React/Node Developer

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Our Client is a global media and technology company that connects people to their passions. One of their teams currently builds products for the Mail platform on Android, iOS, and Web, and is looking for engineers with experience building large-scale front-end web applications.

The project focuses on modernizing their Mail platform to improve user satisfaction and bring the experience closer to the standards set by leading competitors. The team oversees the development and maintenance of the webmail, mobile web, and classic web versions of the product.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership in a fast-paced environment

Enforce best practices: design reviews, code reviews, CI/CD, TDD

Develop high-quality, high-performance features using Node.js/React.js

Collaborate with designers, product managers, and engineers

Write testable, reliable code and deploy continuously

Optimize application performance and scalability

Operate and monitor global-scale production systems

Qualifications

At least 8 years of experience in React, Redux, Node.js, and responsive design

Strong CS fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, software design

Proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, TypeScript, and modern JavaScript

This is a

contract-based opportunity

with an expected duration of

6 to 12 months . The role is

fully remote , with some overlap required with the PST time zone. While the client’s preference is for a

full-time (40 hrs/week)

commitment, they’re also open to part-time candidates who could gradually transition to full-time.

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