"Lead Front end React Developer" at New York, NY (Hybrid Onsite) - CG

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Role: Lead React Developer

Locations: New York, NY (Hybrid Onsite)

Duration: 12+ Months Contract

Note: Candidate needs to be in the office 3-4 Days every week. Local or candidates from adjacent states only.

Job Description

• We are looking for a hands on and experienced Senior React Front End Developer to build scalable performant and reusable frontend solutions for modern web applications
• The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in React JavaScript TypeScript and contemporary UI engineering practices
• Experience with Storybook for component development and Angular as a secondary framework is a plus
• This role also includes mentoring junior developers contributing to solution design and ensuring adherence to frontend best practices

Front-End Development

• Develop and maintain reusable UI components using React TypeScript JavaScript ES6 HTML5 CSS3SCSS and JSON
• Build modular and maintainable UI libraries and component systems
• Write and maintain unit tests using tools like Jest React Testing Library or similar frameworks
• Integrate RESTful APIs and manage asynchronous data flows Promises async a wait Axios Fetch
• Ensure responsive accessible WCAG and high-performance frontend implementations
• Use Storybook to build document and test UI components in isolation
• Upgrade and manage JavaScript and Npm dependencies ensuring security and stability
• Ensure cross browser compatibility and optimized rendering performance

Required Qualifications

• 7 years of frontend development experience with strong hands-on expertise in React TypeScript JavaScript ES6
• HTML5 CSS3SCSS JSON
• Experience in building component-based architectures and reusable UI systems
• Strong understanding of state management Redux Zu stand Recoil or similar
• Experience using Storybook for UI component development and documentation
• Familiarity with CICD Git workflows and modern build tools Webpack Vite Babel
• Strong understanding of responsive design accessibility WCAG and cross browser compatibility
• Experience in mentoring conducting code reviews and providing technical leadership

Architecture Solution Design

• Collaborate with architects and backend developers to design scalable frontend architectures
• Participate in technical solution design and make key decisions around component structure state management and performance optimization
• Contribute to establishing and evolving coding standards tooling and frontend best practices

Leadership Mentorship

• Lead and mentor junior frontend engineers assisting them in improving skills and code quality
• Conduct thorough code reviews and provide constructive technical feedback
• Promote a collaborative high-quality engineering culture

Collaboration Delivery

• Work closely with UXUI designers QA teams and product stakeholders to deliver high quality digital experiences
• Participate in Agile ceremonies print planning estimations standups retrospectives
• Support troubleshooting debugging and performance tuning across environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Angular as a secondary frontend framework
• Knowledge of frontend performance optimization and modern rendering patterns
• Exposure to analytics or personalization tools eg. Adobe Analytics Google Analytics
• Experience in insurance or other regulated industries