Senior Front-End Developer – React / Next.js / Sitecore Headless

Senior Front-End Developer – React / Next.js / Sitecore Headless Location:Dallas,TX(Remote) Employment Type: W2/C2C Visa:USC,GC,H1B. Job Summary We are looking for a Senior Front-End Developer with strong hands-on experience in React.js, Next.js, TypeScript, and modern frontend development, along with practical experience working with Sitecore-based headless applications. The primary responsibility will be developing and maintaining modern, responsive, and high-performance frontend applications using React and Next.js. The candidate should also understand how a headless Sitecore implementation delivers content to the frontend and should be comfortable working with Sitecore Layout Service, content authoring, content management, components, datasources, and page layouts. This is primarily a Front-End Engineering role, not a traditional Sitecore backend/development role. ⸻ Key Responsibilities • Develop scalable and reusable frontend applications using React.js, Next.js, and TypeScript. • Build reusable React components that consume and render content provided by a headless Sitecore CMS. • Work with Sitecore Layout Service to consume page, component, rendering, and datasource information. • Understand how Sitecore-authored content is mapped to frontend React/Next.js components. • Work with Sitecore authors and content teams to troubleshoot content, component, datasource, and page-authoring issues. • Perform basic Sitecore content authoring, including creating/editing pages, components, datasources, and content fields. • Understand Sitecore’s basic content tree, templates, renderings, placeholders, datasources, and publishing workflow. • Troubleshoot issues where content authored in Sitecore is not displaying correctly in the frontend. • Integrate frontend applications with REST APIs and GraphQL APIs where applicable. • Implement responsive and accessible UI across desktop, tablet, and mobile. • Optimize frontend applications for performance, SEO, and scalability. • Implement appropriate data fetching, caching, and rendering strategies using Next.js. • Write unit, integration, and end-to-end tests. • Participate in code reviews and maintain frontend coding standards. • Collaborate with UI/UX designers, backend developers, Sitecore developers, QA engineers, content authors, and product/business teams. • Support production troubleshooting and resolution of frontend and content-related issues. ⸻ Required Front-End Skills • Strong hands-on experience with React.js • Strong hands-on experience with Next.js • Strong JavaScript / TypeScript • Strong knowledge of HTML5 / CSS3 • Responsive web development • React Hooks and component architecture • Reusable component development • State management such as Redux, Context API, Zustand, or equivalent • REST API integration • Understanding of GraphQL • Next.js SSR, SSG, ISR, routing, and data-fetching patterns • Frontend performance optimization • SEO and web accessibility • Git and modern development workflows • Experience with frontend testing such as Jest, React Testing Library, Playwright, or Cypress • Understanding of CI/CD and modern deployment practices ⸻ Required Sitecore Headless Skills The candidate does not need to be a deep Sitecore backend developer, but should have practical experience with: • Sitecore Headless Architecture • Sitecore Layout Service — required • Understanding how Layout Service delivers page and component data to the frontend • Sitecore content authoring • Creating and editing Sitecore pages/content • Working with components/renderings • Working with datasources • Understanding placeholders and component placement • Basic understanding of Sitecore content templates / fields • Basic understanding of the Sitecore content tree • Basic understanding of publishing workflow • Ability to troubleshoot basic content-authoring and frontend rendering issues • Understanding the relationship between Sitecore content → Layout Service → React/Next.js components Nice-to-Have Sitecore Skills • Sitecore XM Cloud • Sitecore JSS • Sitecore Experience Edge • GraphQL with Sitecore • Multisite / multilingual Sitecore implementations • Experience working with Sitecore content authors/business users • Familiarity with Sitecore Experience Editor / Pages ⸻ Preferred Technical Skills • Azure / Vercel • CI/CD pipelines • GitHub / Azure DevOps • Tailwind CSS or other modern CSS frameworks • Design systems / component libraries • Webpack / Vite • Authentication and authorization • Web analytics and monitoring ⸻ Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate is a strong React/Next.js Front-End Engineer who understands how a modern headless CMS-driven application works. They should be able to take a Sitecore-authored page, understand the data coming through Layout Service, identify the corresponding React components, troubleshoot rendering/content issues, and make frontend changes independently. The priority of the role is: React / Next.js / TypeScript → ~75–80% Sitecore Headless / Layout Service / Content Authoring / Content Management → ~20–25%