Frontend Engineer

Ultimate Jet Vacations; San Mateo (CA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in luxury travel technology is seeking an experienced Front-End Engineer to enhance user experiences on their advanced platforms. You will work with technologies like React and Next.js to build high-performance web applications, focusing on seamless interfaces for luxury travel advisors.

Benefits

Opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects

Collaborative team environment

Flexible remote work options

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in front-end development.
• Strong knowledge of state management solutions.
• Experience optimizing web applications for performance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize Next.js-powered front-end applications.
• Build reusable React components for consistency.
• Collaborate with back-end teams for API integration.

Skills

Performance Optimization

Accessibility

UI/UX Best Practices

State Management

API Integration

Tools

Git

Jest

Cypress

Playwright

React

Next.js

Plasmic CMS

Job description

About UJV

LatAm-based candidates are welcome to apply.

Candidates located outside the United States will be engaged under an independent contractor agreement. You will be responsible for managing your own social security and taxes in accordance with the regulations of your home country. Please take this into consideration before applying.Who Are We?

Planning and managing a 5-star vacation from scratch requires expertise, cleverness, and a genuine passion for detail. That's what UJV is all about. UJV is a service-driven team of experts that work behind the scenes, engineering luxury travel experiences for advisors globally, so they can grow their business and fully satisfy their exclusive clients.

We are the luxury travel advisor’s right hand. How?

• UJV is a team of travel experts that advises and supports luxury travel advisors worldwide.
• We work behind the scenes as allies of top luxury travel advisors, to offer a 5 Star experience for their clients.
• We offer travel advisors the knowledge and tools needed to grow their business and better serve their exclusive clients.
• We offer an experience-centered service based on passion, expertise, integrity
• and attention to detail.
• We are willing to do the hard work in order to see our clients shine.

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced Front-End Engineer with expertise in React, Next.js, and modern UI frameworks to drive the user experience of our travel tech platforms. This role focuses on building and optimizing high-performance, interactive web applications , supporting our Online Booking Engine (OBE), Travel Advisor (TA) Portal, and eCommerce websites .

Our team is dedicated to creating intuitive, visually stunning, and highly responsive interfaces that enhance the luxury travel booking experience. You’ll work with React 18, Next.js, and Plasmic CMS , collaborating closely with design, product, and back-end teams to deliver seamless, customer-centric experiences.

This Job is For You If:

• You thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy working on multiple projects simultaneously.
• You have a passion for modern front-end development , including performance optimization, accessibility, and UI/UX best practices.
• You enjoy collaborating with designers and product managers to create visually appealing, user-friendly interfaces .
• You have experience working in an API-driven environment , integrating front-end applications with robust back-end services.
• You are excited about working on a variety of platforms , from booking engines to dashboards and web documents.

You Will:

• Develop and optimize Next.js-powered front-end applications for our Online Booking Engine, Travel Advisor Portal, and eCommerce sites.
• Build reusable React 18 components to ensure consistency across multiple applications.
• Work on dynamic content and CMS integrations using Plasmic and Laravel-based CMS.
• Improve page load speeds, SEO optimization, and accessibility using best practices.
• Migrate legacy front-end components from AngularJS (1.3) and Laravel Blade to React 18 .
• Collaborate closely with the back-end engineering team to ensure efficient API integration.
• Enhance mobile-first performance and responsive design across platforms.

Key Requirements:

• 5-7 years of experience in front-end development .
• Strong knowledge of state management (Redux, Context API, Recoil) .
• Experience with CSS-in-JS solutions (Styled Components, Tailwind).
• Experience optimizing for SEO, accessibility, and Core Web Vitals .
• Proficiency in Git, CI/CD workflows, and front-end testing (Jest, Cypress, Playwright) .
• Ability to troubleshoot and optimize performance for high-traffic web applications .

Bonus Points For:

• Experience with Plasmic CMS and Laravel Livewire .
• Familiarity with GraphQL and API integrations .
• Experience with AWS Amplify and CDN optimization for front-end applications .
• Knowledge of progressive web apps (PWAs) and advanced caching strategies .

What We Offer:

• The opportunity to work on cutting-edge front-end projects in travel technology.
• A collaborative team focused on UI/UX excellence and high-performance web applications .
• Flexibility to work remotely while contributing to industry-leading innovations.