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- Vetted engineers — technical screening and a practical exercise before you see a profile
- You interview and choose; nobody joins without your approval
- Working hours overlap with your team, with clear daily communication
- NDA and full IP assignment to your company
- Monthly terms with a trial period and free replacement if the fit is wrong
Roles and seniority
| Level | What they do |
|---|---|
| Junior | Implements UI components and fixes under guidance |
| Mid-level | Owns features end to end, writes tests, reviews code |
| Senior | Designs front-end architecture, performance and state management |
| Lead | Sets standards, mentors and coordinates with design and back end |
Skills matrix
Ways to engage
| Model | How it works | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time dedicated | One engineer, 40 hours a week on your work | Ongoing product development |
| Part-time | 20 hours a week | Maintenance and smaller roadmaps |
| Team | Several engineers with a lead | New products and workstreams |
Rates depend on seniority and engagement length. Share your requirements and you will receive a written rate card within one business day. See also staff augmentation and dedicated teams.
What a great React developer looks like
Strong React developers do more than turn designs into components. They structure state so the app stays fast as it grows, write components that are reusable without becoming over-abstracted, and care about accessibility and performance by default. They are comfortable with TypeScript, understand when to fetch data on the server or the client, and collaborate closely with designers and back-end engineers. Senior engineers also know when not to add another library and can explain trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
Questions we ask in technical interviews
Every candidate is assessed on fundamentals and on judgement. Typical topics include:
- How would you structure state for a dashboard with filters, tables and real-time updates?
- When would you use server components, and when client components?
- How do you find and fix unnecessary re-renders?
- How do you make a custom dropdown accessible to keyboard and screen-reader users?
- How would you test a form with complex validation?
Typical projects for React developers
- Building a SaaS dashboard with complex tables, filters and charts
- Migrating a legacy jQuery or AngularJS front end to React
- Creating a shared component library from a Figma design system
- Improving Core Web Vitals on a Next.js marketing site
- Adding real-time collaboration features to an existing app
Tell us which of these is closest to your situation and we will match engineers who have done similar work before.
React developer, front-end developer or full-stack developer?
| You need | Best fit | Why |
|---|---|---|
| A complex, interactive web app UI | React developer | Deep knowledge of state, rendering and component design |
| Marketing pages, content sites and SEO | React developer with Next.js experience | Server rendering, metadata and performance |
| Screens plus the APIs behind them | Full-stack developer | One person can deliver features end to end |
| Pixel-perfect design implementation and accessibility | Front-end developer | Strong HTML, CSS and accessibility focus |
| iOS and Android apps sharing React skills | React Native developer | React concepts applied to native mobile |
Red flags when hiring React developers
- Puts every piece of state into one global store, or the opposite — passes props through ten layers
- Cannot explain why a component re-renders or how to measure it
- Treats accessibility as something to add at the end
- Has only followed tutorials and cannot discuss trade-offs in a real codebase
- Adds a new library for every problem without considering bundle size or maintenance
- No experience writing tests for components or user flows
A sample React developer brief
A short brief helps us propose the right person quickly. A good one covers:
- Product — what the application does and who uses it
- Stack — React version, Next.js or Vite, TypeScript, state and data libraries, design system
- First goals — the features or improvements you expect in the first two months
- Team — who the developer will work with, and in which time zones
- Seniority and hours — level needed, full- or part-time, expected start date
Not sure what you need yet? Our engineers can help scope the work first — see React development services.
Tooling our React developers use
Working with designers and back-end teams
React developers sit between design and the back end, so collaboration skills matter as much as code. Our developers work from Figma files and design tokens, raise questions about missing states such as loading, empty and error screens before building, and agree API contracts with back-end engineers early — often with mocked data so front-end work does not wait for the API. When a design is hard to build accessibly or would hurt performance, they suggest alternatives instead of quietly compromising. This keeps the handoff between design, front end and back end short and predictable.
Performance habits we expect
Fast interfaces come from habits, not heroics. Our React developers split large bundles with lazy loading, keep images sized and optimised, avoid fetching the same data twice, virtualise long lists and measure with real tools — React DevTools Profiler, Lighthouse and Core Web Vitals field data — before optimising. They treat performance as a feature with a budget, not an afterthought.
Onboarding timeline
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RequestDay 1
You share the role, skills and start date.
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ProfilesWithin 48 hours
Shortlisted candidates with relevant experience.
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InterviewsDays 3–5
You interview and select.
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StartWeek 2
Access, onboarding and first tasks in your tools.
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