๐ Is your MVP taking months instead of weeks?
๐ก Tired of hiring a Front End Developer who doesn't understand your business and just writes code?
I'm a Front End Developer helping startup founders launch production-ready MVPs in ๐ฎโ๐ฏ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐, using a clear, ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐-๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ development approach. As an Upwork Expert-Vetted React Front End Developer with a Master's in Computer Science and 7+ years of experience building scalable SaaS platforms, dashboards, and custom APIs, I translate complex tech into clear product decisions that drive results.
Over those years as a Front End Developer I've worked with startups from idea stage to Series B, as well as enterprise clients like ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐บ๐๐๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ป๐, and ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐น๐ฒ๐ - always focusing on fast delivery, clean architecture, and measurable outcomes.
๐ฌ Here's what founders say after working with me as their Front End Developer:
"๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐บ๐ณ๐บ๐ญ๐ฐ! ๐๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข ๐ฉ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ-๐ฒ๐ถ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ต + ๐๐บ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ณ๐ช๐ฑ๐ต ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ต๐บ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐ช๐ญ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐๐, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ช๐ญ๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ค๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ญ. ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ - ๐ฉ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐บ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ!"
"๐๐บ๐ณ๐บ๐ญ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ, ๐ด๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต-๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ. ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ด. ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐บ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฃ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต, ๐๐๐ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ-๐ง๐ฐ๐ค๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ด."
"๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐บ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ!"
Why founders keep me as their long-term Front End Developer:
๐ฏ Business-first mindset - a Front End Developer who understands your priorities and aligns tech decisions with them
โ๏ธ Rapid MVP execution - from concept to launch in weeks, not months
๐งฉ Front End ownership - a senior Front End Developer handling React, Next.js, API integrations, Tailwind, MUI and scalable architectures
๐งฉ Full Stack ownership - MERN, Express.js, Node.js, MongoDB
๐ง Strategic guidance - more than a Front End Developer: I help you define what truly matters for your first release
๐ Typical projects I take on as a Front End Developer:
SaaS dashboards and admin panels - React Front End Developer work with complex state and data-heavy UI
MVPs from Figma to production - a Front End Developer who ships, not just prototypes
Custom API integrations and internal tools for growing teams
Frontend rescue - stepping in as the new Front End Developer on an existing codebase
I don't take on last-minute fixes or e-commerce stores - as a Front End Developer I focus on SaaS and MVP projects where clear product thinking makes the difference.
If you're a founder looking for a reliable Front End Developer who speaks your language and delivers predictably - let's build something great together.
๐ ๏ธ Tech Stack & Tools:
Languages & Libraries: React, React.js, Node.js, JavaScript, ReactJS TypeScript, ReactJS NodeJS, Python, PHP, React Native, NextJS, MERN Stack
Styling: Material UI, Tailwind CSS, MUI React, custom SCSS / CSS
Build Tools: Webpack, Vite, NPM
UI/UX: Figma, Frontend Design tools for pixel-perfect visuals
Visualization: Leaflet, maps & data-driven charts
Databases: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Firebase
State Management: Redux, Zustand, RTK Query
Cross-browser / cross-platform manual testing
Front-End Development
Responsive Design
JavaScript
React
CSS
TypeScript
Node.js
Tailwind CSS
Next.js
MongoDB
Figma
Software Development
Full-Stack Development
Material UI
API Integration
Francisco B.
Valongo, Portugal
$37/hr
5.0
4 jobs
Iโm a Frontend-focused Web Developer with 6+ years of experience building high-performance, scalable websites and headless e-commerce solutions using modern frameworks like React, Next.js, and Remix.
My work sits at the intersection of clean UI, strong architecture, and content-driven systems, with a strong focus on headless CMS (Sanity) and Shopify (Liquid & Headless) integrations.
๐ What I Do
โ Modern Frontend Development
I build fast, accessible, and scalable interfaces using:
React, Next.js (App Router, ISR, SSR, SSG)
Remix for performance-first web apps
Tailwind CSS & component-driven architectures
Focused on long-term maintainability, clean code, and real-world performance.
โ Headless CMS & Content Architecture
I design and implement content-first systems using Sanity:
Custom schema & content modeling
GROQ queries & structured content
Live preview, ISR & webhooks
Clean separation between content and presentation
Perfect for marketing sites, editorial platforms, and scalable products.
โ E-Commerce (Shopify & Headless)
I work with:
Shopify Liquid (custom themes & sections)
Headless Shopify (Storefront API + Next.js)
Custom product, collection & CMS integrations
Focused on performance, conversion, and flexibility โ not just themes.
โ API & Third-Party Integrations
REST & GraphQL APIs
CMS, e-commerce & marketing tools
Clean data flow between frontend and backend systems
๐ Core Tech Stack
๐ JavaScript / TypeScript
๐ React, Next.js, Remix
๐ Sanity (Headless CMS)
๐ Shopify (Liquid & Headless)
๐ Tailwind CSS
๐ REST & GraphQL APIs
๐ ISR / SSR / SSG
๐ Component-Driven UI Development
(Experience with WordPress/Webflow when required, but focus is modern headless stacks.)
๐ Languages
๐ฌ๐ง English
๐ต๐น Portuguese
๐ช๐ธ Spanish
๐ฎ๐น Italian
โจ Why Work With Me
โ Frontend & Architecture Mindset
I donโt just โbuild pagesโ โ I design systems that scale with your product and content.
โ Modern Stack Specialist
I work daily with Next.js, React, Sanity & Shopify, not legacy setups or page builders.
