Freelance Next.js developer for modern web applications
I help companies as a freelance Next.js developer build, improve, and maintain fast applications. You work directly with me: clear scope, visible progress, and delivery without unnecessary layers of communication.
What problem does this solve?
You need Next.js capacity, but not a fixed team or a heavy agency setup. Working with a freelancer means you talk to the developer actually doing the work. That keeps decisions close to the technology and avoids endless hand-offs.
Many projects don't stall because of 'too few hours', but because of slow decision-making and unclear ownership. Direct contact makes it faster to adjust scope: what needs to happen first, what can wait, and what deliberately won't be built.
I combine product thinking with technical execution in Next.js, React, and TypeScript. First understand which problem you're solving, then build what's actually needed. No demo-driven features nobody uses.
Looking for Niels Rigter as a developer: that's me. A freelance Next.js specialist for modern web applications, not to be confused with other professionals who share the same name.
Who is this for?
- Startups and scale-ups that want to launch a first version without immediately building a team
- SMEs with a portal, dashboard, or internal platform
- Product teams that need temporary Next.js reinforcement for a release or module
- Organizations working alongside an agency or in-house team that want one specialist who delivers independently
- Companies that want to take over, improve, or further develop an existing Next.js app
What I concretely do
- New Next.js web apps and product features from idea to production
- Architecture, TypeScript, and App Router decisions that stay extensible later on
- APIs, databases, authentication, roles, and external integrations
- Performance, technical SEO, maintenance, and safe further development
- Delivery and handover so you or a future team can continue
Approach
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1. Introduction and scope
A short conversation about the goal, users, and timeline. We determine what version 1 really needs to do. Then a proposal with approach and next steps, no obligation.
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2. Technical foundation
Structure, data model, and auth are sharpened early. That prevents features from later getting stuck on decisions that were made 'quickly'.
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3. Building in visible steps
You regularly see working parts. Communication is direct: short updates, clear questions, no account-manager layer between you and the code.
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4. Delivery and safeguarding
Delivery is aimed at maintainability: clear structure, safe deployment, and room to grow. Remote within the Netherlands is standard; hybrid or on-site by arrangement.
Technologies
Example from practice
On platforms such as community environments, hosting portals, and digital service flows, I work end-to-end: from data model and authentication to UI, integrations, and deployment. That requires the same freelance discipline: sharp priorities, no black box, and code another team can still understand later.