React/Node Engineer

Job#: 3019755

Job Description:
Title: Full Stack React/Node Developer

Location: Dearborn, MI - Hybrid

Pay: $60-$70/hr - W2 Only

Duration: 12 month contract w/ potential to extend

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Full Stack Software Engineer with deep experience in React, Node.js, and modern cloud-native development. In this role, you'll collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to design, build, and deliver high-quality software that enhances the digital experience for customer service reservations. You will innovate rapidly, iterate based on user feedback, and contribute to a continuous delivery environment that values clean code, engineering excellence, and strong team culture. Your work will directly shape the features and capabilities that support customer-centric experiences in a fast-paced, always-relevant product ecosystem.
What You'll Do (Day-to-Day Responsibilities)

• Develop and enhance Reservation Services features through rapid iteration in a fast-paced, continuously evolving environment.
• Build and deliver user-facing capabilities informed by ongoing user interviews, research, and real-time feedback loops.
• Collaborate openly across a diverse engineering team, promoting shared learning and mentoring whenever possible.
• Contribute to defining and improving team culture, engineering norms, and technical practices.
• Drive clean architecture and maintainable code through TDD, continuous refactoring, and XP methodologies.
• Work across the full stack-front-end (React/TypeScript) and back-end (Node/Nest.js, Go, or Java/Spring Boot).
• Implement scalable integrations, APIs, and backend services powering reservation functionality.
• Leverage AI-assisted coding tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor AI, Windsurf) to accelerate development and improve output quality.
• Participate in CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, Tekton, and GitHub Actions to ensure consistent, reliable deployments.
• Build and deploy cloud-native applications using AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Maintain a healthy work-life balance while collaborating on complex technical challenges.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field OR equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years practicing clean code principles (TDD, self-documenting code, XP, continuous refactoring).
• 7+ years of front-end development with JavaScript/TypeScript and strong experience in frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.
• 7+ years of hands-on back-end development using frameworks like Nest.js, Go, or Spring Boot.
• Strong full-stack architectural understanding from UI to databases to APIs.
• Experience with CI/CD tools: Jenkins, Tekton, GitHub Actions, etc.
• Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
• Enthusiasm for AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot or similar.
• Ability to thrive in collaborative, agile, XP-driven engineering environments.

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.