Senior Frontend Engineer - Remote (SA)

Placements24; Vereeniging; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work within SA

Stock options

Health insurance

Paid time off

Learning & conference opportunities

Modern tech stack tools

Job summary

Placements24, a rapidly expanding SaaS company, seeks a Senior Frontend Engineer to join a remote-first engineering team based in South Africa. You will own UI development, performance optimization, and guiding junior developers across a global product.

You bring 6+ years of frontend experience with JS, HTML5, CSS3, and frameworks like React/Vue/Angular. Collaboration with design and backend teams is essential in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 6 years frontend development experience.
• Expertise in JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, with modern ES features.
• Proven experience with at least one major JS framework (React, Vue.js, Angular).
• Strong state management knowledge (Redux, Vuex).
• Experience with RESTful APIs and Git.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain complex user interfaces with modern JS frameworks.
• Write high-quality, testable frontend code following best practices.
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers and backend engineers to build features.
• Optimize apps for speed, scalability, and cross-device responsiveness.
• Lead code reviews, mentor junior frontend engineers, participate in architecture discussions.
• Debug frontend issues and stay current with emerging frontend tech.
• Contribute to frontend tooling and process improvements.

Skills

Frontend frameworks

JavaScript ES2020+

Web performance

Code quality

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE or equivalent

Tools

React

Vue.js

Angular

Redux/Vuex

Webpack/Babel

Jest/Mocha

Git

Job description

Placements24, a rapidly expanding SaaS company, seeks a Senior Frontend Engineer to join a remote-first engineering team based in South Africa. You will own UI development, performance optimization, and guiding junior developers across a global product.

You bring 6+ years of frontend experience with JS, HTML5, CSS3, and frameworks like React/Vue/Angular. Collaboration with design and backend teams is essential in a fast-paced environment.