Remote Lead Frontend Architect - React

Placements24; East London; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Health insurance

Flexible work-life balance

Conference attendance

Training opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Lead Frontend Developer specializing in React to join their remote-first team. You will lead frontend development, architect UI components, and mentor a team of developers while collaborating with designers and backend engineers to deliver high-quality, scalable web applications.

This role focuses on driving technical excellence in UI development, implementing robust testing strategies, optimizing performance, and keeping ahead of frontend trends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Web Development, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of frontend development experience with a strong React focus.
• Proficiency in JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and React.js core principles.
• Experience with state management libraries (Redux, Context API).
• Experience consuming RESTful APIs and build tools (Webpack or Vite).
• GIT version control and cross-browser performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of complex frontend applications using React.
• Architect scalable and maintainable frontend solutions.
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers to translate wireframes into interfaces.
• Mentor junior frontend developers and guide technical growth.
• Ensure UI/UX feasibility and optimize for speed and scalability.
• Write clean, well-documented, reusable code and implement testing strategies.
• Collaborate with backend engineers to define and integrate APIs.
• Stay updated on frontend trends and advocate adoption where appropriate.
• Participate in code reviews and improve codebase quality.

Skills

React

JavaScript (ES6+)

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Web Development, or related

Tools

Webpack

Vite

Git

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Lead Frontend Developer specializing in React to join their remote-first team. You will lead frontend development, architect UI components, and mentor a team of developers while collaborating with designers and backend engineers to deliver high-quality, scalable web applications.

This role focuses on driving technical excellence in UI development, implementing robust testing strategies, optimizing performance, and keeping ahead of frontend trends.