Senior React Engineer - Frontend Performance

Space42; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Wellbeing programs

Discount programs

Job summary

Space42 is seeking a Senior Engineer – Software Development to own the React frontend of a production system at a critical client site. You will maintain the state architecture, ensure performance, accessibility, and responsiveness, and extend the UI in line with established patterns.

Additionally, you will contribute to the API layer when frontend priorities permit, collaborating with backend services to deliver reliable, scalable full‑stack features in a live environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with React in enterprise-scale apps.
• Strong TypeScript expertise for scalable frontend development.
• Proven ability to diagnose and optimize production frontend performance.
• Solid knowledge of WCAG and accessible UI implementation.
• Ability to understand and enhance large existing codebases.
• Working knowledge of Java to support backend APIs.

Responsibilities

• Owner of design, development, and maintenance of React frontend features.
• Maintain and evolve the application's state management architecture.
• Profile, diagnose, and optimise frontend performance in production.
• Embed WCAG accessibility as a core development principle.
• Apply change management and QA practices for live releases.
• Collaborate with backend services and APIs for integration.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Frontend performance

WCAG accessibility

Codebase understanding

Java development

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Cursor

Claude Code

Job description

Space42 is seeking a Senior Engineer – Software Development to own the React frontend of a production system at a critical client site. You will maintain the state architecture, ensure performance, accessibility, and responsiveness, and extend the UI in line with established patterns.

Additionally, you will contribute to the API layer when frontend priorities permit, collaborating with backend services to deliver reliable, scalable full‑stack features in a live environment.