From 4edcd22975674086ee3bfa149ed25e94710b0df3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tiago Yamamoto <japa@rede5.com.br>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:41:09 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] fix(frontend): sync job description language with selected
 locale

---
 frontend/src/app/jobs/new/page.tsx | 15 ++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frontend/src/app/jobs/new/page.tsx b/frontend/src/app/jobs/new/page.tsx
index 369e919..18fd0de 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/jobs/new/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/jobs/new/page.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
 import Image from "next/image";
-import { useMemo, useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 import { Search } from "lucide-react";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export default function PostJobPage() {
     currency: "USD",
     salaryPeriod: "monthly",
     description: "",
-    descriptionLanguage: "",
+    descriptionLanguage: locale,
     applicationChannel: "email" as ApplicationChannel,
     applicationEmail: "",
     applicationUrl: "",
@@ -175,6 +175,12 @@ export default function PostJobPage() {
   });
 
   const [paymentMethod, setPaymentMethod] = useState("");
+  const [descriptionLanguageTouched, setDescriptionLanguageTouched] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (descriptionLanguageTouched) return;
+    setJob((prev) => ({ ...prev, descriptionLanguage: locale }));
+  }, [descriptionLanguageTouched, locale]);
 
   const currentPrice = useMemo(() => {
     const country = billing.billingCountry || job.country;
@@ -736,7 +742,10 @@ export default function PostJobPage() {
                     <select
                       className="w-full px-3 py-2 border rounded-md bg-white"
                       value={job.descriptionLanguage}
-                      onChange={(e) => setJob({ ...job, descriptionLanguage: e.target.value })}
+                      onChange={(e) => {
+                        setDescriptionLanguageTouched(true);
+                        setJob({ ...job, descriptionLanguage: e.target.value });
+                      }}
                     >
                       <option value="">{pageCopy.selectPlaceholder}</option>
                       <option value="pt-BR">{pageCopy.languageOptions["pt-BR"]}</option>