A Sitecore Next.js Front‑End Developer builds high‑performance, component‑driven digital experiences using Next.js, React, and Sitecore’s headless CMS (XM Cloud or JSS). This role focuses on developing reusable UI components, integrating Sitecore content APIs, optimizing performance, and collaborating with designers and content teams to deliver scalable, enterprise‑grade web experiences.
- **Develop reusable Next.js/React components** that consume Sitecore headless content (Layout Service, GraphQL, REST).
- **Integrate Sitecore JSS with Next.js** including environment configuration, API setup, and editing capabilities.
- **Build and****maintain****page layouts** using Sitecore components, placeholders, and rendering structures.
- **Work in disconnected and connected development modes** to streamline component development.
- **Optimize****UI/UX performance** using SSR, SSG, ISR, caching, accessibility, and responsive design best practices.
- **Collaborate with designers, marketers, and backend teams** to translate requirements into scalable front‑end solutions.
- **Support Sitecore content teams** by ensuring components are author‑friendly, flexible, and aligned with content models.
- **Troubleshoot and enhance Sitecore search/indexing** when required.
- Maintain code quality through **Git workflows**, **code reviews**, and **best practices**.
- *Core Technical Skills**
- **Next.js** — SSR, SSG, ISR, routing, API routes, performance optimization
- **React** — hooks, state management, component architecture
- **Sitecore JSS** — headless integration, Layout Service, disconnected/connected mode
- **Sitecore XM Cloud / XP** — content modeling, components, renderings, templates
- **GraphQL** — querying Sitecore content via Sitecore GraphQL endpoint
- **REST APIs** — consuming Sitecore and external APIs
- **TypeScript** — strong typing, interfaces, generics
- **CSS frameworks** — Tailwind, SCSS, CSS Modules, or Styled Components
- **Node.js** — build tooling, server‑side logic, package management
- **Git** — branching strategies, pull requests, code reviews
- **Azure DevOps / CI\-CD** — pipelines, deployments, environment management
- **Vercel****or Azure hosting** — Next.js deployment and optimization
- **Sitecore Search / Indexing** — optional but valuable
- **Sitecore Personalization** — rules, variants, A/B testing
- **Sitecore Content Serialization** — SXA, templates, items
- **Docker** — local development environments
- **Headless CMS experience** — Contentful, Optimizely, etc.
- **Design systems** — Storybook, component libraries
- *Our Commitment to a Culture of Inclusion \& Belonging**
Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and furthering the principles of Equal Opportunity to Employment. We will recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance in all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement. Ecolab will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin,citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, or disability.