Front-End Developer (Next.js / React)- Remote

Role overview

Join the Gospel Library Online team as a Senior Front-End Developer (Next.js / React) on a 12-month remote contract (MST hours). You will help expand front-end capacity and lead a major modernization effort, refactoring a legacy HTML/CSS/JavaScript codebase into a Next.js + React architecture.

Responsibilities

• Refactor legacy front-end applications into a modern Next.js + React architecture
• Build high-quality, maintainable front-end features and reusable components
• Participate in two-week Scrum sprints, providing story point estimates and committing to deliverables
• Maintain and prioritize the product backlog of features and bugs
• Create technical prototypes and proofs of concept for architectural decisions
• Collaborate with Solution Manager(s) to improve functionality, reliability, and performance
• Support development tooling, infrastructure, and team processes
• Contribute to release roadmaps and provide regular progress/cost/completion reporting

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience
• Strong proficiency in Next.js and React
• Solid modern front-end development experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript
• Experience with AWS serverless technologies (e.g., Lambda, S3, CloudFront)
• Familiarity with CDNs
• Experience working in Scrum with two-week sprints; able to estimate accurately and deliver commitments
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Bonus skills

• Experience modernizing legacy front-end codebases
• Experience with large-scale content platforms or digital libraries
• Knowledge of performance optimization and accessibility best practices