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Deepak Sharma

Building OnlyFrontendJobs. Writing about frontend salaries, hiring, and career growth for Indian developers.

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21 articles

Web Push Notifications in Production: What 200+ Opt-Ins Taught Us
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Web Push Notifications in Production: What 200+ Opt-Ins Taught Us

How web push notifications actually work on OnlyFrontendJobs: VAPID keys, the service worker, the iOS install gate, dead subscriptions, and why the inbox is a separate system.

September 19, 202613 min readDeepak Sharma
Stop trying to become a backend engineer. That's not the move.
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Stop trying to become a backend engineer. That's not the move.

If you're a frontend engineer worried about AI and the full-stack shift, don't abandon frontend. Keep your depth. Expand your scope. Here's what that looks like, with live job postings.

September 9, 20269 min readDeepak Sharma
Zero Views, Sixty-Two Applications: How a Strict Zod Schema Silently Broke Our Telemetry
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Zero Views, Sixty-Two Applications: How a Strict Zod Schema Silently Broke Our Telemetry

How a subtle mismatch between PostgreSQL integer types, TypeScript interfaces, and runtime Zod validation caused a 3-day silent telemetry blackout on OnlyFrontendJobs without throwing a single user-visible error.

September 6, 20267 min readDeepak Sharma
I Knew pnpm Saved Disk Space. I Still Ran npm run dev — Until Five AI Agents Started Using Worktrees
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I Knew pnpm Saved Disk Space. I Still Ran npm run dev — Until Five AI Agents Started Using Worktrees

A practical guide to Git worktrees, why multiple isolated checkouts can multiply project-local node_modules under npm, and the pnpm migration path we used on OnlyFrontendJobs — with measured disk numbers and diagrams.

August 12, 202614 min readDeepak Sharma
We Audited Our Site With Lighthouse and PostHog — Here Is What Real Users Actually See
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We Audited Our Site With Lighthouse and PostHog — Here Is What Real Users Actually See

A live performance audit of OnlyFrontendJobs using Lighthouse synthetic tests and PostHog real-user monitoring data. Lab scores hide half the story — field data from real visitors surfaces the problems that matter.

August 6, 20269 min readDeepak Sharma
How to Get Featured on Google for Jobs: Schema Optimization & API Indexing Guide
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How to Get Featured on Google for Jobs: Schema Optimization & API Indexing Guide

Why isn't your job board ranking in Google for Jobs? Learn how to fix JobPosting schema bugs, handle remote jobs correctly, and use the Google Indexing API to get indexed in minutes.

June 8, 20268 min readDeepak Sharma
Frontend Developer Interview Questions in 2026: The Complete Guide
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Frontend Developer Interview Questions in 2026: The Complete Guide

30+ real frontend interview questions with answers — React 19, system design, JavaScript, Core Web Vitals, AI integration. Based on actual interviews at Swiggy, Flipkart, Zepto, and top startups.

May 30, 202622 min readDeepak Sharma
Frontend Developer Salary in India 2026: Complete Breakdown & Company-Wise Data
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Frontend Developer Salary in India 2026: Complete Breakdown & Company-Wise Data

What frontend developers actually earn in India in 2026 — verified company-wise salary data, experience ranges, city variations, and the skills that pay a premium.

May 30, 202614 min readDeepak Sharma
How to Become a Frontend Developer in 2026: Step-by-Step Roadmap
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How to Become a Frontend Developer in 2026: Step-by-Step Roadmap

A phased, no-degree-required roadmap to becoming a job-ready frontend developer in 2026 — from HTML/CSS to React, TypeScript, AI-native portfolio projects, and landing your first offer.

May 30, 202615 min readDeepak Sharma
Most In-Demand Frontend Skills in 2026: What Actually Gets You Hired
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Most In-Demand Frontend Skills in 2026: What Actually Gets You Hired

The frontend skills that pay in 2026 — React, Next.js, AI-native interfaces, performance, accessibility — ranked by hiring demand and salary premium. Based on 3,000+ job listings analysis.

May 30, 202614 min readDeepak Sharma
Remote Frontend Jobs in India in 2026: Real Data & Trends
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Remote Frontend Jobs in India in 2026: Real Data & Trends

Is remote frontend work still available in India in 2026? The honest data on hybrid vs. remote, which skills travel best, how much remote developers earn, and how to actually land a remote role.

May 30, 202613 min readDeepak Sharma
How to Negotiate Your Frontend Developer Salary in 2026
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How to Negotiate Your Frontend Developer Salary in 2026

Frontend engineers leave ₹3-8L on the table by accepting the first offer. Exact scripts, data sources, and negotiation tactics from 200+ real offer negotiations across India in 2025-2026.

March 29, 202614 min readDeepak Sharma
React Interview Questions That Actually Matter in 2026
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React Interview Questions That Actually Matter in 2026

Skip the trivia. These are the React interview questions that separate engineers who understand the framework from those who can describe it. Based on real interviews at top companies.

March 29, 202612 min readDeepak Sharma
Frontend System Design Interview Guide for Indian Engineers in 2026
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Frontend System Design Interview Guide for Indian Engineers in 2026

A practical frontend system design interview guide for Indian engineers, with common problem patterns, answer frameworks, and example walkthroughs for product-company interviews.

March 21, 202615 min readDeepak Sharma
How to Get a Remote Frontend Job From India in 2026
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How to Get a Remote Frontend Job From India in 2026

A practical guide to landing a remote frontend job from India, including where to look, how to position your profile, what remote teams evaluate, and how to think about time zones, contracts, and compensation.

March 21, 202611 min readDeepak Sharma
React Developer Resume Guide for India in 2026
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React Developer Resume Guide for India in 2026

A practical guide to writing a stronger React developer resume for India-based frontend roles, with ATS-friendly structure, sharper experience bullets, better project framing, and recruiter-focused examples.

March 21, 202610 min readDeepak Sharma
React Native Interview Questions Indian Engineers Should Prepare for in 2026
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React Native Interview Questions Indian Engineers Should Prepare for in 2026

A practical React Native interview guide for Indian engineers, covering architecture, performance, navigation, animations, offline support, and the new architecture topics that commonly come up in frontend and mobile interviews.

March 21, 202611 min readDeepak Sharma
React vs Angular vs Vue: Which Framework Pays More in 2026?
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React vs Angular vs Vue: Which Framework Pays More in 2026?

A data-driven comparison of frontend developer salaries across React, Angular, and Vue jobs. Which framework commands the highest salaries in India and the US in 2026? Real numbers inside.

March 3, 202613 min readDeepak Sharma
Top 20 Highest Paying Companies for Frontend Engineers in India (2026)
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Top 20 Highest Paying Companies for Frontend Engineers in India (2026)

Ranked by verified compensation data: the 20 companies paying the most to frontend developers in India in 2026. Includes SDE1 through Staff salary ranges, sourced from LeetCode and Levels.fyi.

March 2, 202613 min readDeepak Sharma
Is Frontend Dead in 2026? The Data Says Otherwise
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Is Frontend Dead in 2026? The Data Says Otherwise

Is frontend development dead? Every few years, someone declares it's over. Here's what the actual job data, salary trends, and hiring patterns say about the future of frontend engineering in 2026.

March 1, 202612 min readDeepak Sharma
My Lighthouse Score Looked Great. Real Users Still Waited 4 Seconds.
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My Lighthouse Score Looked Great. Real Users Still Waited 4 Seconds.

How I found and fixed three production performance issues in my Next.js app that Lighthouse did not fully surface, including animation-driven LCP delay, hydration contention, and third-party widget cost.

February 22, 202612 min readDeepak Sharma