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Role: React UI Developer
Location: Newark, NJ only, Hybrid Position.
Key Responsibilities
Build and enhance user-facing features using React.js with a focus on maintainability and reuse
Enhance and modernize the existing portal experience, improving consistency, navigation, and overall interaction quality.
Execute and close a backlog of UI enhancement requests by translating requirements into clean, scalable UI components and flows.
Optimize application performance (rendering, bundle size, network usage) and improve perceived performance for end users.
Improve visualization, usability, and overall UI/UX, working closely with product owners and designers to deliver polished experiences.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements, propose solutions, and deliver high-quality enhancements (including production support as needed).
Required Skills (Must Have)
Strong expertise in React.js with 10+ years of experience
Proven experience modernizing existing web applications/portals and delivering iterative UI enhancements.
Demonstrated ability to improve UI responsiveness, performance, and user experience.
Working familiarity with pipelines and release processes (e.g., Git-based workflows), environment configuration, and deployment checks
Core Web & React Ecosystem
JavaScript (ES6+) / TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3 / SCSS
React Hooks, Context API, component-driven architecture
State management: Redux Toolkit / Zustand / MobX
Routing: React Router
Forms: React Hook Form / Formik
Styling/UI: Material UI, Chakra UI, Ant Design, Tailwind CSS, Styled Components
Package managers: npm / yarn / pnpm
REST / JSON, GraphQL (Apollo/Relay)
Axios / Fetch; WebSockets (real-time updates)