Senior Frontend Developer

Our client partner is a platform that empowers students and educators by making study resources more accessible, affordable, and impactful.

Were a global marketplace for student-shared learning materials, helping millions of learners find and share study notes, summaries, and exam guides. At Stuvia, we believe in bold ideas, lean processes, and a user-first mindset. Were a team of doers, creatives, and lifelong learners passionate about transforming how education works. As we expand globally, were opening a new engineering hub in Bangalore, India, to accelerate our product innovation and growth.

As a Senior Frontend Developer

Roles And Responsibilities:

• Lead the migration of a 

  large-scale PHP monolithic application

  (Twig templating) into a modern, component-based front-end architecture using recent modernised frameworks.
• Convert 

  Figma designs into responsive, accessible, and pixel-perfect UI components

  , maintaining consistency with the design system.
• Design and implement a phased rollout strategy for modern components with zero downtime, ensuring a seamless user experience.
• Collaborate closely with PHP/backend teams to integrate modern front-end layers over existing Twig templates.
• Drive front-end architecture decisions, advocate for clean code, design systems, and reusable components.
• Implement A/B testing frameworks to validate features and drive product decisions.
• Ensure front-end adheres to performance, accessibility, SEO, and security best practices.
• Work with product and design teams to break down Twig templates into interactive, testable components.
• Own quality by implementing unit testing, code reviews, and monitoring production issues proactively.

Key Requirements:

• 5+ years

  of experience in building and scaling front-end applications, ideally with React.
• Strong experience modernising legacy frontend architectures, including migration from Twig (or similar templating systems) to component-based designs.
• Proven experience in working with 

  PHP (jQuery) based monolithic applications

  .
• Deep understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript (ES6+), React, Redux (or context/state libraries).
• Familiarity with Twig templates and PHP integration with front-end views.
• Hands-on experience with 

  A/B testing tools

  and experiment-driven UI development.
• Ability to plan and execute gradual rollouts without affecting production uptime.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to operate independently in fast-paced environments.

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