A shortlist typically within 72 hours, usually contributing inside two weeks, and 30-day replacement support if the fit is wrong (terms in your agreement).
Shortlist typically in 72 hours · 30-day replacement support · Month-to-month
Next.js gives React teams routing, server rendering and an API layer in one framework. It also adds decisions plain React never asked you to make. Which pages render on the server, which are static, what gets cached and for how long, and which components need to run in the browser at all.
Teams that treat Next.js like a client-side React app end up shipping large bundles, confusing caching bugs and pages that search engines struggle to read. A senior Next.js developer makes those rendering and caching decisions on purpose and can explain each one.
Static, dynamic and streamed rendering chosen per route, with reasons.
Clear understanding of request, data and route caching and how revalidation works.
Keeping the client bundle small and data access on the server.
Typed props and data, sensible state management and accessible components.
Metadata API, sitemaps, status codes and structured data done properly.
Vercel, Docker or self-hosted deployments with preview environments and monitoring.
Stale or inconsistent data. Misunderstood caching and revalidation show users old prices, old stock levels or someone else’s state.
Slow pages anyway. Marking everything as a client component sends a large JavaScript bundle to the browser and cancels out the benefits of server rendering.
Weak SEO. Missing metadata, poor status codes and content that only renders in the browser cost search traffic, which is often why teams chose Next.js in the first place.
Every engineer we put forward has at least five years of hands-on experience. Within that, here is how the levels differ.
Senior Developer (5–8 years). Builds features with the App Router, server and client components, server actions and route handlers. Strong in TypeScript and React, comfortable with testing and accessibility.
Lead / Architect (8+ years). Owns rendering and caching strategy, data fetching patterns, deployment on Vercel or your own infrastructure, performance budgets and migration from the Pages Router.
Marketing sites and content platforms. Fast, SEO-friendly sites with a headless CMS such as Sanity, Contentful or Strapi
SaaS front ends. Authenticated dashboards with server components, server actions and a clean data layer
Pages Router to App Router migrations. Incremental migration with careful handling of caching and data fetching
Performance and Core Web Vitals. Bundle analysis, image and font handling, and rendering changes that improve real-user metrics
Week one. They review your routes, rendering modes, data fetching and deployment setup, and measure current performance.
Weeks two and three. First features or fixes shipped with tests, plus small wins such as images, fonts or unnecessary client components.
Week four. A short written plan for caching, performance and any migration work, ranked by impact.
Putting “use client” everywhere. It is the quickest fix and the most expensive habit. Ask candidates how they decide where the client boundary goes.
Ignoring caching. Next.js caching has several layers. A developer who cannot explain them will ship stale data sooner or later.
Hiring a React developer and hoping. React skills transfer, but server components, streaming and deployment are a separate set of lessons.
Rates depend on seniority, scope and engagement length. See the cost guide for market ranges, or tell us the role and we will give you a firm number.
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