Senior Frontend Engineer (React/TypeScript)

Placements24; Paarl; Remote; ZAR 1,982,000 - 2,642,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance-based bonuses

Professional development budget

Fully remote with global team

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a Senior Frontend Engineer for a fully remote role building and refining our client’s flagship SaaS web apps. You will use React and TypeScript to create high-quality, scalable user interfaces for a global audience, collaborating with UX/UI designers and backend engineers to deliver impactful features.

You will develop reusable components, optimize performance, and contribute to frontend architecture while staying current with the latest frontend technologies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years professional frontend experience.
• Proficient with React.js and TypeScript.
• Strong understanding of UI/UX design principles.
• Experience with REST APIs and testing.

Responsibilities

• Develop user-facing features using React and TypeScript, ensuring high performance and responsiveness.
• Translate UI/UX design wireframes and mockups into functional, high-quality code.
• Build reusable components and frontend libraries for future use.
• Optimize applications for maximum speed, scalability, and cross-browser compatibility.
• Collaborate closely with backend developers to integrate frontend components with server-side logic.
• Write clean, maintainable, well-documented, and testable code.
• Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality and share knowledge.
• Identify and resolve frontend bugs and performance issues.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging frontend technologies and best practices.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and technical strategy for the frontend team.

Skills

React.js

TypeScript

JavaScript ES6+

Frontend architecture

UI/UX collaboration

REST APIs

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Webpack

Babel

Jest

Job description

About the Role

Our client, a globally recognized leader in SaaS solutions, is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Frontend Engineer to join their fully remote team. This role is ideal for a developer passionate about building exceptional user interfaces and seamless user experiences using modern web technologies. You will be instrumental in developing and enhancing our client's flagship web applications, working with React and TypeScript to create robust, scalable, and visually appealing interfaces. Collaboration with UX/UI designers and backend engineers will be key to delivering high-quality product features. This is a fantastic opportunity to work remotely for a forward-thinking company, contributing to cutting-edge projects from anywhere, with a focus on creating intuitive and impactful web applications for a global audience.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop user-facing features using React and TypeScript, ensuring high performance and responsiveness.


• Translate UI/UX design wireframes and mockups into functional, high-quality code.


• Build reusable components and frontend libraries for future use.


• Optimize applications for maximum speed, scalability, and cross-browser compatibility.


• Collaborate closely with backend developers to integrate frontend components with server-side logic.


• Write clean, maintainable, well-documented, and testable code.


• Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality and share knowledge.


• Identify and resolve frontend bugs and performance issues.


• Stay up-to-date with emerging frontend technologies and best practices.


• Contribute to architectural decisions and technical strategy for the frontend team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Web Development, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.


• 5+ years of professional frontend development experience.


• Expertise in JavaScript (ES6+) and TypeScript.


• Strong proficiency with React.js and its core principles.


• Experience with state management libraries (e.g., Redux, Zustand).


• Familiarity with modern frontend build pipelines and tools (e.g., Webpack, Babel).


• Understanding of responsive design principles and cross-browser compatibility issues.


• Experience with RESTful APIs and asynchronous request handling.


• Proficiency with version control systems like Git.


• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills, crucial for a remote role.


• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process is a plus.

Benefits

This fully remote role offers a competitive salary, performance-based bonuses, comprehensive health and wellness benefits, generous paid time off, and a professional development budget for courses, conferences, and certifications. You will have the flexibility to work from anywhere while contributing to impactful projects within a collaborative and innovative global team.