Frontend Engineer (React / Next.js)

Summary

Mindsize is a software engineering firm that builds, scales, and supports digital products for companies and enterprise organizations. The Frontend Engineer will build and ship production React and Next.js features, integrate frontend components with APIs, fix issues, participate in agile ceremonies, and collaborate with client stakeholders and an experienced engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain user-facing features in React and Next.js, working from designs and acceptance criteria
• Write clean, tested, readable code and participate in code review
• Integrate frontend components with REST and GraphQL APIs
• Fix bugs and investigate issues reported by QA, stakeholders, or monitoring
• Participate in agile ceremonies: standups, sprint planning, retros, and refinement
• Communicate progress clearly, flag blockers early, and document your work
• Contribute to a production codebase with real users and real uptime expectations

Skills

• 1–2 years of professional experience building web applications with React and TypeScript
• Experience with the Next.js App Router, including when to use server vs. client components
• Solid fundamentals in HTML and CSS, including modern styling approaches like CSS Modules and Tailwind CSS
• Experience managing application state and fetching API data in React applications
• Writes unit tests with Vitest or Jest and React Testing Library as part of everyday development
• Comfort with Git and a branch/PR/review workflow
• Authorized to work in the US and based in the US
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the self-direction to work effectively on a remote, client-facing team
• GraphQL, including typed queries generated with code generation tools
• Building forms with React Hook Form and schema validation with Zod
• Building and documenting components in Storybook or a shared design system
• Next.js server features: Server Actions, Route Handlers, and caching
• End-to-end testing with Playwright and API mocking with Mock Service Worker (MSW)
• Accessibility practices (WCAG) and automated checks with axe
• Exposure to backend work (Python, Node, Java, or similar)
• Experience with e-commerce, digital retail, or consumer-facing products

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 1–2 years of professional experience building web applications with React and TypeScript
• Experience with the Next.js App Router, including when to use server vs. client components
• Solid fundamentals in HTML and CSS, including modern styling approaches like CSS Modules and Tailwind CSS
• Experience managing application state and fetching API data in React applications
• Writes unit tests with Vitest or Jest and React Testing Library as part of everyday development
• Comfort with Git and a branch/PR/review workflow
• Authorized to work in the US and based in the US
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the self-direction to work effectively on a remote, client-facing team

Nice to Haves

• GraphQL, including typed queries generated with code generation tools
• Building forms with React Hook Form and schema validation with Zod
• Building and documenting components in Storybook or a shared design system
• Next.js server features: Server Actions, Route Handlers, and caching
• End-to-end testing with Playwright and API mocking with Mock Service Worker (MSW)
• Accessibility practices (WCAG) and automated checks with axe
• Exposure to backend work (Python, Node, Java, or similar)
• Experience with e-commerce, digital retail, or consumer-facing products

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, with employee coverage paid by Mindsize
• 401(k) with company match
• Fully remote team with flexible schedules
• Work on production systems for enterprise clients alongside an experienced engineering team
• MacBook Pro 14" provided