Senior Next.js Developer

About VentureConnect

VentureConnect Nigeria is supporting the development of uPivotal—a cutting-edge platform that serves as an agentic AI ecosystem for innovation project management and collaboration. uPivotal enables institutions across industry and academia to co-create high-impact ventures, solve real-world problems, and accelerate business and societal transformation. uPivotal is being developed to sit at the intersection of AI infrastructure, global innovation ecosystems, and deep collaboration tooling, integrating intelligent agents into every layer of project workflow—from ideation and team formation to venture incubation and global partnership engagement.

We’re already working with institutions across Africa, India, and North America. This is your opportunity to help build the platform that will power the next generation of problem-solvers and global changemakers.

About the Role

We are hiring a Senior Next.js Developer to architect and implement performant, scalable, and intelligent front-end experiences for users across the uPivotal ecosystem. You’ll work closely with product, backend, and AI systems teams to bring complex innovation workflows to life with intuitive and accessible user interfaces.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain front-end architecture using Next.js, React, and TypeScript
• Build modular, reusable UI components using Tailwind CSS, Radix UI, and related libraries
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design user flows for AI-assisted project planning, knowledge graphs, and innovation pipelines
• Optimize for performance, accessibility, and international use (low-bandwidth and mobile-friendly environments)
• Integrate REST and GraphQL APIs from internal and third-party services
• Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and devops where needed (Vercel, Netlify, Docker, etc.)

Minimum Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience building modern web apps
• Expert-level proficiency with Next.js, React, and TypeScript
• Strong understanding of SSR, ISR, and front-end performance optimization
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate in fast-paced, agile teams
• Excellent communication skills and experience in fully remote environments

Desired/Bonus Skills

• Experience with AWS deployments.
• Experience leading and mentoring other front-end developers.

What We Offer

• A mission-driven team building infrastructure for AI-powered global innovation
• Up to N650,000 per month during 90-day contract-to-hire evaluation period (depending on experience level); with opportunity to increase to N900,000 per month as a full-time employee
• Fully remote and friendly team culture
• Real-world impact at the intersection of education, industry, development, and intelligent systems

Important Next Steps

• After you apply for the role here on LinkedIn, register on https://uPivotal.com, and onboard as a practitioner and choose to be available as talent.
• If selected for an interview, we will inquire about your experience with the platform (if any.). Also, even if you're not selected this time, we will look to onboarded practitioners as we expand.

<