Frontend Developer

About the Role

Codewalla is seeking a highly skilled Front-End Developer with expertise in React, Next.js, and TypeScript to join our development team in Chennai. You'll be responsible for building and optimizing high-performance, modular user interfaces for modern e-commerce and web applications. You'll work closely with designers, backend developers, and QA to implement responsive, accessible, and scalable front-end solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Front-End Architecture & Frameworks: Build UIs with React/Next.js, TypeScript, and ES6+. Implement reusable components and efficient state management. Work with custom Next.js configurations. Utilize npm (or yarn) for dependency management.
2. Styling & UI Design: Build scalable and maintainable UI architecture using SCSS and Tailwind CSS. Design pixel-perfect, mobile-first layouts. Ensure accessibility compliance.
3. JavaScript (ES6+) & TypeScript Expertise: Deep understanding of ES6+ features. Leverage TypeScript types. Maintain code quality through modular programming.
4. API Testing & Tooling: Use GraphQL Playground/Postman and GraphiQL. Build and test reusable GraphQL fragments.
5. Performance Optimization & Testing: Improve Core Web Vitals using lazy loading, code splitting, and image optimization. Configure Next.js for performance tuning. Use BrowserStack for testing. Understand Webpack. Support version control and collaboration using git and Bitbucket.

What You Should Have:

• 4+ years of front-end development experience in the E-commerce domain using React and Next.js.
• Solid knowledge of JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, and SCSS.
• Experience configuring Webpack, and Next.js middleware, Knowledge of node, npm.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.

Bonus: Experience with Figma or other design tools. Magento PWA experience is a plus.

Why work at Codewalla? Build for scale, be part of AI-native product development, get global exposure, and learn fast.

Codewalla is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members. Apply now and help us redefine headless commerce in Chennai.

Codewalla, a product studio based in New York with engineering teams in Chennai, India, delivers strategic technical guidance to help startup founders build using a Modular Product Building approach. Since 2005, Codewalla has built innovative and scalable products.