Senior React Developer

Our clients platform seamlessly connects users with the best venues in real time, making spontaneous nights out effortless. As they scale, they are looking for a Senior React Developer with strong SEO expertise to help enhance their platform’s performance, search visibility, and user experience. Your Role As a Senior React Developer, you’ll be at the forefront of our frontend development, ensuring our platform is fast, responsive, and search-engine optimized. You’ll collaborate with backend engineers, designers, and marketing teams to build and maintain high-performing, SEO-friendly web applications. Requirements What You’ll Do - Develop and maintain scalable React applications with a strong focus on performance and SEO best practices. - Implement server-side rendering (SSR), dynamic rendering, and structured data to optimize search visibility. - Work with Java to integrate frontend components with backend services. - Optimize code for Core Web Vitals, ensuring smooth and fast user experiences. - Collaborate with marketing and product teams to enhance technical SEO, including metadata management, schema markup, and crawlability improvements. - Work with Next.js (or other SSR frameworks) to enhance frontend performance. - Conduct code reviews, mentor junior developers, and contribute to best practices in React development. What We’re Looking For - 5+ years of experience in frontend development with React.js. - Strong understanding of Java for backend integration. - Expertise in SEO for JavaScript applications, including SSR, metadata optimization, and structured data. - Experience with Next.js (or similar frameworks) to improve SEO and performance. - Deep knowledge of RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and modern web development practices. - Familiarity with tools like Google Search Console, Lighthouse, and WebPageTest to analyze and optimize performance. - Experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and agile methodologies. - Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment. Originally posted on Himalayas