React Initial Load Speed Optimization
Budget: $750 – $1,500 USD
My React 18 + TypeScript app feels sluggish on the very first visit—the delay shows up in every Lighthouse report and the bounce rate is creeping up. The slow spot is strictly the initial page load; once the bundle is in the browser, navigation is fine. I want to tackle that bottleneck by introducing server-side rendering so users receive fully rendered HTML immediately and hydration finishes in the background.
I’m open to the tooling that achieves this—Next.js, Remix, or a custom Express/Webpack solution—as long as the result is stable, maintainable, and easily deployable in my current CI/CD pipeline. If strategic code-splitting or lazy loading needs to accompany SSR to squeeze out a few extra milliseconds, I’m all for it.
Deliverables
• A working branch with SSR integrated and passing all existing tests
• Updated build scripts plus concise dev & prod run instructions
• A short tech note describing any refactors and dependency changes
• Before-and-after metrics (Lighthouse or Web Vitals) proving faster first contentful paint
Share a couple of projects where you have already improved React first-load performance through SSR, your preferred stack for the task, and an outline of how you’d approach this codebase. I’m ready to get started as soon as I review your plan.
I’m open to the tooling that achieves this—Next.js, Remix, or a custom Express/Webpack solution—as long as the result is stable, maintainable, and easily deployable in my current CI/CD pipeline. If strategic code-splitting or lazy loading needs to accompany SSR to squeeze out a few extra milliseconds, I’m all for it.
Deliverables
• A working branch with SSR integrated and passing all existing tests
• Updated build scripts plus concise dev & prod run instructions
• A short tech note describing any refactors and dependency changes
• Before-and-after metrics (Lighthouse or Web Vitals) proving faster first contentful paint
Share a couple of projects where you have already improved React first-load performance through SSR, your preferred stack for the task, and an outline of how you’d approach this codebase. I’m ready to get started as soon as I review your plan.