UI Developer/ React/Node

Title: UI Developer/ React/Node

Location: Hybrid/KS / Chicago IL / IA / Manassas VA / Wilmington DE

Salary: $165-180 Target

Job Description:

A Staff Engineer is the continuation of an individual contributor role that begins to focus on the scaling of engineering. The person in this role is responsible for the design development modification analysis and implementation of software programming applications for the various subsidiaries of the corporation. They are responsible for updating and/or enhancing existing software capabilities applying principles and techniques of computer science engineering and mathematical analysis.

Core Responsibilities:

• Perform code review upholding best practices and architectural patterns (25%)
• Design new software engineering implementation patterns for consumption at scale (25%)
• Solving complex business challenges leveraging new and existing technology (35%)
• Creating system documentation and mentoring junior team members (10%)
• Perform recruiting screening and technical assessments of incoming candidates (5%)

Other Duties:

• Promote innovation with the courage to challenge norms.
• Tackle complex problems using simplification and experimentation.
• Guard product quality through diligence in security performance and observability.
• Aggressively seek out technical debt in both process and code and ideate on faster delivery.
• Maintain and refine metrics for engineering success. Advocate for these through code review.
• Invest in mentoring team members. Nurture growth in autonomy through critical thinking problem analysis and technical software solutions.
• Develops designs and edits original applications or modifies third-party applications.
• Tests and approves applications.
• Analyze and define software requirements to determine specifications and standards; provides feedback on business requirements to fully leverage technology to improve business functions.
• Produces significant new system functionality or defect resolution with minimal direction.
• Can perform adequate peer review on any changes in the system.
• Can be consulted to provide recommendations to solve business issues based on experience and knowledge of current technology.
• May provide rotating on-call support of production systems.
• Partner with the various subsidiaries to create a vision for future advancement of our applications.
• Travel for this position is approximately 5-10%.

Qualifications

• 7 years experience in java or object-oriented programming
• 7 years of React experience
• 5 years of Nextjs experience
• 5 years experience in an agile environment
• 5 years experience in integrating systems through APIs
• Ability to communicate complex ideas into technical implementation requirements
• Experience working in an agile environment focusing on iterative delivery
• Ability to convey complex problems (technical or organizational) concisely accompanied by thoughtfully proposed solutions
• Performs work independently.
• Uses advanced techniques theories and processes to complete work.
• Software Development Life Cycle experience.
• Ability to thrive and produce results with little or no supervision in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to interact seamlessly at all levels with both technical and business stakeholders.
• Superior problem solving and analytical skills.
• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Information Technology Information Systems or a related discipline. Equivalent experience and/or alternative qualifications will be considered.