Senior Frontend React Engineer — Hybrid, Growth & Impact

Placements24; Durban; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Medical and dental insurance

Learning and development opportunities

Performance bonuses

Job summary

Placements24 in Durban is seeking a Senior Frontend Developer with React expertise to build intuitive, high-quality user interfaces and ensure seamless user experiences across platforms.

You will collaborate with designers and backend engineers, translate UI/UX designs into reusable components, and drive frontend architecture decisions while mentoring junior developers in a collaborative, hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years frontend development experience.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3.
• Deep React knowledge: hooks, context API, Redux/Zustand.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and version control.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain responsive, high-performance web apps using React.
• Translate UI/UX wireframes into reusable components.
• Collaborate with backend engineers to integrate APIs.
• Conduct code reviews and mentor junior developers.
• Stay up-to-date with frontend trends and best practices.

Skills

Frontend development

React ecosystem

JavaScript

UI/UX implementation

Code reviews

Mentoring

Responsive design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

RESTful APIs

Webpack/Bundlers

Modern JS tooling

Job description

Placements24 in Durban is seeking a Senior Frontend Developer with React expertise to build intuitive, high-quality user interfaces and ensure seamless user experiences across platforms.

You will collaborate with designers and backend engineers, translate UI/UX designs into reusable components, and drive frontend architecture decisions while mentoring junior developers in a collaborative, hybrid work environment.