Frontend Developer job description template (India, 2026)

What does a Frontend Developer do?

In an Indian product company, most users arrive on a mid-range Android phone over a variable connection, and the Frontend Developer is the person who makes the product usable there: responsive layouts, fast loads, forms that survive a dropped connection, accessibility that works with screen readers and keyboard, and the state management that keeps a complex screen correct. The role works from a designer's mockups and a backend API, and owns everything between them.

The posting should name the framework and tooling, the design workflow (Figma, a design system or none), the backend interface (REST, GraphQL, a BFF), whether the role includes mobile web or a React Native app, and the work-from-office policy. Frontend candidates will also ask about the state of the codebase — greenfield, mid-life or legacy — and it is better to say.

Frontend Developer responsibilities

Written as work the person does, not qualities they have. A responsibility a candidate can picture is one they can decide about.

• Build screens and components in [React / Next.js / Vue] from designs, with responsive layouts that work first at phone width and scale up.
• Implement forms, validation, state management and data fetching correctly — loading, error and empty states, optimistic updates where appropriate, and resilience to slow or dropped connections.
• Own frontend performance: bundle size, code splitting, image handling, Core Web Vitals, and profiling of slow screens.
• Build with accessibility as a default — semantic HTML, keyboard navigation, labels and contrast — and test with a screen reader periodically.
• Maintain and extend the component library or design system, and keep visual consistency with the designer.
• Write tests for components and critical flows, and keep the frontend build and lint pipeline green.
• Integrate with backend APIs, propose API shapes that make the UI simpler, and handle versioning and errors gracefully.
• Review frontend pull requests, and pair with backend developers and the designer on feature delivery.

Frontend Developer requirements and qualifications

Keep the required list to what you would actually reject a candidate for. Everything else goes under nice to have — a long required list mostly filters out the people you wanted.

• 2 to 5 years building production web applications, with at least 1 year in [React / the framework in use].
• Strong fundamentals: JavaScript or TypeScript, the DOM, CSS layout (flexbox, grid), HTTP and browser behaviour, and Git.
• A portfolio or examples of responsive, accessible interfaces you built, and the ability to explain the decisions.
• Familiarity with performance tooling — Lighthouse, the browser profiler — and with what makes a page slow on a low-end device.
• Comfortable working from Figma designs and giving a designer constructive feedback.
• Willing to work [from our office / hybrid / remote with overlap hours].

Nice to have

• Experience with server-side rendering and its trade-offs, or with our specific meta-framework.
• React Native or mobile web experience, if the product has a mobile app.
• Experience with a design system or a component library at scale.

Salary, CTC and terms for a Frontend Developer in India

State a CTC range. Postings without one get fewer and worse-matched applications, and the range is the first thing an Indian candidate looks for. Say how the CTC is made up — fixed, variable, and any statutory components — so the in-hand figure is not a surprise at offer stage.

• State the CTC range with fixed and variable and any ESOP. Frontend salaries in India span a wide range by company type; the range is what gets the right applicants.
• State the work-from-office policy exactly and whether it will change.
• State whether notice buyout is offered; frontend developers at large companies commonly serve 60 to 90 days.
• State the interview process, including whether there is a take-home and how long it takes.

Frontend Developer job description template

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Frontend Developer — [Company name], [City]

Employment type: Full-time | Location: [City] / [On-site, hybrid or remote] | CTC: [range] per annum | Experience: [years]

About the role
In an Indian product company, most users arrive on a mid-range Android phone over a variable connection, and the Frontend Developer is the person who makes the product usable there: responsive layouts, fast loads, forms that survive a dropped connection, accessibility that works with screen readers and keyboard, and the state management that keeps a complex screen correct. The role works from a designer's mockups and a backend API, and owns everything between them.
The posting should name the framework and tooling, the design workflow (Figma, a design system or none), the backend interface (REST, GraphQL, a BFF), whether the role includes mobile web or a React Native app, and the work-from-office policy. Frontend candidates will also ask about the state of the codebase — greenfield, mid-life or legacy — and it is better to say.

What you will do
- Build screens and components in [React / Next.js / Vue] from designs, with responsive layouts that work first at phone width and scale up.
- Implement forms, validation, state management and data fetching correctly — loading, error and empty states, optimistic updates where appropriate, and resilience to slow or dropped connections.
- Own frontend performance: bundle size, code splitting, image handling, Core Web Vitals, and profiling of slow screens.
- Build with accessibility as a default — semantic HTML, keyboard navigation, labels and contrast — and test with a screen reader periodically.
- Maintain and extend the component library or design system, and keep visual consistency with the designer.
- Write tests for components and critical flows, and keep the frontend build and lint pipeline green.
- Integrate with backend APIs, propose API shapes that make the UI simpler, and handle versioning and errors gracefully.
- Review frontend pull requests, and pair with backend developers and the designer on feature delivery.

What we are looking for
- 2 to 5 years building production web applications, with at least 1 year in [React / the framework in use].
- Strong fundamentals: JavaScript or TypeScript, the DOM, CSS layout (flexbox, grid), HTTP and browser behaviour, and Git.
- A portfolio or examples of responsive, accessible interfaces you built, and the ability to explain the decisions.
- Familiarity with performance tooling — Lighthouse, the browser profiler — and with what makes a page slow on a low-end device.
- Comfortable working from Figma designs and giving a designer constructive feedback.
- Willing to work [from our office / hybrid / remote with overlap hours].

Nice to have
- Experience with server-side rendering and its trade-offs, or with our specific meta-framework.
- React Native or mobile web experience, if the product has a mobile app.
- Experience with a design system or a component library at scale.

Compensation and terms
- State the CTC range with fixed and variable and any ESOP. Frontend salaries in India span a wide range by company type; the range is what gets the right applicants.
- State the work-from-office policy exactly and whether it will change.
- State whether notice buyout is offered; frontend developers at large companies commonly serve 60 to 90 days.
- State the interview process, including whether there is a take-home and how long it takes.

How to apply
Apply with your resume through this page. We reply to every application, and shortlisted candidates hear from us within [number] working days.

Screening questions for Frontend Developer applicants

Five questions is the ceiling on ofper, and it is the right ceiling: a form that asks more than that costs applications. Use them for the things that decide a shortlist, not for anything the resume already says.

Questions, answered straight