FRONTEND DEVELOPER

RolvaTech; Chennai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

RolvaTech in Chennai, India is seeking a highly skilled Frontend Developer to design and build scalable web applications using React and Next.js. You will own architecture decisions, mentor engineers, and drive frontend best practices across the codebase.

You will collaborate with product and design teams to translate ideas into high-performance interfaces, optimize Core Web Vitals, and evaluate AI-generated code for quality and security. Experience 3–5 years required.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of professional frontend development experience.
• Deep React and Next.js experience (App Router, SSR, SSG, ISR).
• Strong HTML/CSS, responsive design.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain scalable React/Next.js apps.
• Lead design discussions and architecture decisions.
• Mentor junior developers through code reviews and pairing.
• Review PRs focusing on quality, accessibility, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with backend teams to define REST/GraphQL APIs.
• Ensure performance and Core Web Vitals targets.
• Translate designs into reusable components.

Skills

React

Next.js

UI/UX awareness

Performance optimization

Testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Git

Jest

Cypress

Playwright

Vercel

Job description

We are looking for a Frontend Developer to the design and development of scalable, high-performance web applications using React and Next.js. You will own architecture decisions, mentor junior engineers, anddrive best practices across the frontend codebase. This role also requires comfort using AI-assisted development toolsand evaluating AI-generated output for quality, security, and performance

Experience

3-5 years of experience

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain scalable, production-grade applications using React and Next.js (App Router, SSR, SSG,
• ISR).
• Lead technical design discussions and make architecture decisions for component structure, state management, and
• data flow.
• Own performance optimization — Core Web Vitals, bundle size, rendering strategy (CSR vs. SSR vs. SSG), and caching.
• Review pull requests with a focus on code quality, scalability, accessibility, and maintainability — including code
• generated with AI tools.
• Use AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT, etc.) to accelerate development, while critically
• reviewing generated code for correctness, security, and adherence to standards.
• Collaborate with backend engineers to define and consume REST/GraphQL APIs, including error handling and loading
• states.
• Translate Figma/design system files into reusable, accessible, well-tested components.
• Mentor junior and mid-level developers through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance.
• Drive adoption of testing strategy (unit, integration, E2E) using tools like Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, or
• Playwright.
• Partner with product managers and designers to scope features, estimate effort, and identify technical tradeoffs.
• Stay current with the React/Next.js ecosystem and evaluate new tools, libraries, and AI- assisted workflows for team

Required Skills

Preferred Skills

• Exposure to backend/full-stack development (Node.js) for closer collaboration on API design.
• Experience integrating AI/LLM features into frontend applications (e.g., chat interfaces, streaming responses,
• Experience with cloud/deployment platforms (Vercel, AWS, Azure).
• Prior experience mentoring engineers or leading a small team.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional frontend development experience.
• Deep, hands-on experience with React (Hooks, Context API, component design patterns) and Next.js (App Router/Pages
• Router, SSR, SSG, ISR, API routes).
• Strong understanding of state management solutions (Redux, Zustand, React Query/TanStack Query, or similar).
• Solid grasp of HTML5, CSS3, responsive design, and CSS frameworks/tools (Tailwind CSS, Styled Components, or CSS
• Modules).
• Proven experience optimizing web performance and Core Web Vitals (LCP, CLS, INP).
• Experience with RESTful APIs and/or GraphQL, including authentication (JWT, OAuth).
• Practical, hands-on experience using AI coding tools (Copilot, Cursor, ChatGPT, Claude, etc.) in a real development
• workflow, with the judgment to review, correct, and validate AI-generated code.
• Strong testing background (Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, or Playwright).
• Proficiency with Git and collaborative workflows (GitHub/GitLab, code reviews, CI/CD).
• Experience with web accessibility standards (WCAG/ARIA).
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain tradeoffs to both technical and non- technical stakeholders

Nice to Have

• Strong ownership mindset and ability to work independently on ambiguous problems.
• Product-oriented thinking — considers the end user, not just the ticket.
• Effective mentor and communicator, comfortable giving and receiving direct feedback.
• Comfortable pushing back on design or product decisions with data-backed reasoning.