Job Description

Front-End Engineer (React)

• Job Title: Front-End Engineer (React)
• 6 Month Contract to Hire
• Remote

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Front-End Engineer with a strong background in React and modern JavaScript to support the development of scalable, accessible, and high-performing digital applications. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in an enterprise environment, enjoys collaborating across teams, and is comfortable taking on responsibilities ranging from hands-on development to technical leadership and mentorship. The successful candidate will have a passion for building intuitive user interfaces, ensuring accessibility compliance, and continuously improving application performance and quality.

Our organization is a large, established provider of financial and insurance-related services, focused on delivering reliable, customer-centric digital solutions to millions of users nationwide. The engineering team supports critical customer access platforms and works within an agile, cloud-enabled environment to modernize systems and enhance the digital experience.

What You’ll Bring:

• 3+ years of experience in front-end development in an enterprise environment, with a focus on React and a strong understanding of JavaScript
• Familiarity with Java, Spring Boot, and best-practice software engineering principles
• Agile mindset with experience in iterative development environments using tools such as JIRA and Confluence
• Strong integration skills, including working with RESTful APIs
• CI/CD experience with GitHub Workflows / Actions or similar dependency management tools
• Commitment to promoting a culture of diversity and inclusion; values different ideas and opinions, listens courageously, and remains curious
• Ability to work remotely with access to a high-speed internet connection in a listed location

What You’ll Do:

• Drive front-end development, testing, maintenance, and seamless integration of applications and systems
• Lead brainstorming sessions to innovate and craft cutting-edge digital solutions; develop robust applications, APIs, and data solutions to drive implementation
• Step into various roles as needed, including individual contributor, leader, teacher, and mentor
• Develop a deep understanding of supported business areas and proactively address objectives and challenges
• Assess and optimize solutions, balancing performance tradeoffs to deliver maximum benefits

Preferred Skills:

• 3+ years of experience with React and a strong understanding of JavaScript
• Experience building user interfaces with a focus on WCAG 2.1 compliance standards
• Experience mentoring others and leading projects
• Experience with Redux & Sagas for state management and interactions, and Jest testing
• Exposure to AWS microservices, AWS CDK, Kubernetes, Docker, and GitHub Actions
• Exposure to Spring Boot 3 and Java 8, 11, 17 / Groovy 3