Design System: Front-End Developer

About this role

Nedbank’s Design System Team is looking for a front-end engineer to help build and grow the bank’s enterprise design system. The team is based in Johannesburg and supplies the components, design tokens, documentation and standards that power Nedbank’s digital products.

You will work with designers, engineers and stakeholders to create reusable components and make sure the design and the code match.

What you’ll do

• Build and maintain web components in React, Angular, Vue and Stencil, written in TypeScript and meeting WCAG 2.2.
• Look after design token pipelines, themes and brand variants.
• Work with designers in Figma Dev Mode, Code Connect and MCP to turn designs into accessible components.
• Spot repeated patterns and turn them into shared, scalable solutions.
• Write and maintain component documentation, reference apps and contribution guides.
• Build and release component libraries, and manage CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps and deployments with Docker and Azure.
• Set up automated testing, including unit, accessibility, visual regression and end-to-end tests.
• Review code, mentor team members and take ownership of work from concept to release.

What you need

• Matric / Grade 12 or the National Senior Certificate.
• Advanced Diploma or National First Degree (NQF Level 6 or higher), as listed in the essential qualifications.
• 3-5+ years of front-end engineering experience, including building component libraries or reusable UI frameworks.
• Proven experience shipping and maintaining a design system or UI library in production.
• Strong TypeScript skills and working knowledge of React, Angular, Vue and Web Components.
• Understanding of accessibility standards, including WCAG 2.2.
• Experience with design tokens, theming and multi-brand implementations.
• Knowledge of Node.js tooling, build systems and component library distribution.
• Experience with CI/CD, Azure DevOps, containers and cloud platforms.
• Knowledge of secure coding and OWASP principles.
• Advantageous: experience with Nx, Turborepo or similar monorepo tools.
• Advantageous: knowledge of AEM authoring and integration.

Is this job for you?

This role suits an experienced front-end engineer who cares about accessibility and consistent design. You enjoy building tools that other developers use, and you communicate well with designers and product teams.

Tips before you apply

• Prepare a portfolio or GitHub link showing component libraries or design systems you have shipped, and be ready to explain your role in them.
• Put your years of front-end experience, frameworks and tools at the top of your CV so they are easy to spot.
• Give concrete examples of accessibility work, such as WCAG 2.2 fixes or automated accessibility tests, to show how you meet the requirements.