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How to Hire React.JS Developers for Successful Projects in 2022

Yevhen Sakara

By Yevhen Sakara

Aug 16, 2022 / 7 min read

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Pandemic and the organic growth of the IT sector boosted mass digitalization. The process led to a shortage of professionals in all spheres of IT, including React web development.

If you are a medium or small business that already has your product in the development stage and seek additional React js development services or you are just creating a startup and want your FrontEnd to be on React.js, you came into the right place.

Don’t worry that you might have no luck in finding developers, you just probably were looking in the wrong places. Read on and learn what options you have and what skills you must check before you hire React.js developer or a dedicated team.

Must-have hard & soft skills of the React.js developer

The success of your product depends on the professionalism of the React.js developer you hire. This is why validation is one of the most essential processes. In this case, validation means ‘proof checking’ the skills of a particular candidate.

You may ask what are the most desirable skills for a developer? Let’s dig a little deeper to see what soft and hard skills a React.js developer must have.

Soft Skills Hard Skills
  • Great communication skills
  • Analytical thinking
  • Perfect time management skills
  • Ability to learn fast
  • Great attention to detail
  • Being a team player
  • Accountability
  • Creative approach to work
  • Meeting deadlines on time
  • Great problem-solving skills
  • Core Fundamentals of HTML, CSS
  • JSX
  • JavaScript Fundamentals + ES6
  • TypeScript
  • Data Structures
  • Variables and Scoping
  • Git & GitFlow
  • UX Patterns (Material Design & HIG)
  • Node + npm
  • DOM and Event Handling Facility
  • Redux

Hey, Google! Where to look for the best React.js developers?

If you are thinking that all you need to choose is between in-house or Eastern Europe software outsourcing companies, you are greatly mistaken. Well, it’s a part of the initial though-process when you go into the search for a skillful React.js dev, but there are many peculiarities you need to keep in mind. Here are the problems you might face:

  • Lack of skills needed for your particular project
  • Shortage of IT professionals
  • Low motivation

Even though legally it’s easier to hire in-house, outsourcing vendors is booming. According to Statista, $413.72B services value was delivered by outsourced developers. That makes the chances that you are going to opt for outsourced React.js devs quite high, which is why we want to concentrate on where and how to look for a suitable developer.

Main options for React.js dev search

  • Looking for developers through specialized platforms (Upwork, Fiverr, Toptal, and others)
  • Recruitment agencies help to find developers for a flat fee.
  • React service companies (Outsource and Outstaff)
  • Find an IT partner to delegate tasks and concentrate on higher priority tasks

Let’s dive a little bit deeper into the main pros and cons of each option!

Place of search Pros Cons
DIY-search — Utilize LinkedIn or other job sites
  • You do not spend money, as it only requires spending time.
  • Takes a lot of time investment
  • You must be able to validate the soft & hard skills of candidates.
  • Finding a suitable candidate can take up to 1-3 months.
Use a Recruitment Agency services
  • Does not require much time.
  • You can usually find a candidate in 2-3 weeks. Recruitment agencies as a rule have good databases of candidates.
  • Such agencies are good at validating soft skills, but usually do not know how to validate hard skills. You will still need to find an expert for validation.
  • Services of recruitment agencies are quite expensive (usually 10% of an engineer’s annual salary)
Find an Outsource Agency
  • Quick results. You’ll be offered a candidate in around 1-2 weeks.
  • No need to validate Hard Skills, only Soft Skills to understand whether an engineer suits you as a person.
  • They can suggest an engineer with a bad level of experience.
  • There might be issues with the engineer’s motivation and involvement in the project.
  • Such agencies usually have a high “turnover” of staff. The agency can offer a replacement without regular rate increases.
Find an IT Partner
  • The partner fully undertakes the selection of the engineer, as it is interested in a long-term cooperation.
  • Your budget is the main guide.
  • Engineers are highly motivated, as the success of cooperation and their career growth depends on their work
  • The search for a candidate usually takes 2-3 weeks, longer than in the previous option. But IT partners always put quality above speed.

The bottom line

Solving IT needs should be entrusted to someone who is a specialist in it, and who knows how to do it well. This greatly reduces the chance of failure and, most importantly, saves time and money. It takes much longer to build an experienced team than to hire an existing one, especially if you are not good at validating the right specialists.

If you decide to choose the React.js stack for your business project, it’s a good choice, as it’s popular, has a huge community, and is developing very dynamically. 

You might try to search for a suitable candidate yourself, but if you need to get a specialist fast or are just not ready to spend a lot of time searching for a React.js developer—drop us a line! Our OmiSoft specialist will find the best dev for your unique needs. Book a FREE consultation with our expert React js development company now.

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Yevhen Sakara

By Yevhen Sakara

CBDO & Co-founder

Aug 16, 2022

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