Lead Full Stack Software Engineer

Position: Lead Full Stack Software Engineer

Location: Bethesda, MD - 5 days onsite

Duration: 6 months C2H

Background check?: Yes

Top 3 Skills: FULL STACK

1. JavaScript and React:

1. Front-End Focus: Strong experience with JavaScript, particularly using React, is essential. The role involves a lot of front-end work, and they won't compromise on experience with React and micro front-end architecture.

1. Redux: Familiarity with Redux for state management is also important.

1. Performance and Responsiveness:

1. Core Web Vitals: The team is highly focused on performance and responsiveness, constantly measuring and refactoring to improve user experience. Understanding and optimizing Core Web Vitals is crucial.

1. Caching: Knowledge of caching mechanisms, specifically using Redis, to enhance performance.

1. Accessibility:

1. WCAG and ARIA: Experience with web accessibility standards (WCAG) and ARIA is vital. The first project involves making accessibility a core development activity, ensuring the site is usable for blind users, those with poor vision, and users who rely on keyboard navigation.

1. Evinced: Familiarity with tools like Evinced for accessibility telemetry at various testing levels (unit, integration, system).

Additional Notes: Resumes

• Educational Background: Preference for candidates with a Computer Science (CS) background. Exceptional engineers from other backgrounds will also be considered.
• Job Consistency: Consistent job history is important. Ideally, candidates should have 2-3 years at each position, with longer tenures (4-5 years) being preferred.
• Job Hopping: Frequent job changes (1-1.5 years) need to be explained (e.g., contract roles, funding cuts, etc.).

Job Description:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, backend engineers, test automation engineers, UX designers, and Scrum Masters to continuously enhance customer experience.
• Develop and maintain modular frontend web and mobile applications, ensuring high performance, maintainability, and testability.
• Lead the development and updating of shared component libraries to enable rapid iteration and consistent development practices.
• Mentor and coach senior, mid-level and junior developers, fostering a sense of ownership, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Cultivate a positive team atmosphere that encourages open communication, creative problem-solving, and innovative thinking.
• Translate functional requirements into responsive components and pages with a mobile-first mentality, championing accessibility best practices.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues, ensuring the stability and reliability of applications.
• Lead code reviews and automated testing efforts, ensuring code quality and meeting coverage targets.
• Lead the deployment, support, and monitoring of software across test, integration, and production environments.
• Identify and negotiate technical debt with product owners for inclusion in sprints, balancing short-term needs with long-term goals.
• Participate in an on-call rotation with the entire digital and engineering organizations, including Directors and members of the Product team.

You will come with

• Bachelor s degree in computer science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 6 years of production software development using JavaScript ES6, HTML5, and CSS3.
• 4 years of experience with React or React Native, particularly with functional components and hooks.
• 3 years of experience with statically typed languages such as Go, C, C , or Rust.
• Solid understanding of server-side rendering (SSR), asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and RESTful APIs.
• Proficiency in Redux, TypeScript, and NoSQL databases.
• Commitment to high-quality coding practices, including comprehensive documentation, active participation in code reviews, and adherence to best practices in software development.
• Passion for staying current with the latest software tools and methodologies.
• Intellectual curiosity and strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Regards,

Nick Arthur (Nizam)

Associate Director, Recruitment

Pull Skill Technologies Inc.

Direct: 1 551-272-o197