Frontend Tech Lead: React/TypeScript

Placements24; Stellenbosch; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Placements24 in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, invites applications for a Lead Frontend Engineer. You will lead a team, drive UI architecture, and deliver high‑quality, responsive interfaces using React and TypeScript.

You will mentor developers, collaborate with design and backend teams, and shape the product’s frontend strategy in a fast‑paced environment.

Strong leadership, problem solving, and a passion for user‑centric design are essential, with a degree and hands-on coding required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven frontend engineer with lead or senior capacity.
• Expertise in JavaScript, HTML, CSS, React.js, and TypeScript.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and implementation of UI features using React and TypeScript.
• Mentor frontend developers and promote best practices.
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers to translate wireframes into code.
• Work with backend engineers to integrate frontend with APIs.
• Ensure UI/UX designs are technically feasible and performance-oriented.
• Write clean, maintainable, well-documented code.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Redux

Zustand

Webpack

Vite

REST APIs

Git

Leadership

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Eng

Tools

React.js

TypeScript

Job description

Placements24 in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, invites applications for a Lead Frontend Engineer. You will lead a team, drive UI architecture, and deliver high‑quality, responsive interfaces using React and TypeScript.

You will mentor developers, collaborate with design and backend teams, and shape the product’s frontend strategy in a fast‑paced environment.

Strong leadership, problem solving, and a passion for user‑centric design are essential, with a degree and hands-on coding required.