Senior Frontend Engineer - High-Impact UIs & Performance

Placements24; Klerksdorp; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with incentives

On-site office environment

Health, dental and vision insurance

Generous paid time off

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 in Klerksdorp, South Africa, is seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer to lead development of engaging UI for web applications. You will collaborate with design and backend teams to deliver exceptional user experiences and champion accessible, high-quality code.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of frontend experience, strong HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript (ES6+), and hands-on work with React, Vue.js or Angular, plus Redux/Vuex and modern build tools like Webpack and Babel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 5 years of professional frontend development experience.
• Expertise in HTML5, CSS3 and modern JavaScript (ES6+).
• Experience with at least one major frontend framework (React/Vue/Angular).
• Understanding of state management libraries (Redux/Vuex) and build tools (Webpack/Babel).

Responsibilities

• Develop highly responsive and interactive user interfaces using modern JavaScript frameworks like React or Angular.
• Translate UI/UX designs and wireframes into high-quality, maintainable code.
• Optimize frontend performance for speed, scalability, and cross-browser compatibility.
• Collaborate with backend engineers to integrate frontend components with server-side logic and APIs.
• Conduct code reviews, mentor junior frontend developers, and stay abreast of emerging frontend technologies.

Skills

5+ years frontend experience

HTML5

CSS3

JavaScript (ES6+)

React

Vue.js

Angular

Redux

Vuex

Webpack

Babel

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Web Development or related field

Tools

Webpack

Babel

Git

Job description

Placements24 in Klerksdorp, South Africa, is seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer to lead development of engaging UI for web applications. You will collaborate with design and backend teams to deliver exceptional user experiences and champion accessible, high-quality code.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of frontend experience, strong HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript (ES6+), and hands-on work with React, Vue.js or Angular, plus Redux/Vuex and modern build tools like Webpack and Babel.