Hire React Developers
React gives a team very few rules, and that is both its appeal and the source of most trouble. Two React codebases can share a library and nothing else: different routers, different state tools, different ideas about where data is fetched. A React developer has to read the conventions of your project before writing a line, and ours do.
They work inside your repository and your sprint, and you direct them as you would your own staff. Payroll, hardware and holiday cover stay with us. There is no intermediary between you and the person opening the pull request.
Where React developers spend their hours
Six types of task recur. Yours may combine two or three of them.
New screens in an existing app
Components, routes and data fetching added to a product that is already live, matching the folder layout, naming and state approach the repository uses today.
Untangling state
Moving server data out of a global store into a query cache, removing prop chains that pass through five components, and deleting effects that exist only to copy one piece of state into another.
Class components and old tooling
Converting class components to function components with hooks, and moving projects off Create React App, which is no longer maintained, to Vite or a framework. Each step is merged separately and can be reverted.
Render performance
Using the React profiler to find what re-renders and why, then fixing the cause: unstable props, context that holds too much, long lists without virtualisation, bundles that load every route at once.
Design systems
Typed, accessible components with documented variants in Storybook, built on headless primitives where that saves work. Dialogs that trap focus, menus that work from the keyboard.
Tests that survive refactoring
Tests written against what the user sees and does, using Testing Library and Playwright, so that changing the internals of a component does not break forty assertions.
The React ecosystem in daily use
React itself is small. A working project adds a router, a data layer and a build tool, and the usual choices are listed here.
- Core
- ReactTypeScriptJavaScriptJSX
- Frameworks & routing
- Next.jsReact RouterTanStack RouterAstro
- State & data
- Redux ToolkitZustandJotaiTanStack QueryApollo ClientReact Hook Form
- UI
- Tailwind CSSMUIRadix UIshadcn/uiStorybook
- Testing
- VitestJestReact Testing LibraryPlaywrightCypress
- Build
- ViteWebpackESLintPrettierGitHub Actions
Choosing a React developer by level
Anyone can make a component render. The levels separate on what they do about data, errors and the second developer who has to read the code.
Junior
Builds presentational components and simple forms from a design. Understands props, state and the common hooks. Tends to reach for an effect where none is needed, so review matters.
Choose when: you have an experienced React developer who reviews and pairs.
Mid-level
Ships whole features with data fetching, loading and error states, optimistic updates and tests. Can explain why a component re-renders. Keeps to the patterns already in the codebase.
Choose when: the product is established and you need more features per sprint.
Senior
Chooses the structure: rendering on server or client, how data is cached, how the code is split between teams. Introduces changes in steps small enough to review, and writes down the reasoning.
Choose when: the project is new, is being migrated, or has grown slow and nobody can say why.
The route to a first pull request
Outline the product
Say what the application does, which React version and state library it uses, and what you want built or fixed. Screenshots and a repository link shorten the conversation.
Talk to the person we suggest
We propose a specific developer. You interview them yourself and may ask for a different person if you are not convinced.
Begin with a bounded ticket
One component, one bug or one screen. Small enough to finish quickly, real enough to judge the quality of the code and of the questions asked.
Keep a steady cadence
Tickets are managed in your own tools. Every week a summary states what was delivered and what is blocked, and the invoice arrives monthly.
React developer rates, published
Our rates are published. Pick the role and move the sliders for an indicative budget.
Rate card
| Role | Hourly | Monthly* |
|---|---|---|
| Frontend / WordPress | AED 110 | AED 17,600 |
| Backend / API | AED 118 | AED 18,880 |
| Full-stack | AED 129 | AED 20,640 |
| Mobile (React Native / Flutter) | AED 129 | AED 20,640 |
| DevOps / Cloud | AED 147 | AED 23,520 |
| AI / Automation engineer | AED 165 | AED 26,400 |
| QA / Test engineer | AED 92 | AED 14,720 |
| UI / UX design | AED 103 | AED 16,480 |
*160 hrs/month full-time. Rates are indicative for planning, in UAE dirhams (converted from our US-dollar rates at the fixed peg of 3.6725), before VAT where applicable, and depend on seniority, contract length and timezone overlap. Longer engagements and multi-role teams are discounted — ask.
Is a remote React developer right for your team?
We are a good choice when
- Your React product is live and the roadmap is longer than your team can deliver.
- You have designers and a back end, and need someone to build the interface between them.
- You want to replace an ageing build setup without pausing feature work.
- You are an agency and want React capacity that works under your brand.
Look elsewhere when
- The site is mostly static content. Plain HTML or a CMS will cost less to run.
- You need a native mobile app. That is React Native, a different role with a different rate.
- The developer must attend your office.
- You want a fixed quote for a product that has not been specified.
React hiring: common questions
Do you write TypeScript or JavaScript?
Whichever the project uses. For new work we recommend TypeScript, because typed props catch a whole class of mistakes before the browser does. An existing JavaScript codebase can be converted file by file.
Should our app use Next.js or plain React with Vite?
It depends on whether pages need to be found by search engines or load fast on first visit. Public, content-led pages benefit from server rendering. A dashboard behind a login usually does not, and a Vite single-page app is simpler to host.
We still have class components. Must they be rewritten?
No. They continue to work. We convert a class when we are changing it anyway, or when it blocks the use of a hook-based library, and leave the stable ones alone.
Which state library do you prefer?
The one already in your repository. If the choice is open, we separate server data, handled by a query library, from interface state, which often needs nothing more than React itself or a small store.
Who holds the rights to the work?
Your company. Every commit lands in your repository, and the agreement sets out ownership and confidentiality before the first task.
Can we have overlap with our working day?
Yes. The developers keep India hours, and the overlap window is agreed with each client. Calls and reviews are held in that window, and everything else is handled in writing.
Start with a short note about your React app
Three things help most: what the product is, what the front end is built with today, and the first piece of work you have in mind. We reply within one business day.