React Engineer

Job Description:

The client is looking for a senior JavaScript developer proficient in React. The primary focus of the selected candidate will be to architect and implement user interface components of the NewsGrid system (planning and article initiation) for The Client’s Digital Newsroom. The selected candidate will work in coordination with the rest of the NewsGrid engineering team on different layers of the NewsGrid system. Must be a creative and motivated self-starter capable of driving the project goals forward by initiating collaboration and following through with others.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with product managers, stakeholders, and other engineers to design and implement a world class NewsGrid system for The Client’s Digital Newsroom.
• Work with other engineers to design and build UI guided by industry design principles.
• Partner with middleware and backend engineers to architect and build backend APIs.
• Play an active role in the product development process.
• Contribute to a culture that is inclusive, motivating, and rewarding.

Skills & Experience:

• Proficiency with React and Node.js
• In-depth knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, HTML.
• Significant experience with user interface design.
• Experience with source control management systems and continuous integration/deployment environments.
• Familiarity with build tools like Terraform, Jenkins, docker, etc.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with browser-specific communication protocols and their nuances, including web sockets, CORS, etc.

Preferred:

• A strong background in software engineering and computer science fundamentals.
• Back-end expertise, including Java, Unix/Linux, understanding of SQL and XQL.
• Experience with NoSQL databases.
• Understanding of OIDC.
• AWS experience.