Elite React & Next.js Engineer – WordPress ? JSON ? Next.js Modernisation (SEO & PageSpeed First)

The Role

We’re looking for an elite React / Next.js engineer to modernise an existing WordPress site into a high-performance React + Next.js stack.

This is primarily a technical and architectural migration, but it does include a light visual modernisation. The look and feel will evolve — not be reinvented — and we’ll work on that collaboratively.

The core objective is to outperform WordPress while modernising the experience:

Core Web Vitals

Crawlability & indexation

Technical SEO

PageSpeed & real-world performance

Maintainability and scale

Key Context (Important)

We already have a JSON export of the entire WordPress site.

You’ll be working from structured content — not scraping or rebuilding manually — and using it as the foundation for a clean Next.js implementation while preserving SEO signals.

What You’ll Be Doing

Migrating a production WordPress site into React + Next.js

Consuming a JSON content export as the primary data source

Implementing a measured visual modernisation:

Cleaner layouts

Improved spacing, typography, and hierarchy

Modern component patterns (without harming SEO)

Preserving or improving:

URLs

Metadata and canonicals

Indexation signals

Implementing:

SSR / SSG / ISR as appropriate

Per-page metadata (titles, descriptions, OG, noindex)

Ensuring no SEO regression at launch

Delivering strong PageSpeed Insights and Core Web Vitals

Replacing WordPress bloat with lean, performant components

Core Focus Areas (Non-Negotiable)

SEO-first architecture

Performance before polish

Clean, maintainable React / Next.js code

Production-ready outcomes

If visual flair comes before crawlability or speed, this role is not a fit.

Required Experience

You must have strong, real-world experience with:

React

Next.js

CMS migrations (WordPress or similar)

Working from structured data (JSON / APIs / headless CMS)

Technical SEO fundamentals:

Routing

Canonicals

Redirects

Indexation control

Core Web Vitals optimisation

Ideal Candidate

You are likely:

A senior frontend or full-stack engineer

Comfortable collaborating on UI decisions (without ego)

SEO-literate and performance-obsessed

Confident working in modern IDEs and AI-assisted workflows to move fast

Pragmatic: shipping improvements without over-engineering

Time & Engagement

Project-based engagement

Flexible hours

Potential for ongoing work as the platform evolves

How to Apply

Please include:

A brief overview of your React / Next.js experience

Examples of WordPress or CMS migrations

Confirmation that you are comfortable:

Working from a JSON content export

Preserving SEO during migrations

Collaborating on a measured visual modernisation

A short technical discussion or paid test task may be used to confirm fit.