Lead React Software Engineer

Role Overview

• Provide technical leadership for modern web applications built primarily with React and Next.js, ensuring scalable, performant, and maintainable implementations.
• Guide the team in implementing Next.js rendering strategies including server-side rendering (SSR), static generation, routing, and data-fetching patterns.
• Lead implementation decisions related to component architecture, state management, accessibility, and performance optimization in React-based applications.
• Collaborate with back-end and platform teams using a working understanding of .NET-based application programming interfaces (APIs) and SQL-backed data sources to support integrations and troubleshooting.
• Serve as the final authority on team-level technical implementation decisions, coding standards, and design patterns.
• Translate architecture designs and solution guidance provided by the Digital Solutions Architect into clear, build-ready technical approaches for the engineering team.
• Lead hands-on development activities, including complex feature implementation, refactoring, and performance optimization.
• Establish and enforce best practices for code quality, security, testing, and deployment aligned with DevSecOps standards.
• Conduct and oversee code reviews to ensure consistency, maintainability, scalability, and adherence to standards.
• Identify technical risks early and propose mitigation strategies in collaboration with the Engineering Manager.
• Guide engineers in estimating technical effort and complexity for features and enhancements.
• Support sprint planning and delivery by advising on technical feasibility and sequencing of work.
• Mentor engineers and senior engineers through technical coaching, pairing, and design reviews.
• Drive resolution of complex technical issues, production incidents, and systemic defects.
• Collaborate closely with Quality Assurance (QA), Product, UX, and Architecture to ensure solutions meet functional, non-functional, and quality requirements.
• Ensure systems meet performance, availability, accessibility, and security expectations.
• Contribute to technical documentation, including design decisions, standards, and implementation guidelines.
• Stay current with emerging technologies, frameworks, and industry best practices relevant to the digital platform.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) or equivalent in Computer Sciences, Business Administration, or related field required; Master’s degree completed or work in progress towards a graduate degree preferred.
• Minimum of 8
• years of progressive experience in software development required.
• Strong hands-on experience designing and building production web applications using modern JavaScript frameworks.
• Experience working with application data models and integrations supporting business processes required.
• Demonstrated experience designing, developing, testing, and leading the implementation of large-scale, customer-facing applications, including systems that integrate with enterprise data stores required.
• Experience with version control systems, such as Git, as well as website analytics tools, such as Google Analytics, required.
• Experience working within Agile development methodologies required.
• Professional Certification in at least one major development tool is required, with 3 or more preferred.

Tech Stack

• JavaScript
• Next.js
• React
• SQL
• .NET

Benefits

• A competitive salary; the starting base salary range is: $100,384 to $170,815.
• Annual Bonus + Annual Merit Increase Eligibility
• Hybrid schedule (3 days on-site weekly)
• Comprehensive health benefits package
• 3+ weeks of paid time off accrued during your first year
• 401(K) plan with company match up to 7%
• Professional development opportunities and tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off to volunteer & company-sponsored volunteer events throughout the year
• Other benefits include a free AAA Premier Membership, Health & Wellness Program, Health Concierge Service, Life Insurance and Short Term/Long Term Disability