Next.js Development, Done Right.
App Router, SSR/SSG, migrations, and performance — from one senior engineer. No agency bench, no rotating contractors — you talk to the person who writes the code.
What Next.js
work looks like
What You Can Hand Off
New builds, migrations, and rescues.
This site is built in Next.js. DietGhar — the healthtech platform I founded — runs on Next.js with server-side rendering for SEO-critical pages and static generation for content. So when I say I know the framework, there is a live production record behind it. What you can hand off: greenfield App Router applications, migration of existing PHP, WordPress, or Magento sites to Next.js using a strangler-fig pattern, performance rescues where Core Web Vitals are hurting search or conversion, SSR/SSG architecture decisions where the wrong choice is costing you render time, and headless commerce frontends sitting in front of a Shopify or custom API. Each engagement starts with the problem you actually have, not a list of services to upsell.
Migrations from PHP/Magento have produced TTFB reductions of 60–80% post-cutover.
Includes
- — Greenfield Next.js apps (App Router, TypeScript)
- — Legacy to Next.js migrations (strangler-fig, incremental)
- — Core Web Vitals audit and remediation
- — SSR / SSG / ISR architecture and implementation
- — Headless commerce frontends
- — CI/CD pipeline and Vercel or AWS deployment
Best forTeams with a Next.js problem they haven't been able to solve internally.
TimelineScoped per engagement — quoted after a 30-minute call
How Hiring Works
Scoping call to shipped code.
It starts with a 30-minute call. No intake forms, no NDAs before you've said a word. You describe what you want to build or fix; I ask the questions that turn a rough requirement into a buildable scope. Within 48 hours you get a fixed-price proposal with milestones, or a retainer structure for ongoing work — whichever fits. Fixed-price: scope agreed upfront, price does not change unless scope does. Staged delivery — each milestone reviewed before the next begins, so misalignments surface in week two, not week eight. Retainer: a set number of hours each month, priority response, useful if you have a stream of feature work rather than a single project. Async-first: I'm based in IST. Most back-and-forths happen over a shared doc or chat; calls happen when they genuinely move things faster.
Fixed-price proposals in 48 hours. Staged delivery means you see progress before you're fully committed.
Includes
- — 30-minute scoping call, no commitment required
- — Fixed-price proposal within 48 hours
- — Staged delivery with milestone reviews
- — Monthly retainer option for ongoing work
- — Async updates — no status meetings that produce no output
- — 30-day post-launch support included on project engagements
Best forTeams that want a clear price and visible progress, not a running clock.
TimelineProposal within 48 hours of scoping call
Why One Senior Engineer
You talk to who builds it.
Agencies sell the senior and deliver the junior. Marketplaces rotate contractors mid-project. Both patterns add coordination overhead that ends up in your timeline and your bill. Here there is one person — me — who scopes the work, writes the code, deploys it, and is accountable if something breaks. No account manager between us. No sprint planning ceremony that produces a status update instead of code. Recent example: a PHP monolith migrated to Next.js App Router using a strangler-fig pattern — critical product pages moved first, legacy routes proxied until ready, zero downtime cutover. TTFB on migrated pages dropped substantially; Google Search Console picked it up within weeks. The tradeoff: I take a limited number of projects at once. If yours can't start immediately, I'll tell you that on the first call.
Named accountability from scoping to post-launch support. One person owns the outcome.
Includes
- — App Router architecture and implementation
- — TypeScript throughout — no any escapes
- — Vercel or AWS deployment with CI/CD
- — Performance baseline measured before and after
- — Full code handover — no lock-in
- — 30-day post-launch support
Best forTeams that want to talk to the engineer, not a coordinator.
TimelineHandover on final milestone approval
Typical stack
- Next.js App RouterSSR, SSG, ISR, RSC
- React / TypeScriptClient and server components
- Tailwind CSSStyling
- GSAPAnimations
- Vercel / AWSDeployment and hosting
- Headless CMSSanity, Contentful, or custom API
- GitHub ActionsCI/CD
Based in India, working async-first with clients in the US, UK, UAE, and Australia. IST timezone — most threads don't need a call. When they do, we find a window that works.
Can you migrate our site to Next.js?
Yes. I use a strangler-fig approach — the new Next.js app handles routes one section at a time while the legacy system stays live. This avoids big-bang cutover risk and lets you validate performance gains before the full switch. Recent migrations from PHP/Magento have seen TTFB drop 60–80% after cutover.
App Router or Pages Router?
New projects use App Router — it unlocks React Server Components, nested layouts, and streaming, which matter for performance. For existing Pages Router codebases I migrate incrementally: new features in App Router, old pages left alone until it makes sense to move them. I won't refactor working code just for the sake of it.
Do you fix Core Web Vitals?
Yes. A performance engagement starts with a Lighthouse and CrUX audit to find the actual bottlenecks — often image sizing, render-blocking scripts, or oversized client bundles. Fixes are delivered incrementally so you can see the metric move before the engagement is done. I don't charge for an audit separately; it's part of scoping the work.
Project or hourly?
Both. Fixed-price per project is the default for new builds and migrations — scope agreed upfront, price doesn't change unless scope does. For ongoing work (feature additions, retainer support, performance monitoring) a monthly retainer is available with a set number of hours and priority response. I don't do open-ended hourly billing on fixed-scope work.
Solo or team?
Solo. You talk to one engineer — the person who scopes, builds, and deploys the work. No account manager, no junior developer supervised from a distance. The tradeoff is that I take a limited number of projects at once; if I can't take yours right now I'll say so on the first call.
Have a Next.js project, migration, or performance problem? Start with a 30-minute call.
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