Senior Front-End Developer

About NestVest

NestVest is a technology-driven real estate sales, leasing and investment advisory platform in Nairobi. We are building a fast, reliable property website and customer-facing digital products that connect buyers, renters and investors with curated listings, project pages and enquiry tools.

Role Purpose

Build and maintain NestVest’s property website and customer-facing digital products, including property listings, project pages, search and enquiry flows. Work closely with our Backend/Technical Lead to deliver a polished, high-performance product end to end.

Key Responsibilities

Build responsive, mobile-first pages using Vue.js (Vue 3 / Composition API)

Develop property listing, search/filter, property detail, project and landing pages

Connect front-end pages to existing backend APIs, CRM and lead-capture workflows

Implement and test forms, WhatsApp links and other enquiry actions

Improve loading speed, usability, accessibility and front-end reliability

Fix bugs, review code and document technical handovers

Work from approved product requirements and UI designs

Coordinate requirements and release work through the Product / Delivery Manager

Minimum Requirements

Strong, production-level Vue.js skills (Vue 3, Composition API, Pinia/Vuex, Vue Router) — this is the core requirement

At least 4 years of professional front-end development experience

Solid HTML, CSS and JavaScript fundamentals

Experience integrating REST APIs and managing validation, errors and loading states

Experience building responsive, data-driven websites

Git experience and ability to work with an existing codebase

Understanding of web performance, technical SEO basics and browser compatibility

A portfolio or links to live projects showing your personal contribution (required)

Nice-to-Have (bonus, not required)

React / Next.js

TypeScript

Backend basics (Node.js, PHP, etc.)

UI/UX or design sensibility