Svelte Developer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Europe.

📋 Description

• Design and develop a new web frontend from the ground up using SvelteKit and Tailwind CSS.

• Establish a rendering strategy utilizing SSR, SSG, ISR, and edge technology as required.

• Achieve and maintain performance benchmarks: LCP < 2.0s, INP < 200ms, CLS < 0.1 based on real-user metrics.

• Create a reusable component library and implement a design system in Svelte.

• Convert product specifications and design requirements into clean, modular, and accessible components.

• Manage SEO essentials including semantic HTML, metadata, structured data, sitemaps, and canonical tags.

• Implement and uphold testing standards using Vitest for unit tests and Playwright for end-to-end testing.

• Develop frontend tooling and enhance developer experience with linting, formatting, type checks, pre-commit hooks, and CI gates.

• Oversee code reviews and elevate the quality of the frontend codebase.

• Lead technical planning, architecting decisions, and architectural discussions.

• Collaborate with backend APIs and assist in the design of API contracts that impact the frontend.

• Support CI/CD pipelines and deployments on AWS.

• Build and expand a B2B platform from inception within a new tech ecosystem launching in 2025.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive production experience with Svelte and SvelteKit.

• Proficient in TypeScript and modern JavaScript at an expert level.

• In-depth experience with Tailwind CSS, including design token strategy and managing utility sprawl.

• Strong understanding of HTML5, CSS3, accessibility, and responsive design principles.

• Proven ability in developing high-performance web applications assessed against Core Web Vitals.

• Experience in designing scalable frontend architectures from scratch.

• Skilled in building and maintaining reusable component libraries.

• Familiarity with state management patterns in Svelte (stores, context, runes).

• Competent in using Vitest for unit testing.

• Proficient in Playwright for end-to-end testing.

• Strong command of Git and GitHub workflows (PRs, reviews, CI/CD).

• Experience with performance monitoring and optimization tools (Lighthouse, WebPageTest, RUM).

• Practical experience in implementing agentic development workflows using tools like Claude Code, Cursor, or their equivalents.

• Familiarity with edge runtimes (Cloudflare Workers, AWS Lambda@Edge) is a plus.

• Experience deploying applications to AWS (CloudFront, S3, ECS, or similar) is advantageous.

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines is beneficial.

• Experience in implementing design systems from start to finish is a plus.

• Experience incorporating AI-powered features into production frontends is a plus.

• Prior experience transitioning from React/Next.js to Svelte/SvelteKit is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• A truly global remote work environment with colleagues from around the world.

• Up to 28 unavailable days per year in addition to public holidays.