Senior Frontend Engineer - Remote UI Leader

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health benefits

Professional development

Remote-friendly culture

Team building

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Frontend Developer for a fully remote, permanent position. You will design and build sophisticated UIs for flagship web apps using modern JavaScript frameworks, while collaborating with cross-functional teams across time zones.

You will mentor peers, optimize performance, and ensure cross‑browser compatibility. A strong emphasis on code quality, testing, and staying current with frontend trends is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of professional frontend development experience.
• Strong skills in HTML5, CSS3 and modern JavaScript (ES6+).
• Expertise with at least one frontend framework (React/Angular/Vue.js).
• Experience with state management libraries and REST APIs.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of complex, responsive user interfaces using modern JS frameworks.
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers and backend engineers to implement designs.
• Write clean, well-documented code following best practices.
• Optimize performance for speed and cross-browser compatibility.
• Conduct code reviews and mentor junior developers.
• Stay updated with frontend trends and advocate for appropriate adoption.
• Troubleshoot issues to ensure smooth user experiences.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and tech stack choices.

Skills

Frontend development

Problem solving

Remote collaboration

UI/UX collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

React

Angular

Vue.js

Redux

Git

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Frontend Developer for a fully remote, permanent position. You will design and build sophisticated UIs for flagship web apps using modern JavaScript frameworks, while collaborating with cross-functional teams across time zones.

You will mentor peers, optimize performance, and ensure cross‑browser compatibility. A strong emphasis on code quality, testing, and staying current with frontend trends is required.