# Senior React Developer

> VirtuHire · South Africa (Remote) · — · Posted 2025-02-18

**Workplace:** remote

## Description

Our clients platform seamlessly connects users with the best venues in real time, making spontaneous nights out effortless. As they scale, they are looking for a Senior React Developer with strong SEO expertise to help enhance their platform’s performance, search visibility, and user experience.

Your Role

As a Senior React Developer, you’ll be at the forefront of our frontend development, ensuring our platform is fast, responsive, and search-engine optimized. You’ll collaborate with backend engineers, designers, and marketing teams to build and maintain high-performing, SEO-friendly web applications.

## Requirements

What You’ll Do

-   Develop and maintain scalable React applications with a strong focus on performance and SEO best practices.
-   Implement server-side rendering (SSR), dynamic rendering, and structured data to optimize search visibility.
-   Work with Java to integrate frontend components with backend services.
-   Optimize code for Core Web Vitals, ensuring smooth and fast user experiences.
-   Collaborate with marketing and product teams to enhance technical SEO, including metadata management, schema markup, and crawlability improvements.
-   Work with Next.js (or other SSR frameworks) to enhance frontend performance.
-   Conduct code reviews, mentor junior developers, and contribute to best practices in React development.

What We’re Looking For

-   5+ years of experience in frontend development with React.js.
-   Strong understanding of Java for backend integration.
-   Expertise in SEO for JavaScript applications, including SSR, metadata optimization, and structured data.
-   Experience with Next.js (or similar frameworks) to improve SEO and performance.
-   Deep knowledge of RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and modern web development practices.
-   Familiarity with tools like Google Search Console, Lighthouse, and WebPageTest to analyze and optimize performance.
-   Experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and agile methodologies.
-   Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment.

## Apply

[Apply at VirtuHire](https://apply.workable.com/virtuhire/j/7A39B21CBD/apply)

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