Senior React Frontend Lead — Remote & Mentorship

Placements24; Bloemfontein; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance bonuses

Health benefits (medical and dental)

Pension fund contribution

Annual leave

Professional development budget

Remote-friendly

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Frontend Developer in Bloemfontein. This remote-friendly role focuses on architecting and delivering high-quality, user-centric web apps using React.

You will guide a team, set standards, and collaborate with product and backend teams to translate requirements into robust features. Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in frontend development, deep React knowledge, strong JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS3 skills, and experience with RESTful APIs, testing, and modern toolchains.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of frontend development experience.
• Extensive React experience with hooks, context API, and Redux or similar.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3.
• Experience with frontend build tools (Webpack, Babel).
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and asynchronous requests.
• Knowledge of UI/UX principles and accessibility standards.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with version control systems (Git).

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and implementation of complex, responsive web apps using React.
• Architect scalable frontend solutions and make key technical decisions.
• Mentor junior frontend developers and perform code reviews.
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers, product managers, and backend engineers.
• Ensure UI/UX designs are technically feasible and implemented well.
• Write clean, well-documented, and testable code.
• Optimize frontend performance across devices.
• Stay up-to-date with frontend technologies, trends, and best practices.
• Champion frontend standards and processes within the team.
• Troubleshoot and resolve frontend bugs and issues.

Skills

React

JavaScript

Frontend architecture

Team leadership

Code reviews

UI/UX awareness

HTML/CSS

Redux / state management

Testing (Jest)

Performance optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Webpack

Babel

Git

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Frontend Developer in Bloemfontein. This remote-friendly role focuses on architecting and delivering high-quality, user-centric web apps using React.

You will guide a team, set standards, and collaborate with product and backend teams to translate requirements into robust features. Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in frontend development, deep React knowledge, strong JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS3 skills, and experience with RESTful APIs, testing, and modern toolchains.