Senior Frontend Engineer (React/Vue) — Lead UI and Growth

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical aid and retirement fund

Generous annual leave

Professional development opportunities

Office-based in Nelspruit

Employee discounts

Job summary

Placements24 in Nelspruit is seeking a Senior Frontend Developer to lead UI/UX features for a fast-growing e-commerce platform. You will work with React and Vue.js, mentoring juniors and shaping frontend architecture.

You will collaborate with design and backend teams to deliver responsive, high-performance applications across devices, while staying current with the latest frontend trends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field; equivalent experience considered.
• Minimum 5 years of professional frontend development experience.
• Strong JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3 proficiency.
• Experience with React or Vue.js and Redux/Vuex.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and modern build tools (Webpack, Babel, Vite).

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and deploy responsive web apps using React and/or Vue.js.
• Translate UI/UX designs into pixel-perfect code.
• Collaborate with backend developers to integrate frontend with server-side logic.
• Optimize components for speed, scalability, and cross-device compatibility.
• Write clean, maintainable, documented code.
• Participate in code reviews and mentor juniors.
• Stay up-to-date with frontend trends and best practices.
• Contribute to frontend architecture decisions.

Skills

JavaScript

HTML5

CSS3

React

Vue.js

Redux

Vuex

Git

Webpack

Babel

Vite

RESTful APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Git

Webpack

Babel

Vite

Job description

Placements24 in Nelspruit is seeking a Senior Frontend Developer to lead UI/UX features for a fast-growing e-commerce platform. You will work with React and Vue.js, mentoring juniors and shaping frontend architecture.

You will collaborate with design and backend teams to deliver responsive, high-performance applications across devices, while staying current with the latest frontend trends.