DevelopmentNow is an award-winning creative digital development agency based in Portland, OR. We are currently seeking a Full-Stack TypeScript Developer to work on contract.
We transform businesses through mobile, web, and emerging technology solutions. We have provided digital solutions for a variety of companies, including startups, agency partners, and enterprise Fortune 500 firms. Some of our recent clients include Kelly Services, Microsoft, BBDO, AT&T, Ogilvy, Manheim, Avery Dennison, and Time Warner Cable.
The Position
This is a fully-remote senior contract position. You must physically reside and work in the US. This full-stack role focuses on designing and building robust backend systems and APIs that power modern web applications. You will build scalable services, design clean APIs, and integrate with a variety of internal and third-party systems. You will also contribute to front end React code on occasion.
Responsibilities
- Build scalable web applications by designing, building and maintaining high-performance, reusable, and reliable code
- Design and build scalable backend services and APIs
- Model and manage application data, integrations, and service architecture
- Contribute to frontend features and UI improvements using React and NextJS as part of a full-stack development workflow
- Collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams to ship new features across the stack
- Troubleshoot and resolve performance bottlenecks, integration issues, and production bugs
- Participate in code reviews and architectural discussions to maintain high engineering standards
- Contribute to documentation and development workflows using tools like Jira and Confluence
- Stay current with modern backend patterns, frameworks, and cloud technologies
Required Skills and Experience
- A minimum of 5 years experience in professional software development
- Experience with TypeScript and Node.js frameworks such as NestJS
- Experienced with React or other modern frontend frameworks
- Experience designing and consuming REST or GraphQL APIs
- Experience building data models and integrating with databases and third-party services
- Understanding of web architecture, API design principles, scalable system design, and patterns and best practices
- Experience using APIs to integrate web applications with server side systems
- Ability to understand business requirements and translate into technical requirements
- Passionate about technology and willing to develop expertise
- Experience using Git, CI/CD workflows, and modern development practices
- Experience working in collaborative, agile engineering teams
Bonus Experience
- Experience with Flutter, React Native, or other cross-platform mobile app frameworks
- Experience with python-based APIs
Why DevelopmentNow?
Be part of our growing company where your contributions and ideas truly matter. We are a tight-knit team of technologists who enjoy solving problems and exploring emerging technology. We are committed to a work/life balance.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce. We work with community organizations like Epicodus and Girl Develop It to encourage the next generation of Portland technologists.
This position is remote.
Skills Required
- Minimum 5 years of professional software development experience
- Experience with TypeScript and Node.js frameworks such as NestJS
- Experience with React or other modern frontend frameworks
- Experience designing and consuming REST or GraphQL APIs
- Experience building data models and integrating databases and third-party services
- Understanding of web architecture, API design, scalable system design, patterns, and best practices
- Experience integrating web applications with server-side systems through APIs
- Ability to translate business requirements into technical requirements
- Passion for technology and willingness to develop expertise
- Experience with Git, CI/CD workflows, and modern development practices
- Experience working in collaborative agile engineering teams
- Experience with Flutter, React Native, or other cross-platform mobile application frameworks
- Experience with Python-based APIs
What We Do
DevelopmentNow is a Portland-based creative digital development company founded in 2005. We have years of experience in creating mobile, web, emerging tech, and hardware solutions. Our process involves discovery and strategic planning, creative ideation, project management, development, hosting, and continued post-launch support and consulting. Our team has provided solutions using a variety of platforms and languages to best fit our partner goals. We are proud to serve a wide variety of clients in a number of countries, from small entrepreneurial startups to Fortune 500 companies such as Microsoft, Intel, Zyrtec, Avis, Amerifleet, Kelly Services, Manheim, AT&T, BBDO, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Ogilvy, Remy Cointreau, Sherwin-Williams, and Time Warner Cable. We partner with Brands and Creative Agencies as technology experts, helping them realize what is possible with technology through ideation, scoping, and completion of technological projects. We provide innovative and effective technology solutions to help businesses engage users, clients, and vendors regardless of device or location.
