Senior Frontend Software Engineer (Contractor)

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Frontend Engineer Contractor to drive the development of our main homepage, Newsela.com, while also contributing to critical API development for our Content Service in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality frontend solutions for the main homepage, focusing on manipulating diverse content and text data.
• Write high-quality, tested code and own feature delivery independently.
• Provide thoughtful input for scoping and design, and assist the lead engineer in breaking down work and organizing sprints.
• Partner closely with Engineering, Product Management, and Product Design to refine ambiguous goals into clear, iterative work items.
• Ensure code quality through writing automated tests and participating in code reviews.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in software development within a SaaS environment, including collaboration with backend developers.
• At least 3+ years of experience functioning as a senior member of a development team.
• 5+ years of professional experience with ReactJS and proficiency in modern JavaScript conventions.
• Proven ability to build complex, maintainable web applications that interact with various services and APIs.
• Working knowledge of semantic HTML, responsive CSS, and established frontend design patterns.
• Strong understanding of modern web application architecture and web fundamentals.
• Experience writing unit tests and utilizing developer tooling effectively.
• Experience incorporating and working with REST APIs.
• Good understanding of relational databases and the ability to interpret API endpoints and data relationships.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with TypeScript.
• Familiarity with accessibility guidelines (WCAG) for frontend work.
• Experience working within a full-stack team context.
• Experience leveraging AWS.

Role Context

This role requires a commitment to collaborative and inclusive teamwork, emphasizing continuous improvement through feedback and code reviews. You will be instrumental in identifying missing requirements early in the development cycle.