Lead react/angular engineer
Confidential • johannesburg, gauteng • Posted June 03, 2026
About the Role
Senior Front-End Architect (React/Next.js) | JHB Hybrid Most Senior roles in banking are just maintenance jobs in disguise. This is the opposite. You are being brought in to lead the migration from legacy Angular structures to a modern, high-performance React and Next.js architecture. You will be working directly with ex-techie founders in Johannesburg. No massive committees, no red tape, just pure engineering. The Mission This isn't just about writing components. You are defining the front-end standards for an entire enterprise web platform. We need a heavy hitter who has ideally come up through a Java environment and understands enterprise-grade rigour. You will be responsible for: The Migration: Designing the path from Angular (enterprise patterns/Rx JS) to React and Next.js. The Architecture: Implementing micro-frontend strategies, module federation, and monorepos (Nx/Turborepo). The Ecosystem: Creating shared design systems and component libraries that actually scale. Security: Th...