Senior Developer - Front-End Engineer
Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana
Full Time
Experienced
Location: Kumasi, Accra, Africa
Department: Development
Type: Full-Time
Overview
At fjorge, we create great – great products, great experiences, and great partnerships. We’re looking for a Senior Front-End Engineer with full-stack capabilities to join our development team. This role is critical in delivering high-quality digital products that meet client needs, align with business goals, and stand out for their technical excellence.
As a Senior Engineer, you’ll lead by example: architecting solutions, providing accurate estimates, guiding teammates, and ensuring projects are completed to the highest standards. You’ll be both client-facing and deeply hands-on, comfortable with planning as well as building.
What You’ll Do
Department: Development
Type: Full-Time
Overview
At fjorge, we create great – great products, great experiences, and great partnerships. We’re looking for a Senior Front-End Engineer with full-stack capabilities to join our development team. This role is critical in delivering high-quality digital products that meet client needs, align with business goals, and stand out for their technical excellence.
As a Senior Engineer, you’ll lead by example: architecting solutions, providing accurate estimates, guiding teammates, and ensuring projects are completed to the highest standards. You’ll be both client-facing and deeply hands-on, comfortable with planning as well as building.
What You’ll Do
- Lead technical planning and architecture for web applications and websites.
- Translate user stories into actionable tasks and oversee development through completion.
- Write clean, efficient, and scalable code across front-end and back-end environments.
- Provide accurate time estimates and track project progress against goals and budgets.
- Collaborate with designers, developers, and clients to deliver seamless experiences.
- Proactively communicate updates, risks, and solutions to keep projects on track.
- Ensure “done means done”—code quality, QA validation, and client-ready delivery.
- Proficiency in:
- PHP 8+
- JavaScript (vanilla JS and React 18+ or Angular 14+)
- HTML5, CSS3, Sass
- WordPress custom theme and plugin development
- Linting/formatting (ESLint or Prettier)
- Git (Github or Bitbucket workflows)
- VS Code
- Experience with Figma (design-to-dev workflow)
- Bonus Skills:
- Webflow
- Drupal 8+
- AWS (EC2, S3, CodeDeploy)
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams
- Familiarity with front-end testing libraries (Jest, React Testing Library)
- Mindset & Behaviors:
- Take extreme ownership of your work and projects.
- Communicate clearly—with your team and with clients.
- Anticipate and solve problems proactively.
- Stay adaptable in dynamic, fast-moving projects.
- Build client trust by delivering on commitments and explaining solutions with confidence.
Why Join fjorge?
- You’ll work on diverse client projects across industries and technologies.
- You’ll be part of a collaborative, growth-oriented culture.
- You’ll have opportunities to shape implementation strategies, not just execute them.
- You’ll thrive in a place that values both technical mastery and client partnership.
- You believe in our core values of curiosity, accountability, positivity, and purposeful.
- You love Chipotle.
Expectations & Performance
- Maintain 90% utilization target (billable hours).
- Provide daily time tracking with clear notes.
- Meet project goals, timelines, and quality standards.
- Participate fully in stand-ups, planning sessions, and client meetings.
👉 Ready to create great with us? Let’s build what’s next.
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