Frontend Developer

About Us

What Were Looking For

curiosity, technical skill

• Bleeding-Edge Tech & Autonomy:

  Propose and integrate modern frameworks after collaborative discussions. Experiment, iterate, and pilot new tools.

• Early-Stage Influence:

  As one of the first India engineering hires, you’ll shape core architecture for our website and LMS while proposing and piloting developer tooling, CI/CD workflows, and deployment strategies.

• Hands-On Operator Mindset:

  Blend architectural foresight with practical execution. Prototype, design microservices, and ship production-grade features while shaping scalable systems.

• Open-Source Adaptation:

  Evaluate and extend community-led tools. Make sharp build-vs-buy decisions.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration:

  Work closely with the Onshore Project Owner, Head of IT (India), CRM admins, QA, and Product Stakeholders (Co-Founders, Tutors).

• Growth & Learning:

  Level up with support for courses, conferences, and experimentation in a high-trust environment.

• Impact:

  Your work will directly affect thousands of students, improving learning outcomes at scale.

If you’re a detail-oriented frontend developer who thrives on crafting intuitive interfaces, enjoys translating design into seamless user experiences, and wants to play a meaningful role in shaping how students learn—Contour is the place for you.

Role Overview — Design Seamless Interfaces, Elevate User Experience & Build the Frontend of Future Learning

Website Enhancement (Initial Focus)

• Improve our Next.js site, implement designs and build custom components. (https://testprep.contoureducation.com.au)
  
• Deliver performance optimisations, feature enhancements, and reliability fixes.
  

LMS Platform Development (Next Phase)

• Next.js frontend
  
• Next.js API Routes (server-side logic)
  
• Supabase (database + auth)
  
• Develop and maintain interactive content delivery features (custom video player, PDF viewer).
  
• Consume REST APIs from internal/external microservices.
  
• Implement frontend security best practices (input validation, secure API/cookie usage).
  
• Evaluate and adapt open-source libraries for performance and maintainability.
  

DevOps & Reliability

• Contribute to code quality, documentation, and testing standards.
  
• Deploy frequently using Vercel, iterate via GitHub Actions.
  

Architecture & Collaboration

• Be a key voice in architectural decisions from the frontend side.
  
• Communicate technical trade-offs clearly to product and stakeholders.
  

Continuous Learning & Experimentation

• Stay current with Next.js ecosystem.
  
• Rapidly prototype, test, and refine new ideas.
  

Tech Stack (Core)

• Frontend & Website:

  Next.js (React) on Vercel; Node.js

• LMS Platform:

  Next.js (frontend + API), Supabase, Cloudflare Stream, Trigger.dev, Google Cloud Run, Cloudflare Workers/R2

• Authentication:

  Clerk (or similar)

• Background Jobs:

  Trigger.dev

• DevOps & CI/CD:

  GitHub Actions, Docker/serverless, IaC principles

• Monitoring & Observability:

  Logging, metrics, tracing

• Open-Source Ecosystem:

  Evaluate, fork, and contribute to NPM/Python libraries

new tools

REQUIREMENTS

Must-Haves

• 1–2+ years

  in a formal dev role, or
• Built

  real-world projects

  through freelancing, open-source, or deep personal work.

You should be comfortable with most of the following:

• Experience with a

  React-based framework

  (ideally

  Next.js

  with

  TypeScript

  ).
• Understanding of

  Next.js rendering strategies

  like

  SSR, SSG,

  and

  CSR

  .
• Hands-on use of

  Tailwind CSS

  (v3 or v4).
• Familiarity with

  open-source UI libraries

  (e.g.,

  ShadCN

  ).
• Ability to design

  modular, maintainable components

  and reason about how they fit together.
• Willingness to

  own your work

  and collaborate across functions.
• Clear and

  proactive communication

  in a remote, async environment.

production-grade code

No Formal Experience? That’s Okay!

We value real code samples and a learning mindset over formal titles.

Bonus Experience

• Integrating with

  authentication platforms

  (Clerk, Auth0, Supabase Auth)
• Consuming APIs from

  serverless backends

  (Cloudflare Workers, Google Cloud Run)
• Handling

  streaming media

  (e.g., Cloudflare Stream)
• Working with

  Supabase

  or other backend-as-a-service tools
• Using modern

  data fetching patterns

  (e.g., Tanstack Query)
• Experience with

  CI/CD pipelines

  (e.g., GitHub Actions)
• Prior work in

  EdTech, video content, or gamified learning tools

• Frontend

  performance optimisation

  and

  observability

• Familiarity with

  serverless paradigms

  (Vercel Edge, AWS Lambda, Deno)
• Contributing to or

  maintaining open-source forks/libraries

• Awareness of

  frontend security

  best practices

Career Paths

BENEFITS

• Competitive Compensation:

  12–20 LPA

• Fully Remote & Flexible Hours:

  Work from anywhere in India (9–5pm IST)

• High Autonomy & Influence:

  Help shape our tech direction and work directly with founders

• Learning & Development:

  Budget and time for courses, conferences, and growth

• Cutting-Edge Projects:

  Microservices, edge computing, open-source, and more

• Collaborative Culture:

  Fast cycles, open feedback, and experimentation

• Real Impact:

  Improve learning outcomes for thousands of students and tutors

Join us early to build the future of education at Contour Education.

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