Job Description:
Job Title: Devops Frontend Engineer (React/Next.js)
Experience: 3 to 6 years
Job Summary
We are looking for a skilled and motivated DevOps Frontend Engineer with strong experience in React.js, Next.js, TypeScript, and modern frontend engineering practices, along with hands-on exposure to CI/CD pipelines, cloud deployments, containerization, and DevOps workflows.
The ideal candidate will be responsible for building scalable, high-performance, and user-friendly web applications while ensuring smooth build, deployment, and release processes. This role requires close collaboration with product managers, UI/UX designers, backend engineers, QA teams, and DevOps teams to deliver reliable and production-ready digital solutions.
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of frontend development and DevOps automation
Roles & Responsibilities
- Develop, test, and maintain responsive web applications using React.js, Next.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3.
- Build reusable frontend components and libraries for future use.
- Translate UI/UX designs from tools such as Figma, Adobe XD, or Sketch into pixel-perfect, responsive, and accessible user interfaces.
- Work with Next.js features such as server-side rendering, static site generation, routing, middleware, and API routes.
- Integrate frontend applications with backend services using REST APIs and GraphQL APIs.
- Implement and manage state using tools such as Redux, Zustand, Context API, or React Query.
- Optimize applications for maximum speed, scalability, SEO, and performance.
- Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines for frontend applications using tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or Bitbucket Pipelines.
- Manage frontend build and deployment processes across development, staging, UAT, and production environments.
- Work with containerization tools such as Docker for application packaging and deployment.
- Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams for deployments on cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
- Configure and manage environment variables, build configurations, and deployment scripts.
- Monitor frontend application performance using tools such as Lighthouse, Web Vitals, Sentry, Datadog, New Relic, or similar tools.
- Ensure code quality through code reviews, linting, formatting, unit testing, and best engineering practices.
- Write clean, maintainable, scalable, and well-documented code.
- Troubleshoot build failures, deployment issues, frontend bugs, and production incidents.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, demos, and retrospectives.
- Stay updated with the latest frontend, DevOps, cloud, and web performance trends
Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field. Equivalent practical experience will also be considered.
- 3 to 5 years of professional experience in frontend development using React.js and modern JavaScript frameworks.
- Strong hands-on experience with React.js and Next.js.
- Good understanding of JavaScript ES6+, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, SCSS, Tailwind CSS, or styled-components.
- Strong knowledge of React fundamentals including functional components, hooks, Context API, component lifecycle, performance optimization, and reusable component design.
- Experience with Next.js concepts such as server-side rendering (SSR), static site generation (SSG), incremental static regeneration (ISR), file-based routing, middleware, image optimization, and API routes.
- Experience integrating applications with RESTful APIs and GraphQL APIs.
- Familiarity with frontend state management libraries such as Redux, Zustand, React Query, or Context API.
- Good understanding of responsive design, browser compatibility, accessibility, and mobile-first development.
- Hands-on experience with Git-based workflows, branching strategies, pull requests, and code reviews.
- Minimum 2 years Handson practical experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket ) and frontend deployment automation.
- Experience with build tools and package managers such as Webpack, Vite, Babel, npm, Yarn, or pnpm.
- Basic to intermediate knowledge of Docker and containerized application deployment.
- Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Understanding of web servers, hosting platforms, and deployment services such as Nginx, Vercel, Netlify, AWS S3, CloudFront, Azure Static Web Apps, or similar platforms.
- Familiarity with frontend testing frameworks such as Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, or Playwright.
- Good understanding of performance optimization techniques including lazy loading, code splitting, caching, bundle optimization, and Core Web Vitals.
- Knowledge of security best practices for frontend applications, including secure API usage, token handling, CSP, and dependency vulnerability management.
- Strong problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills.
- Good communication skills and ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
Nice to Have
- Experience working with micro-frontends or modular frontend architecture.
- Experience with Kubernetes or container orchestration platforms.
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Bicep.
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Sentry, Datadog, New Relic, Grafana, Prometheus, or ELK Stack.
- Exposure to headless CMS platforms such as Contentful, Strapi, Sanity, or Adobe Experience Manager.
- Familiarity with commerce or e-commerce platforms such as Shopify, Magento, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, or commercetools.
- Experience with analytics tools such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Segment, or Mixpanel.
- Understanding of SEO best practices in a Next.js environment.
- Knowledge of accessibility standards such as WCAG.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum-based development teams.
- Exposure to API gateway, CDN, caching, and edge deployment concepts.
- Experience with automated release management and versioning strategies.
Location:
DGS India - Bengaluru - Manyata N1 Block
Brand:
Merkle
Time Type:
Full time
Contract Type:
Permanent