Xpert: Web, JavaScript engineer at Inspired Testing

Role: Web, JavaScript engineer
Type: Independent contract or FTC (fixed term contractor)
Start: ASAP
Location: Remote, anywhere in South Africa

Summary

We’re looking for a hands-on web engineer to build fast, reliable, and accessible front-ends. You’ll work across modern JavaScript frameworks, own component libraries, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines to ship quality features at pace. You care about clean code, design fidelity, and creating reusable building blocks that scale.

What you’ll do

• Build responsive, cross-browser web applications using modern JavaScript (mainstream framework).
• Create reusable components & design-system friendly UI with strong attention to UX and accessibility.
• Configure and optimise bundling with tools such as Webpack or Parcel for performance and DX.
• Implement state management patterns, integrating RESTful APIs and handling edge cases gracefully.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, quality gates, and automated checks for rapid, reliable releases.
• Write unit tests and keep coverage meaningful, fast, and trustworthy in CI.
• Collaborate with product, design, and engineering to refine requirements early and spot risks quickly.
• Participate across the SDLC, from analysis and technical design to delivery and support.

What you’ll bring

• Relevant qualification or online portfolio.
• 2–5 years’ web development, cross-browser delivery.
• One or more: React, Angular, Vue, Next.js.
• Bundlers: Webpack, Parcel.
• CSS/SCSS or CSS-in-JS.
• Git workflows.
• State management: Redux, MobX, Vuex.
• CI/CD setup experience.
• UI tooling literacy, design fidelity, attention to detail.
• REST fundamentals.
• Docker experience.
• Unit testing with Jest/Karma.
• Full SDLC participation and sound analysis/design.
• Cloud/CI: Azure, GCP, AWS, Jenkins.
• DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes (beyond local use).

InspiredXpert is a specialist IT Talent Solutions company providing high-quality contract or perm talent across software development, cloud, AI, cybersecurity, and data-driven roles. We connect skilled professionals with innovative companies, offering exciting opportunities to work on impactful projects across the globe.