Frontend Engineer (Vue.js & React)
Posted 2 weeks ago by Hays
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Tokyo, Japan
Summary: The role of Lead Frontend Engineer requires expertise in Vue.js and Next.js (React) to enhance and develop web applications for a company specializing in flexible office spaces. The position involves collaboration with various teams to deliver high-quality front-end solutions while maintaining performance standards. Candidates must be based in Japan and possess strong communication skills in English, with Japanese being a plus. This is a contract position aimed at experienced frontend developers with a focus on modern technologies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop, maintain, and enhance web applications using Vue.js (Nuxt.js) and React (Next.js).
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to implement intuitive and responsive user interfaces.
- Ensure consistency, accessibility, and performance across browsers and devices.
- Write clean, testable, and modular code following modern JavaScript standards (ES6+).
- Implement and maintain unit and integration tests for frontend components.
- Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback to peers.
- Optimize builds and CI/CD workflows for efficient deployments.
- Leverage AI-assisted tools to enhance code quality, speed up debugging, and improve productivity.
- Stay up to date with modern frontend technologies, trends, and best practices.
Key Skills:
- 4+ years of professional frontend development experience.
- Strong proficiency in both Vue.js (Nuxt.js) and React (Next.js).
- Deep understanding of modern JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3.
- Experience with frontend testing frameworks (e.g., Jest, Vitest, Cypress).
- Familiarity with RESTful APIs and JSON-based integrations.
- Experience using Git and working in Agile development teams.
- Business-level English communication skills.
- TypeScript experience (nice-to-have).
- Knowledge of CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, CircleCI) and version control best practices (nice-to-have).
- Experience with accessibility and internationalization (i18n) (nice-to-have).
- Business-level Japanese communication skills (nice-to-have).
- Experience using AI tools to assist in coding, refactoring, or documentation (nice-to-have).
- Experience transforming Figma-based design specifications into fully functional, responsive pages (nice-to-have).
- Experience in implementing SEO best practices (nice-to-have).
- Hands-on experience integrating LINE Front-end Framework (LIFF) into web applications (nice-to-have).
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
NOTE: This is a contract position. The candidates have to currently based in Japan to apply for this role.
Your new company
A company that provides and operates flexible office spaces in over 800 locations across 151 cities in 38 countries worldwide.
Your new role
We are seeking a Lead Frontend Engineer skilled in both Vue.js and Next.js (React) to join our diverse and fast-moving technology team. You will work on a variety of projects, from maintaining and improving existing Vue.js applications to building new, high-performing React/Next.js interfaces for modern web platforms. You'll collaborate closely with backend, mobile, and QA teams to deliver clean, scalable, and maintainable front-end solutions while continuously improving our architecture and performance standards.
Responsibilities:
- Develop, maintain, and enhance web applications using Vue.js (Nuxt.js) and React (Next.js).
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to implement intuitive and responsive user interfaces.
- Ensure consistency, accessibility, and performance across browsers and devices.
- Write clean, testable, and modular code following modern JavaScript standards (ES6+)
- Implement and maintain unit and integration tests for frontend components.
- Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback to peers.
- Optimize builds and CI/CD workflows for efficient deployments.
- Leverage AI-assisted tools to enhance code quality, speed up debugging, and improve productivity.
- Stay up to date with modern frontend technologies, trends, and best practices.
What you'll need to succeed
Must-Have:
- 4+ years of professional frontend development experience.
- Strong proficiency in both Vue.js (Nuxt.js) and React (Next.js).
- Deep understanding of modern JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3.
- Experience with frontend testing frameworks (e.g., Jest, Vitest, Cypress).
- Familiarity with RESTful APIs and JSON-based integrations.
- Experience using Git and working in Agile development teams.
- Business-level English communication skills.
Nice-to-Have:
- TypeScript experience.
- Knowledge of CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, CircleCI) and version control best practices.
- Experience with accessibility and internationalization (i18n).
- Business-level Japanese communication skills.
- Experience using AI tools to assist in coding, refactoring, or documentation.
- Experience transforming Figma-based design specifications into fully functional, responsive pages.
- Experience in implementing SEO best practices.
- Hands-on experience integrating LINE Front-end Framework (LIFF) into web applications
What you need to do now
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