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