React and Next.js Engineer
Job description
About the Role
As a React / Next.js Engineer, you will work remotely on an hourly paid basis to review AI-generated React/Next.js code, frontend architectures, and technical explanations, as well as produce high-quality reference implementations and step-by-step reasoning for complex engineering problems.
You will assess solutions for correctness, clarity, accessibility, security, performance, and adherence to the prompt; identify issues in React rendering behavior, state management, SSR/SSG/ISR, routing/data fetching, hydration, caching, and bundle performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop AI Training Content: Create detailed prompts across React/Next.js topics and write high-quality reference answers to guide AI learning
- Optimize AI Performance: Evaluate and rank AI responses to enhance correctness, clarity, accessibility, and performance
- Ensure Model Integrity: Test AI models for inaccuracies or unsafe recommendations, validating reliability across real-world use cases
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related technical field
- 4+ years of professional experience building production web applications with React, including at least 2+ years with Next.js
- Expert-level proficiency in modern React: hooks, component patterns, state management, memoization, rendering behavior, and testing
- Strong Next.js fundamentals (Next 13/14+ preferred): App Router, Server Components, route handlers, middleware, caching, and deployment patterns
- Performance mindset: bundle optimization, code splitting, image optimization, Core Web Vitals, and profiling
- Experience with testing: Jest/Vitest, React Testing Library, Playwright/Cypress, linting, CI/CD
- Minimum C1 English proficiency with ability to write clear technical explanations
Why Work with SME Careers?
- Your work directly contributes to how AI systems learn and communicate
- Set your own hours and work around your life
- Weekly pay once work is approved
- Referral bonus opportunities
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