Staff Engineer, Web Team – Next.js, React

Description

• In partnership with Marketing, lead the front-end architecture of our core products using Next.js/React ensuring exceptional performance, reliability, and developer experience. • Own the user experience end-to-end: from partnering with design to crafting highly interactive, elegant interfaces that feel as good as they look. • Implement thoughtful, scalable front-end systems and component libraries that elevate quality and speed across the entire engineering org. • Shape the integration layer between our React front-end and Laravel back-end, building clean, resilient APIs and data flows. • Push the boundaries of modern web performance — optimizing for speed, interactivity, and fluid motion across devices. • Collaborate closely with Product and Design to prototype quickly, iterate intentionally, and ship experiences that feel premium and effortless. • Mentor engineers across front-end and full-stack teams, raising the bar for craft, code quality, and design sensitivity. • Contribute to the long-term technical vision for how developers build and ship on Laravel Cloud.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience building production-scale web applications, with deep expertise in Next.js, JS, React, TypeScript, and modern front-end architecture. • Taste. You have a strong aesthetic sense and care deeply about the nuance of spacing, animation, typography, and interaction fidelity. • Demonstrated experience building polished, high-performance user interfaces admired for their clarity and speed. • Strong systems-thinking: You can design component models, state management patterns, data-loading strategies, and routing architectures that scale elegantly. • A collaborative mindset with the ability to productively partner with designers, backend engineers, and product leaders. • Experience integrating with or building back-ends — ideally Laravel, PHP, or modern REST/GraphQL API stacks. • A bias toward iteration: prototype fast, refine continuously, and ship without compromising on quality. • Excellent communication skills and the ability to drive cross-functional decisions at staff level. • Bonus Skills • Experience contributing to or maintaining design systems at scale. • Familiarity with server components, edge rendering, caching strategies, and Web Vitals optimization. • Contributions to open source in the React/Next.js ecosystem. • Experience at developer-platform or cloud-infrastructure companies. • A personal portfolio or GitHub that demonstrates craft, attention to detail, and sophistication in front-end engineering.

Benefits

• Fully remote and globally distributed working environment • Health care plan (Medical, Dental & Vision) • Paid time off (Vacation, Sick & Public holidays) • Family leave (Maternity, Paternity) • Pension plans (As locally applicable) • Performance based bonus plan • Company equity

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