Lead Frontend Engineer | React/Angular Leader

Placements24; George; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical aid contributions

Provident fund

Performance-based bonuses

Growth and training opportunities

Office in George, Western Cape

Team events

Annual leave and study leave

Job summary

Placements24 in George, Western Cape, is seeking an experienced Lead Frontend Developer to guide a skilled team in building high-performance web applications. You will set technical direction, mentor engineers, and ensure robust, scalable frontend solutions across platforms.

You will work with backend teams and product stakeholders to translate designs into responsive interfaces, stay ahead of frontend trends, and drive quality through best practices, code reviews, and performance optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years frontend development experience with at least 2 years in a lead role.
• Expertise in JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3.
• Experience with React, Angular or Vue.js.
• Strong state management knowledge (Redux, NgRx).
• Proficiency with Webpack, Babel and Git.
• Experience with RESTful/GraphQL API integration.
• Cloud familiarity is a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication and leadership.
• Proven ability to mentor other developers.

Responsibilities

• Lead frontend design and development of complex apps using modern frameworks.
• Mentor and review frontend developers, provide technical guidance.
• Collaborate with UI/UX and product managers to translate designs into UI.
• Architect scalable, maintainable, high-performance frontend codebases.
• Define frontend best practices, coding standards, testing strategies.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and optimize user experience.
• Stay updated with emerging frontend technologies.
• Contribute to technical roadmap and architecture decisions.
• Troubleshoot complex frontend issues and ensure stability.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field

Tools

React

Angular

Vue.js

Redux

NgRx

Webpack

Babel

Git

REST/GraphQL APIs

AWS

Job description

Placements24 in George, Western Cape, is seeking an experienced Lead Frontend Developer to guide a skilled team in building high-performance web applications. You will set technical direction, mentor engineers, and ensure robust, scalable frontend solutions across platforms.

You will work with backend teams and product stakeholders to translate designs into responsive interfaces, stay ahead of frontend trends, and drive quality through best practices, code reviews, and performance optimization.