneficial),

  • Deployment of development that is Observable and System Monitored (Beneficial).

Security and Performance

  • Apply web‑ and cloud‑security best practices, including OWASP guidelines, to protect both front‑end and back‑end components. Ensure that code and deployments follow secure‑by‑design principles and that any identified vulnerabilities are promptly mitigated or resolved.

  • Optimize web and mobile application performance.

Personal Attributes:

  • Strong leadership, administrative, analytical, and communication skills.

  • Good stress and time management.

  • Target-oriented, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.

  • Attention to detail, focus and dedication

  • Integrity, responsible and accountable

Desired Experience & Qualification

Qualifications and experience:

  • IT Diploma or Degree in Computer Science or relevant qualification.

  • 5 years (minimum) Relevant experience in required development technologies.

  • 1+ years relevant experience in leading development teams (Beneficial).

Package & Remuneration

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