React Tech Lead (full-remote)

Project description

We are looking for an experienced developer who will be a lead of the team focused on a large distributed application that gathers project-related data at one place and allows internal teams to efficiently collaborate on complex projects.

The application is very high-profile, uses microservice architecture and is built with focus on the highest possible technical quality using the most modern technology stack.

High-level overview of the candidate

We are looking for somebody who:

• Is able to lead a scrum team of 6 developers/testers/ux designers
  1. Centre point of communication for client representatives (Junction management)
  2. Overseeing quality and timely fashion of development
  3. Taking care of team members
  4. Keeping project documentation updated and light reporting
• Is great hands-on developer
• Is A+ hands-on developer leaning more towards frontend (but not afraid of some backend too)
• Is able to produce high quality code at a high velocity
• Is able to define and evaluate software development best practices
• Knows design patterns and is able to introduce them when needed together with explanation of why they should be used and what is the added value they bring
• Is able to efficiently communicate, explain design ideas, consistently “fight” for good things to happen and be introduced in relation to SDLC (be it new tools, new SW development approaches, new techniques...)
• Is able to help people around to get things done
• Has a strong sense of responsibility and commitment
• Strong ability to verify assignments and proactively propose improvements
• Ability to self sufficiently and proactively look for solutions

Requirements / Must Haves

• Very good English for daily communication
• Mindset of consultant - propose innovations, explain reasons for change, guide non-technical people
• Ability to work with team from US time-zone (standard work-hours by 6pm CET, but longer overlap with US time helps, there is ~7 hours offset to GMT+1, so the position is more suitable who likes to wake up later/not an early bird)

Technologies

• JavaScript (with promises, async), TypeScript
• HTML5, CSS3 (rem, em, css variables)
• Sass, CSS preprocessors
• React - latest (hooks, context api, refs)
• Other libraries:
  • Redux (with Thunk)
  • React Router
  • Jest
• Linting (ESLint, Prettier, stylelint)
• Responsive apps, SPA
• Bootstrap
• Npm, Node.js, Webpack, minification, uglification, cache busting
• Git
• HTTP
• RESTful API
• Postman, Fiddler, Soap UI
• Azure DevOps
• Scrum/Agile
• Authentication - JWT, OAuth
• XSS, CSRF
• Data binding, State management
• UI/UX
• SDLC
• Naming conventions, best practices, good communication, experience with work in distributed team

Other Skills/ Abilities / Would Be Nice

• CKEditor
• GitHub, Jenkins, JIRA
• CI/CD
• GraphQL
• Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio
• Azure Cloud
• Management Studio
• Webex, Hangouts, RDP
• Security - OWASP - SQLi, XSS, CSRF
• Design Patterns, overlap to Architecture
• Npm package publishing