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Mid-level JavaScript engineer

Delivers features independently within established patterns.

About the role
We are hiring a Mid-Level JavaScript Engineer to build and maintain customer-facing web features and the services that support them. You will work in a remote product engineering team with product, design, QA, and backend partners. This role is suited for someone who can own well-scoped features, ask good questions, and ship reliable code without needing every step defined.

What you'll do
- Build features using modern JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and Node.js.
- Implement accessible UI, client-side state, API integrations, and tests.
- Debug production issues using logs, browser tools, and error reports.
- Review pull requests and improve code clarity, test coverage, and reliability.
- Participate in planning, estimation, and technical discussions for your team.

What you'll bring
- Strong JavaScript fundamentals, including async behavior and browser APIs.
- Experience with React or a similar component model.
- Ability to write maintainable code and meaningful tests with tools such as Vitest, Jest, Testing Library, or Playwright.
- Comfort working with REST or GraphQL APIs.
- Clear written communication in a remote environment.

Nice to have
- TypeScript experience in production.
- Familiarity with Next.js, Remix, Vite, or modern Node.js.
- Experience improving performance, accessibility, or CI reliability.

Senior JavaScript engineer

Owns significant areas, sets patterns and mentors.

About the role
We are hiring a Senior JavaScript Engineer to lead delivery of complex product areas across the frontend and Node.js backend. You will make technical decisions, guide implementation, and help the team improve quality without slowing delivery. This role is a fit for someone who can turn ambiguous requirements into a practical plan and raise the engineering bar through everyday collaboration.

What you'll do
- Design and build significant features using JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and Node.js.
- Choose appropriate rendering, data loading, caching, and state management patterns.
- Own production reliability for the areas you build, including observability and incident follow-up.
- Mentor engineers through pairing, design reviews, and code reviews.
- Partner with product and design to balance scope, usability, accessibility, and performance.
- Improve build, test, and deployment workflows where they create friction.

What you'll bring
- Deep JavaScript and TypeScript experience in production systems.
- Strong judgment around architecture, trade-offs, testing, and maintainability.
- Experience debugging performance, async workflows, and distributed application issues.
- Ability to communicate technical decisions clearly to engineers and non-engineers.
- A track record of improving systems you did not originally build.

Nice to have
- Experience with Next.js, Remix, React Server Components, or edge rendering.
- Node.js API design and operational experience.
- Familiarity with OpenAPI, GraphQL, tRPC, or schema validation tools.

Lead JavaScript engineer

Sets technical direction and leads a team.

About the role
We are hiring a Lead JavaScript Engineer to provide technical direction for multiple product streams and help engineers deliver high-quality software consistently. You will still write code, but your impact will also come from architecture, coaching, standards, and alignment across teams. This role is for someone who can connect product goals with technical execution and make long-lived systems easier to change.

What you'll do
- Set technical direction for JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and Node.js applications.
- Lead design reviews for major features, migrations, and platform decisions.
- Establish patterns for API contracts, testing, observability, accessibility, and performance.
- Coach senior and mid-level engineers through feedback, pairing, and technical planning.
- Identify systemic risks in reliability, security, delivery flow, and developer experience.
- Work with engineering, product, and design leaders to sequence work pragmatically.

What you'll bring
- Broad experience delivering and operating JavaScript systems at meaningful scale.
- Strong architectural judgment and the ability to explain trade-offs clearly.
- Experience leading technical initiatives across team boundaries.
- High standards for code quality, accessibility, testing, and production ownership.
- A collaborative leadership style that builds trust and improves decision-making.

Nice to have
- Experience with monorepos, design systems, or shared platform ownership.
- Background in frontend performance, Node.js reliability, or secure-by-default patterns.
- Experience defining engineering standards and migration paths.

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