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We like to promote from within: Here's your chance.\nThis position reports to the Web Development Manager.\nYour Role:\nJoin our web development team responsible for maintaining and developing multiple production applications using modern Angular and SvelteKit\nWrite performant, optimized code that scales with our growing user base\nContribute to automated testing efforts to reduce regression bugs and improve coverage\nParticipate in (and invite!) code reviews to maintain high code quality standards\nCollaborate with Project Managers, UX Designers, and QA teams on feature delivery\nDebug complex issues across the frontend/backend boundary\nDeploy features through our CI/CD pipeline (QA → Pre-Production → Production)\nLeverage AI tools (LLMs, GitHub Copilot, custom agents) to accelerate development and help shape our shift toward AI-assisted workflows\nHelp establish development processes that stick - particularly around code review\nProvide accurate estimates and deliver on commitments\nSkills we need:\nExperience:\nA minimum of 3-4 years of focused, continuous experience in JavaScript or similar languages\nCore Technical Skills:\n JavaScript fundamentals - Strong grasp of modern JavaScript (ES6+)\nTypeScript - Adding well-defined types; understanding that well-typed code helps everyone who works with it later\n Node.js - Backend experience (we use it in all our websites)\nCSS mastery - Understanding how CSS works, using defined selectors appropriately, and avoiding unnecessary classes\nDOM understanding - How events traverse, how the browser works\nAPI integration - Understanding CORS, debugging failed requests, and identifying whether issues are frontend or backend\nTesting philosophy - Understanding why to write tests, what to test, and which type of test to write\nGit proficiency - Making decisions that avoid difficult conflicts, understanding branching strategies like Gitflow\nPerformance optimization - Writing optimized, performant code as a default practice\nResponsive design - Understanding and implementing responsive layouts\nAI collaboration - Ability to converse effectively with LLMs and leverage AI tools in development\nEstimation skills - Understanding the importance of good estimates and the ability to provide them\nNice to have experience:\nExperience with modern Angular or SvelteKit (or genuine interest in learning them for good reasons)\nExpress.js or similar Node frameworks - Experience building backend APIs\nContainerization understanding - Basic Docker concepts, understanding multi-platform builds\nWeb services - Understanding how a request travels, how load balancers and reverse proxies affect HTTP requests\nKnowledge of Playwright or Selenium for E2E testing\nTeam-oriented - Proactively inviting peers to review your code\n Quality-focused - Keeping overall team output in mind (speed AND quality)\n Agile/Scrum familiarity\ngRPC / Protocol Buffers\nGitHub Actions knowledge\nAWS services experience (S3, ECR, CloudFront, etc.)\nTest-Driven Development (TDD) practice\nLet's talk about life @ Mr D:\nThe 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.\nNo doors: We aren't fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. See someone you like? High five, collab, and make something great.\nRemote working: Love water cooler chats and working from home? We offer the best of both worlds.\nMentorship 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 best.\nNaspers Tech Community & Online Learning: Share ideas and grow with global industry leaders who are all just a Slack message away. Love to learn? Upskill with free access to courses on MyAcademy, Udacity, Coursera, and more.\n Good times: Get to know the other extraordinary minds in the takealot group during regular social events and out-of-office activities (think hikes, think mini golf, think good times).\nBirthday leave: Cake Day all the way. Enjoy your day off - you deserve it.\nRight tools, right job: Mac or Windows, two monitors or one. 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