Role: React.js Technical Lead - JavaScript, Node.js
Location: San Leandro CA
Duration: Contract
Key Responsibilities
Adapt quickly to new technologies and changing situations with a focus on delivering the best customer experience.
Proven track record of leading the delivery of large-scale, high-quality systems.
Conduct frequent brainstorming sessions, motivate teams, and drive innovation while helping managers guide the career growth of their team members.
Exceptional communication skills and a proven track record of making sound technical decisions and judgments.
Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Minimum 3+ years of hands-on experience developing React.js-based applications using Redux.
Strong proficiency with Node.js, Webpack, and other tools related to React front-end development.
Knowledge of modern front-end build pipelines and development tools.
Experience developing enterprise-grade responsive web applications.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
5+ years of demonstrated experience developing web applications using front-end technologies and related testing tools and methodologies.
Experience working in Agile environments, including daily stand-ups, Scrum ceremonies, and accountability to the software development team.
Job Summary
We are seeking an accomplished Lead React.js Developer to design and deliver large-scale, high-quality web applications that provide exceptional customer experiences. The ideal candidate combines deep front-end engineering expertise with sound technical judgment, strong communication skills, and a proven ability to lead teams in dynamic, Agile environments.
In this role, you will translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions, guide engineering decisions, promote innovation, and help build a collaborative culture focused on quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and delivery of large-scale, reliable, and maintainable front-end applications.
- Build enterprise-grade, responsive user experiences using React.js, Redux, JavaScript, and modern front-end development practices.
- Partner with business stakeholders, product managers, architects, and engineering teams to translate requirements into practical, scalable technical solutions.
- Make sound technical decisions involving application architecture, component design, state management, build tooling, performance, and maintainability.
- Adapt quickly to new technologies, tools, and changing priorities while maintaining a strong focus on customer experience and delivery quality.
- Facilitate brainstorming and technical design sessions that encourage experimentation, collaboration, and innovation.
- Motivate and mentor team members, share engineering best practices, and support managers in guiding individual career growth.
- Establish and uphold standards for code quality, testing, peer reviews, documentation, security, accessibility, and release readiness.
- Identify and resolve complex technical issues across development, build, testing, and deployment workflows.
- Participate actively in Agile delivery activities, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Communicate technical direction, risks, trade-offs, and progress clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Skill Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Five or more years of experience developing web applications with front-end technologies and associated testing tools and methodologies.
- At least three years of hands-on experience developing React.js applications using Redux.
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript, React.js, Redux, Node.js, Webpack, and related front-end development tools.
- Strong understanding of modern front-end build pipelines, package management, modular architecture, and development workflows.
- Demonstrated experience building enterprise-grade, responsive web applications.
- Proven ability to lead the delivery of large-scale, high-quality systems.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to understand business requirements and convert them into effective technical designs and implementation plans.
- Experience working in Agile environments with shared accountability to a software development team.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a record of making sound technical decisions and clearly explaining trade-offs.
Other Requirements
- Experience with TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, reusable component libraries, and accessible user interface development.
- Experience with front-end testing frameworks and libraries such as Jest, React Testing Library, Jasmine, Mocha, or Chai.
- Knowledge of application security, web performance analysis, and front-end performance tuning.
- Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines, source control, and automated quality checks.
- Prior experience mentoring developers or serving as a technical lead in a cross-functional engineering team.
