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(Senior) Freelance Web Developer
RemoteGermany only· UTC-2…UTC+2
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- Frontend
- Experience
- Senior
- Employment
- Contract
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Senior freelance web developer with 5+ years of experience. Must have strong React/Next.js, full-stack TypeScript, and API skills. Experience with headless CMS, modern CSS, and Git required. Needs to optimize for performance, SEO, and accessibility.
Core skills
ReactNext.js
Required skills
TypeScriptRESTGraphQLHTMLCSSGitGitHub
Optional skills
TailwindCSS ModulesAI-powered development tools
What you will be doing
- Building and maintaining high-performance, accessible websites and web applications.
- Contributing to frontend, backend, API, and data model design and implementation.
- Developing CMS-driven websites, including content modelling, localisation, and editorial workflows.
- Implementing product features, backend functionality, and user interfaces.
- Integrating with internal systems, third-party services, and external APIs.
- Supporting SEO, performance, and accessibility best practices, including Core Web Vitals and WCAG 2.1 AA.
- Assisting with deployment, hosting, testing, QA, and documentation.
- Working independently, taking ownership of assigned tasks, and proactively solving problems.
We need you to have
- 5+ years of professional web development experience delivering production-ready websites and web applications.
- Strong experience with React; Next.js strongly preferred.
- Solid full-stack experience with TypeScript, REST/GraphQL APIs, authentication, state management, and database-backed applications.
- Experience with headless CMS platforms, e.g. Strapi/Contentful, including localisation, editorial workflows, preview setups, and customisation.
- Strong skills in HTML5, CSS, and modern styling approaches such as Tailwind CSS or CSS Modules.
- Proficiency with Git/GitHub and collaborative development workflows.
- Proven ability to optimise for performance, accessibility, and SEO.
- Experience with deployment workflows, CI/CD, and cloud/hosting environments.
- Familiarity with internationalisation/localisation approaches and regional content requirements.
- Strong communication skills, good judgment, and the ability to work independently and proactively.
- Comfort using AI-powered development tools is a plus.
Benefits
- Freelance/contractor
- Start Date: September
- Duration: 2–3 months, depends on capacity
- Location: CET +/- 2h
- Capacity: 30–40h per week
What you'll do
- Building and maintaining high-performance, accessible websites and web applications.
- Contributing to frontend, backend, API, and data model design and implementation.
- Developing CMS-driven websites, including content modelling, localisation, and editorial workflows.
- Implementing product features, backend functionality, and user interfaces.
- Integrating with internal systems, third-party services, and external APIs.
- Supporting SEO, performance, and accessibility best practices, including Core Web Vitals and WCAG 2.1 AA.
- Assisting with deployment, hosting, testing, QA, and documentation.
- Working independently, taking ownership of assigned tasks, and proactively solving problems.
What they require
- 5+ years of professional web development experience delivering production-ready websites and web applications.
- Solid full-stack experience with authentication, state management, and database-backed applications.
- Experience with headless CMS platforms, e.g. Strapi/Contentful, including localisation, editorial workflows, preview setups, and customisation.
- Strong skills in modern styling approaches such as Tailwind CSS or CSS Modules.
- Proven ability to optimise for performance, accessibility, and SEO.
- Experience with deployment workflows, CI/CD, and cloud/hosting environments.
- Familiarity with internationalisation/localisation approaches and regional content requirements.
- Strong communication skills, good judgment, and the ability to work independently and proactively.
Benefits
- Freelance/contractor
- Start Date: September
- Duration: 2–3 months, depends on capacity
- Location: CET +/- 2h
- Capacity: 30–40h per week
Technology
Salary not disclosed