Frontend Developer (Costa Rica)

Level Five Painting, LLC; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the gaming industry seeks a Frontend Developer to support its client. The role involves creating responsive, high-performance user interfaces using React, collaborating with teams, and ensuring that all applications meet accessibility standards. Ideal candidates will have numerous skills, including experience in backend support and familiarity with various development tools, making it a dynamic and engaging opportunity.

Benefits

Payment of the Aguinaldo

Inclusion in Social Security and Work-related accidents policy

14 days of annual vacation

5 days of sick leave

12 paid holidays

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in React or equivalent front-end frameworks.
• 3+ years of experience in backend programming languages like C# or .NET.
• Familiarity with Git for source control.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain user interfaces with a focus on responsive design.
• Collaborate with designers to implement functional components.
• Optimize front-end performance and ensure accessibility standards.

Skills

React

JavaScript

CSS frameworks

Git

Performance optimization

Accessibility practices

Education

Bachiller Universitario or Licenciado degree

Tools

Webpack

Figma

SharePoint

ADO

Job description

Hanson Consulting Group is seeking an experienced Frontend Developer to join our team supporting our client in the gaming industry! The individual in this role will perform frontend UX work in addition to ad-hoc secondary backend engineering support for Xbox game creator services such as Developer Forums and Microsoft’s flagship site for gaming developer.microsoft.com/games.

Work will include focusing on accessibility and responsive design needs across support avenues in addition to supporting systems/tools for our client’s managed partners, such as the creation and implementation of a ticketing application.

The individual in this role must be a citizen of Costa Rica, willing to work Pacific Time hours, and participate in the team's on-call rotation.

Responsibilities Include:

• Develop, implement, and maintain user interfaces by helping build responsive, accessible, and high-performance UIs using React and/or modern JavaScript.
• Collaborate closely with designers and across teams to translate design mockups and wireframes into functional, consistent components.
• Design reusable and scalable React component architectures, focusing on performance.
• Optimize front-end performance through lazy loading, code splitting, and efficient rendering strategies in React applications.
• Ensure applications are fully responsive across various devices and screen sizes.
• Implement accessibility best practices like WCAG 2.0 to ensure compliance standards are met.
• Utilize React's state management to manage data flow and UI state effectively.
• Write unit tests and integration tests to maintain code quality.
• Address bugs and support applications built using AngularJS.
• Perform backend support for systems/tools as requested.

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Secondary education degree (Bachiller Universitario or Licenciado degree).
• 4+ years of experience using React or equivalent front-end frameworks with an understanding of core JavaScript.
• 3+ years of experience using backend programming languages such as C#, .NET, JavaScript, and/or TypeScript.
• Familiarity and experience implementing CSS frameworks.
• Proficient in Git or similar code repository for source control, including branching strategies and pull request workflows.
• Experience with Context API, Redux, or Recoil.
• Knowledge and experience using bundlers like Webpack, Vite, or Parcel, and deployment pipelines for React apps.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams using tools like Figma and SharePoint for documentation and ADO for bug/task management is a plus.
• Experience using AngularJS is a plus.

Benefits:

• Payment of the Aguinaldo.
• Inclusion in Social Security and Work-related accidents policy.
• 14 days of annual vacation.
• 5 days of sick leave.
• 12 paid holidays.