โ Clear Communication & Ownership
Structured workflow, transparent communication, and real ownership of the final result.
If youโre looking for a modern frontend developer to build or scale a Next.js, Sanity, or Shopify-based project, Iโd be happy to collaborate.
Front-End Development
Web Design
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Generative AI Prompt
WordPress
JavaScript
PHP
API
Squarespace
Shopify
CSS
HTML
Sass
ChatGPT API
Sunbul S.
Lisbon, Portugal
$8/hr
5.0
2 jobs
Iโm a frontend developer specializing in React and Next.js, helping startups and businesses build fast, scalable, SEO-friendly web applications. If youโre looking for a React developer or Next.js developer who understands SaaS, performance, and clean architecture youโre in the right place.
I donโt just write UI code. I build production ready frontend systems that scale.
What I Do Best
Frontend Development (React & Next.js) :
โ Build SaaS dashboards & admin panels using React and Next.js.
โ Develop high-performance frontend architectures for long-term scalability.
โ Create SEO-optimized Next.js applications (Core Web Vitals + Lighthouse).
React Developer for Modern Web Apps :
โ Custom React components with clean, reusable logic.
โ Advanced state management for complex applications.
โ API-driven frontend development (REST / GraphQL).
API-driven frontend development (REST / GraphQL) :
โ Server-side rendering (SSR), static generation (SSG), ISR.
โ SEO-friendly routing & metadata optimization.
โ Investor-ready MVPs built fast without cutting corners.
Frontend Stack :
โ JavaScript (ES6+)
โ React.js
โ Next.js(Supabase)
โ Firebase
โ HTML5, CSS3, SCSS, LESS
State Management :
โ Redux
โ Recoil
โ Hookstate
Workflow Automation:
โ Zapier
โ n8n
โ mailchip
โ Supabase
โ EmailJS
Styling :
โ Material UI, Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS, Ant Design, Chakra UI
Other:
โ Tests: Jest, Mocha
โ ChatGPT API, OpenAI, AI bots, workflow automation
โ OpenAI/LLM
โ HTML5, CSS3 with LESS/SCSS
โ UI/UX, responsive web
Tools:
โ GitHub โ Git โ GitLab โ Trello โJira
Why Work With Me?
I deliver fast, scalable, and clean solutions with attention to detail. Whether youโre a startup building an MVP or an established company scaling SaaS, Iโll ensure your product is efficient, modern, and investor/demo-ready.
Front-End Development
Next.js
Redux
React
Firebase
GraphQL
JavaScript
TypeScript
HTML5
CSS 3
Page Speed Optimization
Web Testing
n8n
Supabase
Automation
Cristรณvรฃo M.
Vila Real, Portugal
$20/hr
4.9
33 jobs
I have a degree in Communication & Multimedia, where i gained competences in the fields of design, illustration, programming and audiovisual. I'm responsible and i'm always willing to learn more.
Front-End Development
Web Design
Illustration
3D Animation
Graphic Design
2D Animation
Marketing
Maria V.
Horta, Portugal
$45/hr
5.0
3 jobs
Since 2003, I've been designing and building websites that help businesses sell, convert, and grow โ combining UX, visual communication, and front-end implementation in one workflow.
I've worked with startups and e-commerce brands, improving conversion, customer experience, retention, and overall product quality. I focus on what actually impacts business performance: clarity, trust, usability, speed, and scalable design systems.
Iโm not a template installer or a designer creating trendy concepts for Behance that never go live. I work on real products with real customers, real constraints, and real business goals.
What I help businesses with:
โข Increasing conversion rates through better UX, clearer structure, and stronger product presentation.
โข Creating premium-looking e-commerce experiences that feel trustworthy and easy to buy from.
โข Improving retention through cohesive customer journeys โ from landing pages to email flows.
โข Reducing friction in shopping experience and making stores easier to navigate and scale.
โข Building websites that are fast, maintainable, and designed for long-term business growth.
โข Turning outdated or inconsistent stores into polished, conversion-oriented products.
What I can handle end-to-end:
โข UX/UI audits with actionable business-focused improvements.
โข Full website redesigns and development.
โข Shopify and WordPress websites from scratch.
โข Custom landing pages and product pages focused on sales performance.
โข Email templates and retention-oriented customer experience systems.
โข Design systems and scalable UI architecture for growing brands.
โข Front-end implementation with clean, lightweight code instead of bloated builders.
I combine strategy, design, and development to create fast, scalable websites that look premium and perform in the real world.
Shopify Theme
Shopify Plus
WordPress Theme
Conversion Rate Optimization
Figma
Adaptive Web Design
Website Performance Optimization
Shopify Website Redesign
Shopify Website Design
WordPress Customization
A/B Testing
UX & UI Design
Landing Page Design
UI/UX Prototyping
Custom Web Design
HTML5
CSS 3
Website Audit
Shopify
Ana P.
Aveiro, Portugal
$15/hr
4.7
23 jobs
Hi guys, my name is Beatriz Pais and I'm a web developer, working for over 8 years in the area of design and web development in Portugal.
Additionally I have done radio shows in a local radio station and as I work mainly abroad I have good knowledge of English which allows me to make fast and correct translations from EN to PT.
I also have knowledge in video editing, which can be an asset to your projects.
I took the degree in New Technologies of Communication at the University of Aveiro and then the Masters in Design which allows me to be a better web developer
From me you can count on professionalism, dedication and attention to detail.
Landing Page
Web Design
Web Development
Translation
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Adobe Illustrator
Web Testing
SEO Writing
WordPress
Adobe Photoshop
Voice Recording
Drupal
JavaScript
CSS
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