TITLE -Frontend Lead – Next.js & React
LOCATION-San Ramon, CA
Please follow the below
Competency
Profile
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Technical
Competencies
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Behavioral Competencies
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✔ Next.js (App Router,
SSR/SSG/ISR)
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✔ Ownership & Accountability
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✔ React (Hooks, Component
Architecture)
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✔ Strong Problem-Solving & Debugging
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✔ HTML5 & CSS3 (Responsive,
Semantic)
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✔ Clear Technical Communication
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✔ JavaScript /
TypeScript
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✔ Collaboration Across Teams
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✔ Headless CMS & API
Integration
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✔ Mentorship & Technical Leadership
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✔ Technical SEO & Structured
Data
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✔ Adaptability to Emerging Tech
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About the Role
We are seeking a seasoned Senior Developer with deep
expertise in Next.js and React to lead the design and delivery of
high-performance, scalable web applications. This is a hands-on technical role
for someone who combines strong front-end engineering fundamentals with the
ability to develop solutions on headless platforms and optimise digital
experiences.
The developer will work closely with design, product,
and content teams to build fast, accessible, and discoverable web experiences,
while mentoring junior developers and championing engineering best practices
across the team.
Key
Responsibilities
1.
Front-End Development
- Design, build, and maintain scalable web applications
using Next.js and React, following modern best practices (App Router,
server components, incremental static regeneration, etc.).
- Write clean, semantic, and accessible HTML and CSS,
ensuring pixel-perfect, responsive implementations across devices and
browsers.
- Develop robust, well-tested JavaScript/TypeScript code,
adhering to performance, security, and maintainability standards.
- Optimise application performance — page load speed,
Core Web Vitals, bundle size, and rendering strategy (SSR/SSG/ISR/CSR).
2.
Headless Architecture & Integration
- Architect and integrate front-end applications with
headless CMS platforms (e.g.,Builder.IO Contentful or similar)
and headless commerce/API-driven backends.
- Design content models and API integration patterns that
support flexible, reusable, and scalable front-end components.
- Collaborate with backend and platform teams to define
clean API contracts and data-fetching strategies for headless
environments.
- Working knowledge of Shopify (core Shopify experience
is a plus).
3.
SEO & AEO Optimisation
- Implement technical SEO best practices — metadata,
structured data (schema.org), sitemaps, canonical tags, and crawlability —
within Next.js applications.
- Apply emerging Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO)
practices to structure content and markup for discoverability and accurate
representation in AI-driven answer engines and conversational search.
- Partner with content and marketing teams to translate
SEO/AEO requirements into technical implementation.
- Monitor and improve search visibility, Core Web Vitals,
and answer-engine readiness through ongoing audits and iteration.
4.
Engineering Leadership & Collaboration
- Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews,
and technical design decisions, raising the overall engineering bar.
- Mentor junior and mid-level developers, fostering
strong front-end engineering practices across the team.
- Collaborate closely with UX/UI designers, product
managers, and backend engineers to deliver cohesive, high-quality product
experiences.
- Champion engineering best practices — testing, CI/CD,
code quality, and documentation.
Qualifications
& Experience
Mandatory
Requirements
- Minimum 8+ years of professional front-end
development experience, with at least 3 years working extensively with
React and Next.js in production environments.
- Strong, demonstrable expertise in HTML, CSS, and modern
JavaScript/TypeScript.
- Hands-on experience building applications on headless
architectures (headless CMS and/or headless commerce platforms).
- Solid working knowledge of technical SEO, and
familiarity with (or strong interest in) Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO)
and how AI-driven search/answer engines consume web content.
- Experience with performance optimisation, Core Web
Vitals, and modern build/deployment tooling.
- This is a full-time, in-office role at client
location.
Educational
Background
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or
a related field. Equivalent demonstrated experience and a strong portfolio
will be given equal weight.
Presentation
& Communication Expectations
Given
the cross-functional nature of this role, the candidate must demonstrate the
following:
- Ability to clearly articulate technical decisions and
trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Confidence presenting architecture proposals,
performance audits, and SEO/AEO strategy in design and planning sessions.
- Strong written communication for technical
documentation, code reviews, and knowledge-sharing.
Collaborative
mindset when working with designers, content teams, and product managers to
align technical implementation with business goals
Thanks & Regards
Samuel
Technical Recruiter
Email:
sam...@dvgts.com