Frontend Developer (React) Junior (1-3 Years) Mumbai, India Full-time, on-site Apply for this role

Overview

Unico Connect is seeking a Frontend Developer (React) to build production user interfaces for client web products. The role spans component implementation, accessibility, performance, and the partnership with designers and backend engineers that ensures pixel-perfect production output. The position is well suited to early-career frontend engineers with strong React and TypeScript fundamentals and a good visual eye.

Key Responsibilities

Build production React and Next.js apps with TypeScript
Translate Figma designs into pixel-perfect, responsive, accessible components
Implement state management with TanStack Query, Zustand, or Redux Toolkit
Write unit tests (Vitest or Testing Library) and end-to-end tests (Playwright)
Optimise Core Web Vitals, bundle size, and SEO
Collaborate closely with designers and backend engineers during feature development
Pair with senior frontend engineers on architecture decisions and code reviews
Participate in incident response for owned frontends
Maintain technical documentation for owned components and patterns
Contribute to shared design system components and internal libraries

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
1-3 years of React with TypeScript in production
Working knowledge of Next.js (App Router or Pages Router)
Comfort with CSS, Tailwind, and CSS-in-JS
Familiarity with Git, GitHub Actions, and CI/CD
Good visual eye; capacity to match designer specs precisely
Solid understanding of accessibility basics and responsive design
Working knowledge of state management patterns
Excellent written communication for pull requests and design conversations
Capacity to read backend code well enough to scope frontend-backend integrations

Preferred Qualifications

Server components and streaming experience
Storybook and component-driven development
Motion (Framer Motion, GSAP)
Hands-on with design tokens and Figma dev mode
Open-source contributions

AI Tools Proficiency

Production engineering at Unico Connect assumes AI tools form part of the daily workflow rather than an experimental augmentation. For this role specifically:

Cursor or Claude Code as a daily coding driver
v0 or Bolt for component scaffolding
GitHub Copilot for inline code suggestions
Figma Dev Mode with AI assistance for handoff

Required Skills

React 18+Next.js (App Router)TypeScriptTanStack QueryTailwind / CSS-in-JS

Benefits

Hybrid working model — 1 day work-from-home per week
MacBook Pro and external monitor for work
Paid subscriptions to Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor
Team events, offsites, and outings
Referral bonus when you bring in a successful hire

What we look for at Unico Connect

Every Unico role expects the same underlying traits — regardless of department or seniority. If these resonate, apply.

AI-augmented by default

Fluent with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Figma AI, or whatever is relevant to your craft. We expect AI tools in the loop, not as a novelty.

Comfortable with startup pace

Fast cycles, real ownership, low ceremony. You will not be a cog.

Driven by value creation

Output and outcomes matter more than process. You ship work that moves a metric.

Ownership mindset

You treat the codebase, the deliverable, and the client relationship as your own.

Builder energy

You joined because you want to ship amazing tech products, not warm a seat.

Ready to build the future?

Join our team of engineers and help us shape the next generation of AI-native software for clients across the globe.

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