Seeking to hire a Contractor based out of Brazil, Argentina, or Mexico for senior-level Frontend Software Engineering Services.
Scope of Services:
- As a Senior Frontend Engineer Contractor, you will help scope, technically assess, plan, and deliver with the team to deliver high-quality solutions for the signin/registration flow, manage the UI for various internal tools that deal with the management of users, and also oversee the displays and interactions relating to the rostering, directory, and organization of various users.
- A core function of this role will involve working with the Team Lead to advise and consult on various projects and the FE impacts and updates involved.
- You will also work with the team lead and PM to consult in scoping, grooming, and delivery of projects related to the user interfaces governed by the User Management Team
- You will be working in a fast-paced environment to manipulate different types of content and text data in a myriad of shapes and sizes.
- You will be a key contributor within a software development team, and will write quality code and automated tests, to assure the design and quality of your code.
- You will also own delivery of features, independently, and will provide thoughtful input that helps with scoping and design for your team.
You will work with the lead engineer to break down bodies of work, groom tickets, and organize sprits to ensure work is delivered - Reporting to the Director of Engineering, you will partner closely with Engineering, Product Management, and Product Design to refine ambiguous goals into clearly defined, iterative work items.
Why you’re a great fit:
- You have 5+ years of experience in a software development working in a SaaS environment with backend developers.
- At least 3+ years of experience working as a senior member of a team
- You have built complex web applications with maintainable solutions that work and call various services and APIs
- You have 5 years work of ReactJS experience and can leverage Javascript conventions
- Typescript knowledge not required but preferred
- Working knowledge and ability to leverage semantic HTML, responsive CSS, and FE design patterns to meet your teams goals.
- Experience with accessibility guidelines for FE work and AWS is a plus
- You have a high understanding of modern web app architecture and web fundamentals
- A high understanding of developer tooling and unit test writing
- Experience with incorporating and working with REST API’s
- A good understanding of relational databases and how to read API endpoints and explore data relationships
- Experience working on a fullstack team preferred
- On top of your technical skills, you are excited to work in a collaborative and inclusive environment that supports continued improvement through code reviews and feedback.
- You take pride in your ability to identify missing requirements early in the development cycle, create and maintain performant and scalable backend systems, write resilient and testable code, and deliver on sprint commitments.
Please note that given the nature of the contract, this role will not be eligible to participate in company-sponsored benefits.
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