Remote Lead Frontend Engineer - React + TypeScript

Placements24; Polokwane; Hybrid; ZAR 1,976,000 - 2,635,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Health insurance

Paid time off

Professional development

Home office setup

Retirement plan

Job summary

WhatJobs Direct is seeking a Lead Frontend Engineer to architect and develop UI for web applications in a fully remote setup. You will mentor developers, set technical direction, and drive UI/UX best practices across the team.

We value strong React/TypeScript expertise, performance-focused development, and collaboration with designers, product managers, and backend engineers in a distributed environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Web Development, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven frontend experience with at least 2+ years in lead/senior role.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, React.js and TypeScript.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of complex UIs using React and TypeScript.
• Architect scalable, maintainable frontend codebases.
• Mentor a team of frontend developers and drive best practices.
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers, PMs, and backend engineers to deliver features.
• Implement responsive designs for multiple devices.
• Optimize frontend performance for speed and scalability.
• Write clean, well-documented, thoroughly tested code.
• Conduct code reviews and share knowledge across team.
• Stay current with frontend technologies and trends.
• Drive adoption of accessibility and performance practices in remote teams.

Skills

JavaScript

React.js

TypeScript

Redux

Zustand

HTML5

CSS3

Webpack

Vite

Jest

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

Webpack

Vite

Job description

WhatJobs Direct is seeking a Lead Frontend Engineer to architect and develop UI for web applications in a fully remote setup. You will mentor developers, set technical direction, and drive UI/UX best practices across the team.

We value strong React/TypeScript expertise, performance-focused development, and collaboration with designers, product managers, and backend engineers in a distributed environment.