Senior Vue.js Frontend Engineer — Remote

Placements24; East London; Hybrid; ZAR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work arrangement

Flexible hours

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Conference and training budget

Home office setup allowance

Team virtual events

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Frontend Developer with deep expertise in JavaScript and Vue.js to join their remote engineering team. You will translate design concepts into high-quality code for sophisticated web applications, collaborating with UI/UX designers, backend developers, and product managers to deliver features iteratively.

The role emphasizes performance optimization, cross-browser compatibility, and the creation of reusable frontend components within a remote-first environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of professional frontend development experience.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+) and Vue.js.
• Solid understanding of HTML5, CSS3, and preprocessors like SASS/LESS.
• Experience with Vuex and build tools (Webpack, Vite).
• Proficiency in consuming RESTful APIs and Git.
• Knowledge of frontend testing (Jest, Vue Test Utils).
• Ability to work independently and in a remote team.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain responsive, high-performance web applications using Vue.js and modern JavaScript.
• Translate UI/UX designs into functional, high-quality code.
• Collaborate with backend developers to integrate frontend components with APIs.
• Optimize applications for speed, scalability, and cross-browser compatibility.
• Write clean, maintainable, well-documented code and participate in code reviews.
• Identify and troubleshoot bugs to ensure a smooth user experience.
• Stay updated with frontend trends and tools; contribute to reusable components.

Skills

JavaScript

Vue.js

HTML/CSS

Vuex

REST APIs

Git

Testing (Jest)

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Webpack

Vite

Axios

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Frontend Developer with deep expertise in JavaScript and Vue.js to join their remote engineering team. You will translate design concepts into high-quality code for sophisticated web applications, collaborating with UI/UX designers, backend developers, and product managers to deliver features iteratively.

The role emphasizes performance optimization, cross-browser compatibility, and the creation of reusable frontend components within a remote-first environment.