Lead Frontend Engineer – React/Angular, Mentorship

Placements24; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Professional development opportunities

Team building and office events

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a Lead Frontend Developer to guide a portfolio of client projects in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape. You will drive architecture, mentor developers, and deliver pixel-perfect, responsive interfaces using React and Angular.

You will collaborate with designers, backend engineers and product managers to shape scalable frontend systems while maintaining code quality and performance standards in a non-remote, hands-on role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of frontend development experience.
• Strong command of JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS3.
• Proficiency with React and/or Angular.
• Experience with state management libraries (Redux/NgRx).
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and asynchronous requests.
• Experience with build tools (Webpack, Babel) and package managers (npm, Yarn).
• Knowledge of frontend testing frameworks (Jest/Mocha/Cypress).
• Strong UI/UX and responsive design understanding.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of user-facing features using React and Angular.
• Develop responsive, accessible, high-performance web apps.
• Mentor junior frontend developers and drive code quality.
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers, backend developers and product managers.
• Architect scalable frontend codebases and conduct code reviews.
• Ensure cross-browser compatibility and performance optimizations.
• Stay updated with frontend tech trends and best practices.
• Translate designs into high-quality code and contribute to technical strategy.

Skills

React

Angular

Redux/NgRx

JavaScript

HTML5

CSS3

Leadership

UI/UX Principles

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Webpack

Babel

npm/Yarn

Git

Job description

Placements24 seeks a Lead Frontend Developer to guide a portfolio of client projects in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape. You will drive architecture, mentor developers, and deliver pixel-perfect, responsive interfaces using React and Angular.

You will collaborate with designers, backend engineers and product managers to shape scalable frontend systems while maintaining code quality and performance standards in a non-remote, hands-on role.