Frontend Engineer II - React

We’re looking for a strong React Engineer II with the availability to work on a large enterprise, faith-based publishing and e-commerce client. This position is a fully remote 1099, 6 month long contract requiring a max of 40 hours per week. Contract extensions are a possibility. The rate range for this position is $50 - 73 per hour.

In your day-to-day work, you’ll be working alongside the client’s engineering team focused on migrating the platform’s current Angular frontend to React. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to other React features and enhancements throughout the course of the work.
This team currently consists of 5 other engineers, and two delivery/project managers.

*You'll be a great fit if *

• You’re a team player with strong written and verbal communication skills in English
• You’re eager to work in providing cutting-edge technical solutions for a large existing codebase
• You’re a problem solver and enjoy analyzing and solving programming tasks independently and proactively
• You’re passionate about clean and maintainable code that’s easy to read
• You’re excited to work on a team that aligns with your faith and values

Requirements for the Role

• 3+ years of professional experience working in ReactJS
• Strong knowledge of the Javascript programming language
• Proficient in consuming GraphQL APIs and REST APIs
• Professional experience with Typescript
• Understanding of the full web technology stack (e.g. HTTP, cookies, asset loading, caching, REST)
• Experience writing and managing automated unit and integration test suites running in CI/CD pipelines
• Ability to translate designs and wireframes into high-quality code
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, exchange knowledge with colleagues, and be up-to-date with new trends
• Experience working in an Agile development environment
• Experience converting user stories into technical tasks and documenting those in project management software

Nice to Have

• Experience in GraphQL/AWS AppSync a plus
• Experience writing in server-side applications built in Scala or NodeJS
• AWS (Amazon Web Services) or other cloud technology experience including AWS Lambdas a plus
• Experience working in a remote team-based environment