Senior Frontend Engineer - UI/UX Focus (Hybrid)

Placements24; Bloemfontein; Hybrid; ZAR 850,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Hybrid work arrangement

Paid time off

Job summary

Placements24 in Bloemfontein seeks a Senior Frontend Engineer to translate complex designs into interactive, accessible web interfaces. You will collaborate with designers, product managers, and backend engineers to deliver user-friendly digital products.

Responsibilities include building high-quality UIs with React/Vue/Angular, optimizing performance, and ensuring cross-browser compatibility. A strong UI/UX focus and 5+ years of frontend experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, Web Design, or related field or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of frontend development experience
• Proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+), and at least one major frontend framework
• Strong understanding of UI/UX principles and accessibility best practices
• Experience with build tools (Webpack, Babel) and Git

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain high-quality, responsive user interfaces using modern frontend frameworks
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers to translate designs into code
• Optimize performance for speed, scalability, and accessibility across devices/browsers
• Write clean, modular, testable code and participate in code reviews
• Work with backend developers to integrate frontend with APIs
• Advocate for frontend best practices and high user experience

Skills

Frontend development

UI/UX understanding

Performance optimization

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

React

Vue.js

Angular

Webpack

Babel

Git

Job description

Placements24 in Bloemfontein seeks a Senior Frontend Engineer to translate complex designs into interactive, accessible web interfaces. You will collaborate with designers, product managers, and backend engineers to deliver user-friendly digital products.

Responsibilities include building high-quality UIs with React/Vue/Angular, optimizing performance, and ensuring cross-browser compatibility. A strong UI/UX focus and 5+ years of frontend experience are required.