Contra: Senior Software Engineer (React, Node.js, GraphQL, PostgreSQL)

CloudDevs; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home Office Budget

Company laptop provided

Job summary

CloudDevs in San Francisco is seeking a skilled engineer proficient in Node.js, React, TypeScript, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL. You will be involved in the complete cycle of product development and help create high-quality user experiences.

Ideal candidates thrive in a remote, fast-paced setting and value collaboration. We prioritize character and technical fit equally and celebrate diverse backgrounds.

Home Office Budget and a company laptop provided for new hires.

Qualifications

• Experience building performant, scalable systems with Node.js, React, TypeScript, GraphQL, & PostgreSQL.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, remote environments with strong communication skills.
• Obsessed with delivering an excellent user experience.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build end-to-end features.
• Collaborate with engineers via code reviews and pair programming.
• Maintain and improve code quality and reliability.

Skills

Node.js

React

TypeScript

GraphQL

PostgreSQL

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Tools

Playwright

Vitest

Relay

PandaCSS

Job description

What you’ll do:

• Architect and build end-to-end features in Node.js, React, TypeScript, GraphQL, & PostgreSQL
• Participate in all parts of cross-functional product development, from ideation sessions to design critiques to user interviews, and everything in-between.
• Collaborate with other engineers via RFCs, code reviews, pair programming, and any other way that keeps the team moving smoothly.
• Proactively maintain and improve code quality and reliability, improve developer experience, eliminate technical debt, improve site performance, and address gaps that make the whole product better.

What you need:

• Experience building performant, scalable systems with Node.js, React, TypeScript, GraphQL, & PostgreSQL
• Excellence in independent problem-solving
• An eye for craft, polish, and attention-to-detail
• Obsession for responding quickly to user needs and delivering an excellent user experience
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, remote environment with strong communication skills
• Ability to be energized by a highly-synchronous environment — we’re remote, but we’re not async.
• We have a high bar for technical excellence at Contra, and that comes from one simple belief: a high density of capable and collaborative people creates maximum velocity, which is how we win. If you are looking for career-defining challenges and an environment that fosters personal growth and high agency ownership over your work, you will feel right at home at Contra.
• We care just as much about character — being positive, low-ego, and collaborative — as we do technical excellence. Your skillset is only half of the equation. We want teammates who elevate others, not just the codebase. We see Contra as a long‑term journey, and we want to work and grow alongside other good, grounded folks who take pride in building great things together.
• Everyone on our team has an “untraditional background” in some way. We celebrate this! While years of experience and educational background can be interesting discussion topics, we care most about technical fit and personal character over the typical resumé.

Our Stack:

• Frontend: React, Relay, PandaCSS
• Testing: Playwright, Vitest

Total Comp:

• Home Office Budget
• We will provide you with a company laptop on your start date