Sr. Software Engineer (React.JS / Node.JS)

Job Title: Sr. Software Engineer

Industry: Mass Media & Entertainment

Location: EST Remote Preferred

Duration: 12 months +

Rate: $75.86/HR

Responsibilities

• Collaborates closely with engineering and product teams to define and distill product requirements into design and technical specifications, projects, or fixes that scale and perform.
• Leads by example to write, maintain, follow and enforce code quality through test driven development.
• Contributes to core fundamental software project needs and the evolution of the team's practices; recommending changes in development, coding, maintenance and system standards.
• Efficiently supports software throughout the lifecycle. Performs technical maintenance and fixing for components while maintaining clear documentation.
• Applies experiences and exercises judgment in selecting methods and techniques to identify, resolve, and develop solutions to a variety of complex tasks involving architectural application changes.
• Supports and mentors developers through code reviews, knowledge-sharing, and technical leadership.
• Drive the development and organization of complex features touching many different teams to meet business deliverables and needs in a timely manner

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years experience building highly scalable and performant production level web applications.
• Demonstrated ability to architect complex technical changes, to knowledge-share, and get buy-in for their solutions. Or 2+ years with a Masters degree.
• Writes well-documented, clear, and robust code.
• Experience working within a modern JavaScript/Typescript application.
• Proven ability to integrate with third party systems (ex: APIs, SDKs, etc)
• Highly diligent with the ability to see projects from beginning to end; designing workflows and executing tasks.
• Quickly learn, understand, and adapt to new technologies; identifying root causes and driving solutions to highly sophisticated problems.
• Exhibits emotional intelligence, supervising oneself under high pressure situations and meets urgent timelines.
• Ability to support and mentor other developers by building trust, identifying goals, encouraging, instructing, and providing constructive feedback.
• Optimally collaborates and communicates with team members and multi-functional partners, engaging technical topics with clarity.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience shipping a production React/Node.js application
• Experience with developing applications in cloud platforms (e.g. AWS)
• Experience working with Agile methodologies
• Working knowledge of web accessibility fundamentals

Required Education:

STEM Bachelors Degree