Average Senior React / Frontend Developer Salary in South Africa
Frontend engineers specializing in React, Next.js, performance optimization, core web vitals, and design systems for high-traffic web applications.
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Component authoring, CSS/Tailwind, and state hooks.
Server Components, App Router caching, and micro-frontend architecture.
Design systems infrastructure, bundle splitting, and team technical mentorship.
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