Lead Frontend Architect — Cape Town, Scalable Web Apps

Placements24; Cape Town; Presencial; ZAR 900.000 - 1.300.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive salary

Medical insurance

Pension fund contributions

Career development opportunities

Team-building events

Descripción de la vacante

Placements24 in Cape Town is seeking a Lead Frontend Developer to own frontend initiatives and shape the architecture of scalable web applications. You will mentor a growing team and work with modern JavaScript frameworks to deliver high-quality user interfaces.

The role requires a strong technical background, a passion for clean code, and proven leadership to drive frontend strategy and ensure best practices across projects.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of frontend development experience.
• Proven experience leading a team of developers.
• Expertise in HTML5, CSS3, and modern JavaScript (ES6+).
• Deep understanding of React/Angular/Vue.js and build tools like Webpack/Babel.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of responsive and user-friendly frontend interfaces.
• Mentor and guide a team of frontend developers, fostering their technical growth and code quality.
• Collaborate with backend developers and UI/UX designers to integrate frontend components with server-side logic.
• Architect and implement scalable, maintainable, and performant frontend solutions.
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs and optimize for speed and scalability.
• Write clean, well-documented, and efficient code and conduct code reviews.

Conocimientos

Frontend leadership

HTML/CSS/JS

JS framework

Build tools

Git

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Herramientas

Webpack/Babel

REST APIs

Descripción del empleo

Placements24 in Cape Town is seeking a Lead Frontend Developer to own frontend initiatives and shape the architecture of scalable web applications. You will mentor a growing team and work with modern JavaScript frameworks to deliver high-quality user interfaces.

The role requires a strong technical background, a passion for clean code, and proven leadership to drive frontend strategy and ensure best practices across projects.