React Front End Developer

React Front End Developer

Austin TX (100% Onsite)

About the Role:

We seek an experienced Senior/Lead Software Engineer with expertise in React. As a critical development team member youll be pivotal in building responsive web UIs for all browsers and maintaining our existing codebase. Most of our code is in React but knowledge of HTML5 SCSS and JavaScript(ES6) is also required for certain site areas. Youll collaborate closely with crossfunctional teams (product design engineering & quality) to develop new features improve existing functionality and ensure the platform is performant scalable and secure.

Responsibilities:

1. UI Development and Performance Optimization

As a Senior/Lead Software Engineer youll be responsible for creating seamless and highperformance user interfaces using React Typescript HTML5 SCSS and JavaScript(ES6). Your tasks include:

• PixelPerfect UIs: Craft visually appealing responsive UI components that adhere to design specifications.
• Performance Tuning: Optimize performance by identifying bottlenecks reducing rendering times and minimizing memory usage.
• Integration: Integrate with our Ruby on Rails backend to ensure that data is managed efficiently and effectively

1. Problem Solving and Debugging

• Bug Diagnosis: Investigate and resolve complex issues related to UI glitches data issues and thirdparty library conflicts.
• Code Review: Review other developers code for functionality concision and maintainability.

1. Code Quality and Testing

• Clean Code Practices: Write wellstructured maintainable JavaScript code that passes linters and testing.
• Handling Tech Debt: Assist in refactoring legacy code with an eye toward simplicity maintainability and creating reusable components.

1. Software Development Practices

• Design develop and maintain highquality productionready code and markup.
• Write clean welldocumented and testable code adhering to best practices
• Collaborate with product managers and designers to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions
• Participate in code reviews and knowledge sharing within the engineering team
• Stay uptodate with the latest advancements in React and related technologies
• Proactively identify and address potential technical issues and bottlenecks
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of our development processes and infrastructure

Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience as a React developer
• 5 years of experience with HTML5 SCSS and JavaScript(ES6)
• Strong communication skills and a proactive approach to anticipating edge cases & clarifying requirements
• Strong debugging skills with the ability to find and solve problems with minimal documentation or outside help.
• Proven ability to write clean efficient and maintainable code
• Experience with testing frameworks
• Experience with deployment and infrastructure tools like AWS Kubernetes or similar
• Experience with version control systems like GitHub
• Firm grasp of RESTful APIs and asynchronous programming and testing using Postman
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Passion for building impactful products and a desire to make a difference