Frontend Developer (React.js) - Egypt

We are looking for a skilled and motivated *Frontend Developer* with strong experience in *React.js* and modern frontend development practices. The ideal candidate should be comfortable building scalable, responsive, and high-performance web applications and integrating them with *RESTful APIs and microservices-based backends*.You will work closely with backend engineers, product managers, designers, and QA engineers to develop modern, maintainable, and user-friendly applications.Requirements* Develop and maintain modern web applications using *React.js*.* Build reusable, scalable, and maintainable UI components.* Integrate frontend applications with *REST APIs and microservices*.* Work with backend teams to understand API contracts, authentication, error handling, and service integrations.* Implement application state management using *Redux / Redux Toolkit* or other appropriate state-management solutions.* Develop responsive and mobile-friendly interfaces across different devices and screen sizes.* Follow modern frontend architecture and development best practices.* Optimize application performance, page load time, rendering performance, and bundle size.* Implement proper loading, error, empty, and success states across the application.* Handle authentication and authorization flows, including token-based authentication.* Work with asynchronous API calls and efficiently manage server-side data.* Write clean, reusable, modular, and well-documented code.* Participate in code reviews and contribute to frontend coding standards.* Troubleshoot and resolve frontend bugs and production issues.* Collaborate with QA engineers to ensure high-quality and reliable releases.* Work with Git-based development workflows and participate in pull-request/code-review processes.* Contribute to improving the overall frontend architecture as the product evolves.Required Technical Skills React.js* Strong hands-on experience with *React.js*.* Strong understanding of: * Functional Components * React Hooks * Component lifecycle * Props and state * Context API * Custom Hooks * Reusable component design* Experience building large-scale React applications.State Management* Strong experience with *Redux / Redux Toolkit*.* Understanding of global vs local state management.* Experience handling asynchronous state and API data.* Familiarity with alternatives such as *React Query / TanStack Query* is a plus.Modern Frontend Development* Strong knowledge of *JavaScript (ES6+)*.* Good understanding of *TypeScript*.* Experience with modern CSS and responsive design.* Experience with component-based UI development.* Understanding of frontend architecture and design patterns.* Experience with modern build tools such as *Vite, Webpack, or similar*.* Understanding of code splitting, lazy loading, caching, and frontend performance optimization.Microservices & API Integration* Experience integrating React applications with *microservices-based backend systems*.* Strong understanding of *REST APIs* and JSON.* Understanding of: * API authentication * Authorization * HTTP methods and status codes * API error handling * Pagination * Filtering and sorting * File uploads * Webhooks/events from a frontend perspective* Ability to work with multiple backend services/APIs within a single frontend application.* Understanding of service boundaries and how frontend applications interact with distributed backend systems.HTML / CSS* Strong knowledge of *HTML5, CSS3, and responsive design*.* Experience with modern CSS frameworks such as *Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap, or Material UI*.* Ability to convert UI/UX designs into clean and responsive frontend implementations.* Good understanding of accessibility and cross-browser compatibility.Git & Development Practices* Strong experience with *Git and GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket*.* Experience with: * Feature branches * Pull requests * Code reviews * Merge conflicts * Release workflows* Understanding of CI/CD workflows is a plus.Nice-to-Have Skills* Experience with *Next.js*.* Experience with *TypeScript* in production applications.* Experience with *React Query / TanStack Query*.* Experience with *WebSockets or real-time applications*.* Experience with *Micro Frontends* is a strong plus.* Experience with *Storybook*.* Experience writing frontend unit/integration tests using *Jest, Vitest, React Testing Library, or Cypress/Playwright*.* Understanding of Docker and containerized applications.* Experience working with cloud environments such as AWS.* Understanding of application observability and frontend monitoring.* Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams.Frontend Architecture ExpectationsThe candidate should have an understanding of how to build frontend applications that can scale as the product grows.They should be comfortable with concepts such as:* Component-driven architecture* Feature-based folder structure* Reusable UI components* Separation of concerns* State management* API/service abstraction layers* Error and loading-state management* Authentication/authorization* Performance optimization* Lazy loading and code splitting* Environment-based configuration* Scalable frontend project structureExample Technology Stack*Frontend** React.js* TypeScript* Redux Toolkit* React Query / TanStack Query* HTML5* CSS3* Tailwind CSS / Material UIBackend Integration* REST APIs* Microservices* JSON* OAuth/JWT-based authenticationDevelopment* Git* GitHub/GitLab* Vite / Webpack* Docker* CI/CDTesting* Jest / Vitest* React Testing Library* Cypress / PlaywrightSoft Skills* Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.* Good communication and collaboration skills.* Ability to work independently and as part of a team.* Strong attention to detail.* Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.* Willingness to learn new technologies and modern development practices.* Comfortable working in a fast-paced product development environment.What We Are Looking ForWe are looking for someone who is not only capable of writing React components but can *think beyond individual screens and build scalable frontend systems*.The ideal candidate should understand *how a modern frontend communicates with distributed backend services, manages application state, handles failures, performs efficiently, and remains maintainable as the application grows.*Benefits

We are looking for a skilled and motivated *Frontend Developer* with strong experience in *React.js* and modern frontend development practices. The ideal candidate should be comfortable building scalable, responsive, and high-performance web applications and integrating them with *RESTful APIs and microservices-based backends*.

You will work closely with backend engineers, product managers, designers, and QA engineers to develop modern, maintainable, and user-friendly applications.

Requirements

* Develop and maintain modern web applications using *React.js*.

* Build reusable, scalable, and maintainable UI components.

* Integrate frontend applications with *REST APIs and microservices*.

