Front End Engineer - React/next.js

IT / Technology
Contract
Hybrid - Vancouver, BC, Canada
Posted on November 13, 2024

6-month contract Front End Engineer role with a global retail organization helping to develop new features for their e-commerce site.

  • 6-month Front End Engineer, (React/next.js) contract role
  • Working with a large engineering team supporting a smaller product team
  • Global retail organization with hybrid work, 3 days a week in office.

 

What & Why:

As a result of growth and investment in technology our client is looking to add a senior react developer to one of their scrum teams.  This team supports the e-commerce site that their partners globally use.  You will help form the core of the engineering practice by contributing to all areas of development and operations (pre-production to production). You will be part of a day-to-day production release team and may perform on-call support functions as needed. Having a DevOps mindset is the key to success in this role, as Engineers are commonly part of full DevOps teams that “own” all parts of software development, release pipelines, production monitoring, security and support. This is a great time to join this organization as they continue to expand globally.
 

Who:

This client is one of the most recognizable Canadian brands, a true Vancouver success story who has expanded globally. They are well known for their corporate culture and has won major awards for their accomplishments. They have invested majorly in technology and have had an incredibly successful past few years, including a major strategic acquisition. They have an all-star leadership team who keeps you accountable and provides support while still affording you tremendous autonomy. They are located close to rapid transit in newly renovated offices in downtown Vancouver and have a hybrid work environment with 3 days a week in office.  
 

You:

You will bring the following education, skills and experience to the role:

  • 4+ years of engineering experience
  • Expertise with Web Apps built on React, GraphQL, JavaScript, Node.js, Webpack and Next.js stack
  • Experience testing JavaScript applications from Unit to E2E
  • Experience with CDNs / caching / security / routing rules / etc
  • Experience with application observability, system-level design, performance
  • Advanced understanding of web technologies (HTTP, SSL, Headers, Cookies, TCP, Caching)
  • Hands-on experience with CI/CD principles and best-practices
  • Experience working with bug tracking and task management software such as JIRA, Bugzilla, etc.

 

Compensation: this role pays between $65-85 per hour incorporated.

 

Next Steps:

If the sound of this opportunity excites you, and you’re confident that it’s a good fit for your experience and career goals, then we’d love to hear from you! Please send your updated resume to us by applying to this posting and one of our awesome team of recruiters will be in touch.