Lead Front-End Engineer — React/Vue, Hybrid, Mentorship

Placements24; Kempton Park; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical aid

Hybrid work

Learning & development

Collaborative environment

Modern office in Tembisa

Career growth

Team events

Job summary

Placements24 in Gauteng is seeking a highly motivated Lead Front-End Developer to lead a team building scalable user interfaces for our flagship software products. You will shape front-end architecture and mentor developers while collaborating with back-end, design, and product teams in a hybrid work setting.

The role focuses on React or Vue.js, performance optimization, code quality, and staying current with industry trends.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Lead Front-End Developer or Senior Front-End with leadership potential.
• Extensive experience with React or Vue.js.
• Strong HTML5, CSS3 and preprocessors (SASS/LESS).
• Experience with Redux/Vuex and build tools (Webpack/Vite).
• Experience with REST APIs and asynchronous requests.
• Git version control experience.
• Unit testing and end-to-end testing familiarity.
• Excellent problem-solving and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and implementation of front-end features using React or Vue.js.
• Architect front-end standards, best practices, and coding guidelines.
• Mentor junior front-end developers and provide technical leadership.
• Collaborate with UX/UI designers to translate designs into interfaces.
• Work with back-end developers to define API requirements and integrate front-end components.
• Optimize applications for speed, scalability, and cross-browser compatibility.
• Conduct code reviews to ensure quality and maintainability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve front-end issues, provide effective solutions.
• Stay updated with the latest front-end technologies and trends.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Problem solving

Communication

Front-end architecture

Tools

React

Vue.js

HTML5

CSS/SASS/LESS

Redux/Vuex

Webpack/Vite

Git

Job description

Placements24 in Gauteng is seeking a highly motivated Lead Front-End Developer to lead a team building scalable user interfaces for our flagship software products. You will shape front-end architecture and mentor developers while collaborating with back-end, design, and product teams in a hybrid work setting.

The role focuses on React or Vue.js, performance optimization, code quality, and staying current with industry trends.