* Work with backend teams to understand API contracts, authentication, error handling, and service integrations.

* Implement application state management using *Redux / Redux Toolkit* or other appropriate state-management solutions.

* Develop responsive and mobile-friendly interfaces across different devices and screen sizes.

* Follow modern frontend architecture and development best practices.

* Optimize application performance, page load time, rendering performance, and bundle size.

* Implement proper loading, error, empty, and success states across the application.

* Handle authentication and authorization flows, including token-based authentication.

* Work with asynchronous API calls and efficiently manage server-side data.

* Write clean, reusable, modular, and well-documented code.

* Participate in code reviews and contribute to frontend coding standards.

* Troubleshoot and resolve frontend bugs and production issues.

* Collaborate with QA engineers to ensure high-quality and reliable releases.

* Work with Git-based development workflows and participate in pull-request/code-review processes.

* Contribute to improving the overall frontend architecture as the product evolves.

Required Technical Skills

React.js

* Strong hands-on experience with *React.js*.

* Strong understanding of:

* Functional Components

* React Hooks

* Component lifecycle

* Props and state

* Context API

* Custom Hooks

* Reusable component design

* Experience building large-scale React applications.

State Management

* Strong experience with *Redux / Redux Toolkit*.

* Understanding of global vs local state management.

* Experience handling asynchronous state and API data.

* Familiarity with alternatives such as *React Query / TanStack Query* is a plus.

Modern Frontend Development

* Strong knowledge of *JavaScript (ES6+)*.

* Good understanding of *TypeScript*.

* Experience with modern CSS and responsive design.

* Experience with component-based UI development.

* Understanding of frontend architecture and design patterns.

* Experience with modern build tools such as *Vite, Webpack, or similar*.

* Understanding of code splitting, lazy loading, caching, and frontend performance optimization.

Microservices & API Integration

* Experience integrating React applications with *microservices-based backend systems*.

* Strong understanding of *REST APIs* and JSON.

* Understanding of:

* API authentication

* Authorization

* HTTP methods and status codes

* API error handling

* Pagination

* Filtering and sorting

* File uploads

* Webhooks/events from a frontend perspective

* Ability to work with multiple backend services/APIs within a single frontend application.

* Understanding of service boundaries and how frontend applications interact with distributed backend systems.

HTML / CSS

* Strong knowledge of *HTML5, CSS3, and responsive design*.

* Experience with modern CSS frameworks such as *Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap, or Material UI*.

* Ability to convert UI/UX designs into clean and responsive frontend implementations.

* Good understanding of accessibility and cross-browser compatibility.

Git & Development Practices

* Strong experience with *Git and GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket*.

* Experience with:

* Feature branches

* Pull requests

* Code reviews

* Merge conflicts

* Release workflows

* Understanding of CI/CD workflows is a plus.

Nice-to-Have Skills

* Experience with *Next.js*.

* Experience with *TypeScript* in production applications.

* Experience with *React Query / TanStack Query*.

* Experience with *WebSockets or real-time applications*.

* Experience with *Micro Frontends* is a strong plus.

* Experience with *Storybook*.

* Experience writing frontend unit/integration tests using *Jest, Vitest, React Testing Library, or Cypress/Playwright*.

* Understanding of Docker and containerized applications.

* Experience working with cloud environments such as AWS.

* Understanding of application observability and frontend monitoring.

* Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams.

Frontend Architecture Expectations

The candidate should have an understanding of how to build frontend applications that can scale as the product grows.

They should be comfortable with concepts such as:

* Component-driven architecture

* Feature-based folder structure

* Reusable UI components

* Separation of concerns

* State management

* API/service abstraction layers

* Error and loading-state management

* Authentication/authorization

* Performance optimization

* Lazy loading and code splitting

* Environment-based configuration

* Scalable frontend project structure

Example Technology Stack

*Frontend*

* React.js

* TypeScript

* Redux Toolkit

* React Query / TanStack Query

* HTML5

* CSS3

* Tailwind CSS / Material UI

Backend Integration

* REST APIs

* Microservices

* JSON

* OAuth/JWT-based authentication

Development

* Git

* GitHub/GitLab

* Vite / Webpack

* Docker

* CI/CD

Testing

* Jest / Vitest

* React Testing Library

* Cypress / Playwright

Soft Skills

* Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.

* Good communication and collaboration skills.

* Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

* Strong attention to detail.

* Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

* Willingness to learn new technologies and modern development practices.

* Comfortable working in a fast-paced product development environment.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for someone who is not only capable of writing React components but can *think beyond individual screens and build scalable frontend systems*.

The ideal candidate should understand *how a modern frontend communicates with distributed backend services, manages application state, handles failures, performs efficiently, and remains maintainable as the application grows.*

Benefits

Flatgigs, Your Strategic Execution Partner for Startup Growth in MENA.We go beyond recruitment. Flatgigs specializes in strategically solving critical talent and operational gaps that hinder startup scaling across the MENA region. Headquartered in the dynamic hub of Dubai, UAE, we connect high-growth companies with exceptional, sector-specific talent – the kind that demonstrably drives measurable ROI, accelerates revenue milestones, and builds sustainable, long-term value.

Flatgigs, Your Strategic Execution Partner for Startup Growth in MENA.

We go beyond recruitment. Flatgigs specializes in strategically solving critical talent and operational gaps that hinder startup scaling across the MENA region. Headquartered in the dynamic hub of Dubai, UAE, we connect high-growth companies with exceptional, sector-specific talent – the kind that demonstrably drives measurable ROI, accelerates revenue milestones, and builds sustainable, long-term value.