Senior Front End Developer – Craft CMS
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Front-End Developer at Metajive focusing on crafting user interfaces with Next.js and React. Collaborate on APIs and enhance performance in client-facing applications.
Responsibilities:
- Develop high-performance, responsive, and accessible user interfaces using Next.js and React
- Architect and implement seamless data consumption from our headless CMS APIs, with a strong focus on Craft CMS and GraphQL
- Collaborate closely with back-end developers (who manage the PHP/Craft CMS API) to define and refine API contracts, ensuring optimal front-end performance
- Translate UI/UX designs and wireframes into high-quality code (HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/TypeScript)
- Implement and maintain state management solutions for complex application logic
- Optimize front-end assets and code for maximum speed and scalability, focusing on Core Web Vitals and Lighthouse scores
- Contribute to setting up and maintaining front-end testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines relevant to the front-end environment
- Troubleshoot and resolve front-end issues, bugs, and performance bottlenecks across various browsers and devices.
Requirements:
- 5+ years of professional experience in front-end development
- Deep expertise in modern JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3/Sass/Tailwind
- Expert-level proficiency with Next.js and the broader React ecosystem (including Hooks, Context API, or Redux/Zustand)
- Significant, hands-on experience integrating front-end applications with headless CMS platforms, specifically with Craft CMS
- GraphQL experience is a must, including proficiency in consuming and querying complex schemas
- Strong understanding of static site generation (SSG) and server-side rendering (SSR) principles in Next.js
- Proficiency in version control systems (Git) and collaborative development workflows
- Familiarity with consuming RESTful APIs
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and proactive communication skills.
Benefits:
- Equal Opportunity Employer
- Opportunities to work on future projects












