Flatgigs
We are looking for a skilled and motivated Frontend Developer with strong experience in React.js and modern frontend development practices. The ideal candidate should be comfortable building scalable, responsive, and high-performance web applications and integrating them with RESTful APIs and microservices-based backends.
You will work closely with backend engineers, product managers, designers, and QA engineers to develop modern, maintainable, and user-friendly applications.
Develop and maintain modern web applications using React.js.
Build reusable, scalable, and maintainable UI components.
Integrate frontend applications with REST APIs and microservices.
Work with backend teams to understand API contracts, authentication, error handling, and service integrations.
Implement application state management using Redux / Redux Toolkit or other appropriate state-management solutions.
Develop responsive and mobile-friendly interfaces across different devices and screen sizes.
Follow modern frontend architecture and development best practices.
Optimize application performance, page load time, rendering performance, and bundle size.
Implement proper loading, error, empty, and success states across the application.
Handle authentication and authorization flows, including token-based authentication.
Work with asynchronous API calls and efficiently manage server-side data.
Write clean, reusable, modular, and well-documented code.
Participate in code reviews and contribute to frontend coding standards.
Troubleshoot and resolve frontend bugs and production issues.
Collaborate with QA engineers to ensure high-quality and reliable releases.
Work with Git-based development workflows and participate in pull-request/code-review processes.
Contribute to improving the overall frontend architecture as the product evolves.
React.js
Strong hands-on experience with React.js.
Strong understanding of:
Experience building large-scale React applications.
Strong experience with Redux / Redux Toolkit.
Understanding of global vs local state management.
Experience handling asynchronous state and API data.
Familiarity with alternatives such as React Query / TanStack Query is a plus.
Strong knowledge of JavaScript (ES6+).
Good understanding of TypeScript.
Experience with modern CSS and responsive design.
Experience with component-based UI development.
Understanding of frontend architecture and design patterns.
Experience with modern build tools such as Vite, Webpack, or similar.
Understanding of code splitting, lazy loading, caching, and frontend performance optimization.
Experience integrating React applications with microservices-based backend systems.
Strong understanding of REST APIs and JSON.
Understanding of:
Ability to work with multiple backend services/APIs within a single frontend application.
Understanding of service boundaries and how frontend applications interact with distributed backend systems.
Strong knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, and responsive design.
Experience with modern CSS frameworks such as Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap, or Material UI.
Ability to convert UI/UX designs into clean and responsive frontend implementations.
Good understanding of accessibility and cross-browser compatibility.
Strong experience with Git and GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket.
Experience with:
Understanding of CI/CD workflows is a plus.
Experience with Next.js.
Experience with TypeScript in production applications.
Experience with React Query / TanStack Query.
Experience with WebSockets or real-time applications.
Experience with Micro Frontends is a strong plus.
Experience with Storybook.
Experience writing frontend unit/integration tests using Jest, Vitest, React Testing Library, or Cypress/Playwright.
Understanding of Docker and containerized applications.
Experience working with cloud environments such as AWS.
Understanding of application observability and frontend monitoring.
Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams.
The candidate should have an understanding of how to build frontend applications that can scale as the product grows.
They should be comfortable with concepts such as:
Frontend
React.js
TypeScript
Redux Toolkit
React Query / TanStack Query
HTML5
CSS3
Tailwind CSS / Material UI
Backend Integration
REST APIs
Microservices
JSON
OAuth/JWT-based authentication
Development
Git
GitHub/GitLab
Vite / Webpack
Docker
CI/CD
Jest / Vitest
React Testing Library
Cypress / Playwright
Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
Good communication and collaboration skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Strong attention to detail.
Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
Willingness to learn new technologies and modern development practices.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced product development environment.
We are looking for someone who is not only capable of writing React components but can think beyond individual screens and build scalable frontend systems.
The ideal candidate should understand how a modern frontend communicates with distributed backend services, manages application state, handles failures, performs efficiently, and remains maintainable as the application grows.
