Remote Lead Frontend Engineer

Placements24; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Paid time off

Remote work

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an exceptional Lead Frontend Developer to spearhead architecture, development, and maintenance of state-of-the-art user interfaces. This fully remote role allows you to contribute from anywhere in South Africa while guiding a team to deliver high-quality, accessible web applications.

You will mentor junior developers, drive technical decisions, and ensure code quality and user experience standards.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Frontend Lead.
• Expert in React, Angular or Vue.js.
• Strong HTML5, CSS3, and ES6+.
• Responsive design and cross-browser knowledge.
• Experience with Redux/Vuex/NgRx.
• Build tools: Webpack, Babel; npm/yarn.
• RESTful APIs integration.
• Leadership and mentoring abilities.
• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead frontend design and implementation.
• Architect frontend solutions with modern frameworks.
• Mentor frontend developers.
• Enforce coding standards and performance.
• Collaborate with UI/UX, product, backend.
• Conduct code reviews.
• Optimize performance and accessibility.
• Stay updated on frontend trends.
• Resolve complex frontend issues.
• Drive frontend process improvements.

Skills

Frontend leadership

React/Angular/Vue.js

HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript

Cross-browser compatibility

Team mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Webpack/Babel

npm/yarn

REST APIs

Redux/Vuex/NgRx

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an exceptional Lead Frontend Developer to spearhead architecture, development, and maintenance of state-of-the-art user interfaces. This fully remote role allows you to contribute from anywhere in South Africa while guiding a team to deliver high-quality, accessible web applications.

You will mentor junior developers, drive technical decisions, and ensure code quality and user experience standards.