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Next.js Developer: career guide and jobs

Next.js developers build fast, search-friendly web applications with a React framework.

What you will do

  • Build pages, layouts and reusable components
  • Fetch data on the server and the client
  • Create APIs with route handlers
  • Deploy, monitor and optimize performance

Skills to learn

  • JavaScript and TypeScript
  • React fundamentals and hooks
  • Next.js routing and rendering modes
  • Data fetching, caching and APIs
  • Authentication and databases
  • Git, testing and deployment

Career advice

  1. Get solid in modern JavaScript and TypeScript.
  2. Learn React before Next.js.
  3. Follow the official Next.js tutorial.
  4. Build a portfolio app with login and a database, such as a booking or dashboard app.
  5. Deploy it, add tests and measure its speed.

CV tips

  • Add live links and GitHub repositories.
  • Show measurable results, like page-speed scores.
  • Name your full stack: styling, database and hosting.

Interview topics to prepare

  • Server-side rendering, static generation and client rendering
  • Server versus client components
  • Caching and revalidation
  • Handling authentication
  • Improving images, loading speed and Core Web Vitals

Interested in a Next.js role?

Email your CV and portfolio to info@rawntech.com with the subject "Next.js Developer". Check current openings on our jobs page.

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