Senior Frontend Engineer – Hybrid Work & Growth

Placements24; Richards Bay; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive salary

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative team culture

Job summary

Placements24 in Richards Bay is seeking a talented Senior Web Developer specializing in frontend technologies to build and maintain responsive, user-friendly interfaces. You will collaborate with designers and backend teams to translate requirements into scalable, high-quality code, and mentor junior developers in a collaborative environment.

You will work on modern JS frameworks, optimize performance for speed and accessibility, and participate in code reviews.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of frontend web development experience.
• Strong HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+), and a modern frontend framework.
• Experience with build tools Webpack, Gulp, or Parcel.
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs and asynchronous requests.
• Familiarity with Git.
• Experience with performance optimization and accessibility standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and deploy high-quality, responsive frontend web applications using modern JavaScript frameworks.
• Translate UI/UX wireframes into functional, pixel-perfect web pages.
• Optimize applications for speed, scalability, and cross-browser compatibility.
• Collaborate with backend developers to integrate frontend components with server-side logic.
• Write clean, maintainable code and participate in code reviews.
• Troubleshoot and debug frontend issues to ensure a smooth user experience.

Skills

HTML5

CSS3

JavaScript (ES6+)

Frontend frameworks

RESTful APIs

Git

Performance optimization

Accessibility

Tools

Webpack

Gulp

Parcel

Job description

Placements24 in Richards Bay is seeking a talented Senior Web Developer specializing in frontend technologies to build and maintain responsive, user-friendly interfaces. You will collaborate with designers and backend teams to translate requirements into scalable, high-quality code, and mentor junior developers in a collaborative environment.

You will work on modern JS frameworks, optimize performance for speed and accessibility, and participate in code reviews.