Senior React / Next.js Developer Sofia/remote Rate: name your rate/hour Duration: 12 months + possible extension

Nordic Recruitment & Consulting offers efficient IT and Cyber Security recruitment and business consulting in Bulgaria - and beyond.

Having long experience in recruitment we value above all those things that make us successful because of our clients, candidates and partners success: trustworthiness, good communication, Can do-attitude, finding solutions, being flexible; being available. We also have genuine passion for what we do.

The client is a digital production agency assisting digital and advertising agencies improve their development process by undertaking the full or partial technical production of their projects.

Role Summary We are seeking for a Senior React/Next.js Developer who will split their time between technical leadership (50%) and hands-on development (50%). This person will collaborate closely with UI/UX designers to establish an atomic design system, define frontend architecture, and set the technical foundation for a new frontend platform. They will guide a team of developers, establish coding standards, and ensure delivery of high-quality, scalable, maintainable front- end applications.

Team Leadership (50%)

• Lead, mentor, and coach a small frontend development team.
• Guide architectural decisions, ensure best practices, and conduct regular code

reviews.

• Translate product requirements into technical tasks and roadmap items.
• Coordinate with backend, design, product, and QA teams to ensure smooth delivery.
• Define and enforce coding standards, CI/CD guidelines, testing strategy, and

documentation practices.

• Act as a technical reference point for the team, solving complex issues and enabling

productivity.

Hands-On Development (50%)

• Collaborate with designers to define the atomic design structure, reusable

components, and scalable UI patterns.

• Set up the initial Next.js project architecture (routing, data fetching strategy, state

management, etc.).

• Build core shared components, style systems, and internal UI libraries.
• Write clean, testable, performant React/Next.js code aligned with engineering

standards.

• Implement accessibility, performance optimizations, and SEO best practices.
• Participate in technical discovery, prototyping, and experimentation.

Technical requirements

Essential Skills

• 5+ years of professional experience with React in production.
• 2+ years of experience with Next.js, including SSR/SSG, middleware, API routes,

routing, and app directory.

• Strong understanding of Atomic Design principles and experience building

component libraries or design systems.

• Advanced knowledge of:
• TypeScript
• CSS-in-JS frameworks (e.g., styled-components, Emotion) or Tailwind
• Modern state management (Zustand, Redux Toolkit, Jotai, Recoil, etc.)
• Web performance optimization and profiling
• Frontend architecture and best practices
• Knowledge of GraphQL or REST API integration patterns.

Bonus/Nice to have

• Experience with UI frameworks and accessibility standards (ARIA, WCAG).
• Familiarity with Storybook and documentation-driven development.
• Exposure to microfrontends or large-scale modular architectures.

Nordic Recruitment & Consulting's recruitment rights and activities are based upon Recruitment Licence No. 2022 (issued 01.04.2016). Services of Nordic Recruitment & Consulting are fully free for the candidates.