Web/Frontend Developer (Design-Focused) - Part-time - EMEA/APAC

Job Title: Frontend Developer (Design-Focused)
Location: Remote
Engagement: Part-time, ongoing

About the Role

A Dubai-based studio builds websites for small and medium-sized merchants - barbershops, nail salons, restaurants, and similar local businesses. The sites are functionally simple but need to look sharp. We're hiring a frontend developer with strong visual design instincts who can move fast, ideally using AI tools to accelerate build time without sacrificing polish.

Tech stack is very flexible. The most important skillset is able to design and whip up beautiful websites quickly with AI assistance.

What You'll Do

• Build clean, visually compelling websites for local merchant clients
• Take a brief or reference and translate it into a well-designed, on-brand site
• Use AI-assisted tools/workflows to speed up development without cutting corners on quality
• Work across a flexible stack - React, Next.js, Svelte, Tailwind, or plain CSS - choosing what's fastest and most appropriate per project
• Handle multiple small projects concurrently on a part-time basis

What We're Looking For

• Strong eye for design - layout, typography, color, spacing - not just functional code
• Comfortable using AI coding tools (Copilot, Cursor, v0, Claude, etc.) as part of a fast production workflow
• Solid frontend fundamentals (HTML/CSS/JS) with working knowledge of at least one modern framework (React, Next.js, or Svelte)
• Tailwind experience preferred, gsap, motion.dev experience preferred.
• Portfolio showing sites that are simple in scope but well-designed
• Able to work independently with minimal oversight on straightforward projects

Nice to Have

• Prior experience building for small/local business clients (hospitality, retail, personal care)
• Comfortable turning around fast client revisions