Senior Frontend Engineer (React)

Region: APAC

Country: Malaysia, India, Indonesia, and Philippines

Type: Fully remote

What's the Project?

Our client is a leader in providing affordable health care to a wide array of patients. You will work on a web application that will serve patients’ needs, allow them easier and faster access to necessary healthcare treatments, and speed up the process of approving healthcare insurance. Besides technical challenges laid in front of you, you will also work on a project with a significant social impact.

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Frontend Developer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience designing and developing modern, high-performance user interfaces.

This role goes beyond building UI components. You will be responsible for developing data-intensive, API-driven applications, handling complex data flows, and ensuring seamless interaction between frontend systems and backend services. A strong focus on performance, scalability, and user experience is critical.

You’re a perfect match if you have:

5+ years of experience in frontend development.
Expertise in ReactJS, NextJS, TypeScript, and JavaScript.
Strong proficiency in Tailwind CSS and SASS/Less.
Strong understanding of modern JavaScript tooling such as Webpack, Vite, and ESLint.
Experience with Redux, MobX, or similar state management libraries.
Experience building data-driven applications with complex API interactions and state synchronization.
Experience with frontend testing frameworks such as Selenium and Cypress, alongside unit and integration testing practices.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines like Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
Understanding of OAuth, OpenID Connect, and JWT Authentication from a frontend integration perspective.
Strong knowledge of SOLID principles and Clean Architecture in a frontend context.
Experience with caching strategies and monitoring tools like Application Insights or New Relic.
Ability to design frontend systems that handle distributed backend interactions and partial failure scenarios.
Upper-intermediate or higher English proficiency.
Availability to work Eastern Standard Time (EST) from 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Nice to have:

Experience integrating with healthcare platforms such as Athenahealth.
Familiarity with healthcare data standards, payer/provider workflows, or regulated environments.
Basic understanding of cloud-hosted front-end deployments, such as Azure App Services or equivalent.
Familiarity with micro-frontend patterns and component-driven design.

Your day-to-day activities:

Develop scalable, high-performance web applications using ReactJS and NextJS
Build reusable, scalable component libraries and maintain high-quality frontend codebases.
Develop responsive user interfaces leveraging ReactJS, NextJS, TypeScript, JavaScript, Tailwind CSS, and SASS/Less.
Implement and manage state management solutions such as Redux or MobX.
Collaborate with backend engineers to integrate complex RESTful and real-time APIs, ensuring robust data flow and error handling.
Handle data-intensive UI scenarios, including large datasets, real-time updates, and asynchronous workflows.
Ensure software quality through testing, CI/CD pipelines, and rigorous code reviews while mentoring junior engineers.
Optimize frontend performance and resolve critical UI/UX issues.
Maintain version control using Git.
Proactively identify and solve architectural and performance challenges

Ready to dive in?

Sarah Chin
Recruiter

Asia/Kuala_Lumpur

sarah.chin@newfireglobal.com

Hiring Process

Here's what you can expect during our hiring process.

Stage 1

Applied

Stage 2

Shortlist

Stage 3

Review

Stage 4

Interview

Stage 5

Technical Interview

Stage 6

CSM Interview

Stage 7

Client Interview

Stage 8

Verbal offer

Stage 9

Offer Letter

Stage 10

Background Check

Stage 11

Hired

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