Senior Frontend Engineer (React/Vue) - Remote SA

Placements24; Willows (CA); Hybrid; USD 37,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Flexible working hours

Health benefits

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled Senior Frontend Developer to join their technology team. The role focuses on building and enhancing user-facing features with modern JavaScript frameworks, primarily React or Vue.js, in a fully remote setup within South Africa.

You will collaborate with backend engineers and designers to deliver scalable, performant interfaces and contribute to architecture decisions while thriving in an agile, remote-first environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of frontend development experience.
• Strong skills in JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3.
• Proficiency in React, Vue.js, or Angular.
• Experience with Redux or Vuex for state management.
• Familiarity with Webpack or Vite build tools.
• Understanding of RESTful APIs and async calls.
• Git version control experience.
• Awareness of cross-browser compatibility and responsive design.
• Excellent problem-solving and collaboration in a remote team.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and deploy high‑quality, responsive UIs using React or Vue.js.
• Translate UI/UX designs into pixel-perfect code.
• Collaborate with backend developers to integrate frontend components.
• Optimize applications for speed, scalability, and UX.
• Write clean, maintainable code following standards.
• Participate in code reviews and share knowledge with the team.
• Troubleshoot frontend issues and implement effective fixes.
• Stay current with frontend trends and best practices.
• Contribute to frontend architecture decisions and roadmaps.
• Work in an agile remote environment with sprint planning and retros.

Skills

Frontend development

JavaScript

HTML5

CSS3

Redux/Vuex

REST APIs

Git

Cross-browser

Remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Webpack

Vite

Git

VS Code

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled Senior Frontend Developer to join their technology team. The role focuses on building and enhancing user-facing features with modern JavaScript frameworks, primarily React or Vue.js, in a fully remote setup within South Africa.

You will collaborate with backend engineers and designers to deliver scalable, performant interfaces and contribute to architecture decisions while thriving in an agile, remote-first environment.