Lead frontend React developer building performant, accessible e‑commerce storefronts with Next.js. Connect UIs to APIs/SAP Commerce Storefront API, implement advanced state management and security (OIDC/JWT), write tests, maintain component libraries (Storybook), and manage CI/CD and deployments to cloud/edge platforms.
React Developers:
- Build responsive, accessible, and highly interactive user interfaces using React and Next.js.
- Maximize page speeds and Core Web Vitals using Next.js optimization features (SSR, SSG, image optimization, dynamic imports, and caching).
- Connect front-end components with internal and third-party services using RESTful APIs or GraphQL.
- Implement clean and efficient client-side state handling using Context API, Redux Toolkit, Zustand, or React Query.
- Write modular, reusable, and well-documented code with unit and integration tests (Jest, React Testing Library, or Cypress).
- Partner with UI/UX designers, backend engineers, and product managers to translate technical requirements and Figma wireframes into functional code.
- Familiarity with Cloud hosting (preferably GCP Cloud Run) and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience with headless CMS platforms (Contentful, Strapi, Sanity), database systems (SQL/NoSQL), and ORMs like Prisma.
- Understanding of modern web security best practices (Next-Auth/Auth.js, JWT, CORS) and monorepos (Nx, Turborepo).
- Experience with identity providers using OAuth and OIDC.
- Build and maintain a highly configurable, reusable library of e-commerce React components to ensure UI consistency across brands using tools like Storybook, Radix UI, or Tailwind UI.
- Mastery of advanced React patterns (compound components, render props, slots) for deeply configurable components
- Develop and optimize headless e-commerce storefronts using React and Next.js
- Connect the frontend UI securely to a BFF layer/SAP Commerce Cloud using the Storefront API (GraphQL) and handle complex cart/checkout workflows.
- Experience implementing identity provider integration using OIDC with SAP Commerce Cloud.
- Manage deployments and CI/CD pipelines to edge platforms like SAP Commerce Cloud
- Strong understanding of the Storefront API, product catalogs, collections, customer accounts, and metafields.
Compensation, Benefits and Duration
Minimum Compensation: USD 50,000
Maximum Compensation: USD 175,000
Compensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.
Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full time employees.
This position is available for independent contractors
No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date of this post
Photon Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
11 East Adams Street Suite 1100, Chicago, IL, United States, 60603
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