App Router expertise that ships
Hiring rounds often take weeks before anyone writes real code. What you usually need is one person who can own the architecture and the delivery from the first week.
You talk directly to the people writing the code, which keeps architecture decisions close to the implementation.
Most people who reach this page are teams hiring a specialist Next.js developer. Next.js App Router, server components, metadata, and production deployment patterns.
What you get
- App Router architectures
- SSR/SSG/ISR strategy
- SEO metadata systems
- Edge-ready deployments
- Documented handover and runbooks
- Help getting it deployed
How engagement works
We handle Next.js development remotely with overlapping hours (Remote · Worldwide), so replies stay quick without restricting your search to one city.
- 01
Discover
Goals, constraints, data sources, and success metrics, all settled before we touch architecture or prompts. You see progress on the critical path every week.
- 02
Design
System design, AI/tool boundaries, interface direction, and interaction prototypes. Nothing here waits on a handover between separate teams.
- 03
Build
Modern stack, clean architecture, evaluated AI behavior, and iterative demos you can react to. On Next.js development projects we favour practical architecture over trendy defaults.
- 04
Launch
Ship, monitor, harden, and keep improving models, tools, and product after go-live. The work near you stays tied to the outcome you asked for.
How we build it, and why
The stack is chosen per project, not applied from a template. For Next.js developer work these are the defaults, and the reason each one is on the list.
- Next.js
- server rendering and static generation in one framework, so marketing pages stay fast and app routes stay dynamic
- React
- the component model most teams can already hire for and maintain
- TypeScript
- types across the whole stack, which catches the class of bug that only shows up in production
- Vercel
- preview deploys on every branch, so review happens on a real URL instead of a screenshot
- Tailwind
- design decisions stay in the markup, so the CSS does not grow faster than the product
What the first weeks look like
- Days 1-3
Context and constraints
Codebase, deploy path, and what "done" means for the Next.js development. Short, because the useful version of this is specific.
- Week 1
First shipped slice
Something real goes out in the first week — app router architectures rather than a setup ticket.
- Weeks 2-6
Build to the milestone
Pull requests, reviews, and weekly demos. You see the work as it happens rather than at a handover meeting.
- Handover
Documented and transferable
Runbooks, architecture notes, and a walkthrough, so the work does not depend on us still being here.
Weighing up your options
There are three realistic ways to get this built. Each is the right answer for someone.
A solo freelancer
Cheapest per hour and fine for a contained task. The risk on Next.js development is breadth — one person covering design, backend, infrastructure, and launch usually means one of them is weak, and there is no cover when they are unavailable.
An in-house hire
A permanent engineer is the right call once the Next.js development is continuous rather than a project. Before that point you are paying a salary, recruiting for months, and carrying the risk that the first hire is the wrong shape for the problem.
Arcode
A small senior team. The people who scope the Next.js development write the code, you get weekly demos instead of status decks, and the engagement ends when the thing is live and handed over.
Work we have shipped
Better Health Solutions
Frontend · CMS
Clinic website for Dr. Khayami with patient resources, scheduling UX, and educational video.
Responsive chiropractic practice site built at Code Band with Next.js, Redux Toolkit, Video.js, and Strapi content management.
- · Responsive clinic experience
- · Appointment-oriented UX
- · Patient education video
- · CMS-managed content
Next.js · Tailwind · Redux Toolkit · Strapi · Video.js
Happy Kids Dental
Frontend · CMS
Pediatric dental site with services, patient resources, and appointment-focused UX.
Code Band clinic product using Next.js, Tailwind, Redux Toolkit, Video.js, and Strapi for content and scheduling flows.
- · Pediatric service pages
- · Patient resource content
- · Appointment scheduling UX
- · Strapi-managed content
Next.js · Tailwind · Redux Toolkit · Strapi · Video.js
Vigorant
Frontend · Accessibility
Accessible web app with reusable components, Redux Toolkit state, and Strapi integration.
Code Band product built with React, Next.js, Tailwind, and Redux Toolkit, focused on accessibility and maintainable UI patterns.
- · Accessibility-first UI
- · Reusable component system
- · Efficient Redux Toolkit logic
- · Strapi-backed content
Next.js · React · Tailwind · Redux Toolkit · Strapi
Where we work
Local search, remote delivery. Arcode works with clients worldwide. We work remote-first, so the time zone matters less than keeping updates clear and regular. We usually collaborate in English.
