Lead React Developer

Pay Range: $63.00hr - $68.00hr

Job Overview:

This is a hands-on position requiring strong experience with React, JavaScript, TypeScript, and Node.js. The lead will design, architect, and code modules, lead 3 to 5 senior React developers, and demonstrate strong ownership of both product and delivery.

Role expectations:

The lead should be able to design, architect, and code modules.

The lead should have experience leading 3–5 senior React developers.

Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential. The candidate should be comfortable speaking up and constructively pushing back on unrealistic expectations.

The candidate should be collaborative, pragmatic, and low ego.

It would be helpful to see examples of websites or applications the candidate has built or significantly contributed to.

The candidate should be able to discuss process improvements and team growth they have led over the years.

A strong understanding of APIs and microservices architecture is required.

The candidate should have a security-focused mindset, including clean coding practices, encryption, obfuscation, and related secure-development principles.

The lead should demonstrate strong ownership of both the product and its delivery.

Nice to have:

• Full-stack experience, particularly with serverless and microservices architectures.
• Azure experience is preferred; AWS or GCP experience would also be valuable.
• Experience with payments, security, and rapid prototyping.
• Experience setting up CI/CD pipelines, including linting and quality-check stages.
• Experience integrating AI capabilities is a plus.