Senior Frontend Engineer - Remote-First & Flexible Hours

Placements24; Mossel Bay; Hybrid; ZAR 1,437,000 - 2,395,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with incentives

Flexible working hours

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and professional dev bud

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer for a fully remote engineering team. You will craft high-performance, accessible UIs with modern JavaScript frameworks and collaborate with UX designers and backend engineers to deliver world-class digital products.

This remote-first role emphasizes strong frontend fundamentals, cross-browser compatibility, and mentoring teammates while contributing to frontend best practices and performance optimizations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of frontend experience and strong knowledge of modern frontend frameworks.
• Proficiency with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript; responsive and accessible UI development.
• Experience with state management libraries and modern build tools.
• Strong remote-working collaboration and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement sophisticated user interfaces using modern JavaScript frameworks (React/Angular/Vue).
• Collaborate with UX/UI designers to translate wireframes into functional web pages.
• Write clean, maintainable code with performance and accessibility in mind.
• Optimize frontend performance across devices and browsers.
• Mentor junior frontend developers and contribute to best practices.

Skills

5+ years

HTML/CSS/JavaScript

State management Redux Zustand

Build tools Webpack Vite

Responsive design

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/related field

Tools

Webpack

Vite

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer for a fully remote engineering team. You will craft high-performance, accessible UIs with modern JavaScript frameworks and collaborate with UX designers and backend engineers to deliver world-class digital products.

This remote-first role emphasizes strong frontend fundamentals, cross-browser compatibility, and mentoring teammates while contributing to frontend best practices and performance optimizations.