Next.js Front End Developer - Headless/Full Stack

Americaneagle.com is a family-owned web design, development, and digital marketing agency with a passionate belief in the power of technology to positively transform business practices. Our focus is on helping customers grow and achieve success in the digital space. We cover a variety of different industries, including eCommerce, associations & nonprofits, government, healthcare, sports & entertainment, transportation, and more. The company was recently named by Built in Chicago as one of the best places to work and to Inc.com's list of 5000 fastest-growing private companies for the past eight years.

We’re looking for a strong, self-sufficient Next.js Front-End Developer to join our team. You’ll work across multiple projects, collaborating with designers, project managers, and back-end developers to deliver fast, accessible, production-ready experiences in a modern front-end environment. 

Responsibilities:

  • Build and maintain modern React and Next.js front-end implementations across multiple customer projects
  • Develop scalable, reusable, UI components and front-end architectures
  • Translate Figma designs into high-quality, responsive, and accessible user experiences
  • Own front-end features throughout full project lifecycle, from requirements and technical discovery through implementation, QA, and release 
  • Integrate with backend services, APIs, and headless CMS platforms while handling real-world edge cases
  • Optimize application performance using appropriate Next.js rendering strategies (SSR, SSG, ISR, CSR)
  • Collaborate with designers, project managers, backend developers, and project teams to delivery high quality digital experiences
  • Contribute to coding standards, architectural decisions, code reviews, and front-end best practices
  • Participate in project estimation, technical discovery, and solution planning 
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Required Experience:

  • 5+ years of professional experience building web applications with JavaScript and TypeScript
  • 4+ years building React applications 
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience with Next.js projects
  • Experience building accessible user interfaces and applying WCAG accessibility standards
  • Comfortable working with REST / GraphQL APIs 
  • Experience with modern CSS approaches (Tailwind, CSS Modules, BEM, or similar)
  • Git-based workflows, pull requests, and peer code review

Strong understanding of the following:

  • Next.js App Router & Page Router
  • React patterns, hooks, state management, and component architecture
  • Rendering strategies (SSR / SSG / ISR / CSR)
  • Client vs server components & hydration 
  • Performance optimization & bundle size management 
  • Semantic HTML
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Nice to Haves:

  • Experience working with headless CMS environments (Sitecore AI/XM Cloud or similar) 
  • Exposure to A/B testing, middleware, or edge functions 
  • Familiarity with Docker or CI/CD pipelines 
  • Agency, consulting, or customer-facing project experience working across multiple concurrent projects and client teams
  • Comfortable leveraging AI-assisted development tools


Americaneagle.com provides its employees with an energetic work environment and opportunities to further develop their skills. Our dedication to growing our team is how we can produce excellent sites and applications for our clients. We do all of this while maintaining a family value focus and pushing for a good work-life balance. The US-based salary range for this full-time position is $90,000-$130,000 per year. Within this range, individual pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. At Americaneagle.com, we are committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package, a positive work environment, company activities and more. To see our benefits and what we have been up to, click here!


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