Probably "frontend api dev" doesn't fully describe what I meant. The point I'd split the two roles is in an environment where it's a client side application bei

Probably "frontend api dev" doesn't fully describe what I meant. The point I'd split the two roles is in an environment where it's a client side application being built as opposed to a website. That's the point when being good at making things look right visually, and making them work coherently and in a maintainable manner, becomes a skill in itself.