React Developer (remote)

VELVETECH LLC; Northbrook (IL); Remote; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software development company is seeking a talented Front-End Developer to join their dynamic team. Ideal candidates will be responsible for building modern web-based user interfaces with React. This role offers flexibility, opportunities for professional development, and a competitive salary in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible working conditions

Continuous learning opportunities

Professional certification support

Friendly and cooperative team environment

Challenging and exciting projects

Qualifications

• Thorough understanding of React and core principles.
• Experience with building SPAs and writing tests using Jest.
• Strong background in AI-driven development tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team in developing user-facing features using React.
• Evaluate emerging technologies for innovative solutions.
• Develop and improve shared component libraries.

Skills

React

HTML5

CSS3

RESTful architecture

AI tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a similar field

Tools

GitLab CI/CD

Jira

Confluence

Docker

Job description

Velvetech is an American global software development company headquartered in Miami, FL, and with an office in Chicago, IL. Velvetech has its developers strategically distributed in 10+ global technical job markets to deliver the best in class software engineering and exceptional client services.

We have 20+ years of experience in software and hardware development for clients all around the world, especially for US clients. As an official Microsoft Gold Partner, our company is listed in the top 5 software development companies in Illinois, USA.

US clients are leading trading and financial organizations, insurance companies, large healthcare associations, pharmaceutical and energy companies, equipment manufacturers, hi-tech startups, etc.

Areas of expertise are consulting, development, implementation, and support of software solutions. We implement modern backend solutions that support microservices architecture with the following technologies: NET Core, Node.js, Java, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, RabbitMQ. For the web UI front-end development, we opt for React, or Angular, and for mobile development — Swift, Kotlin, Java. Most of the systems are designed for cloud infrastructures like AWS, Azure, GCP, and heavily rely on Docker, Kubernetes while modern CI/CD is made using GitLab CI or TeamCity. In September 2021, Velvetech LLC received the status of the official Training Provider of the International Institute of Business Analysis. This status gives us the right to conduct regular quality trainings for Business Analysts and anyone performing BA activities regardless their job title.

Principles are based on Agile Methodology, Scrum and Kanban. Various projects coded in GitLab or GitHub are built with multiple coordinated teams, collaborating via Jira, Confluence, MS Teams, and Slack. Velvetech constantly follows the Tech trends and actively cooperates with startups in such breakthrough areas as Machine Learning, the Internet of Things, Blockchain, FPGA, and AI.

Responsibilities

As a new team member, working fully remotely from the coziness of your home, you would be responsible for leading the team while developing the latest user-facing features using React and building a modern highly responsive web-based user interface. In a friendly environment with the possibility of growing your business and technical skills further along with various certifications and career upgrades, you would be able to have many benefits and a competitive performance-based salary that are waiting for you.

• Actively involved from conception to completion with projects that are technologically sound and aesthetically impressive
• Building reusable components and front-end libraries for future use and translating designs and wireframes into high-quality code
• Redesigning and rewriting the product functionality, developing features to enhance the user experience, and determining the structure and design of the product
• Evaluating emerging technologies and proposing strategic, innovative, and cost-effective solutions that increase the efficiency, reliability, and integration of the business software
• Developing the shared component library (currently converting our component library from Flow to TypeScript, migrating from version 9 to 10 of styled components or CSS models)
• Helping transition our product from the old UI to ASP.NET and transition the scripts in jQuery+React, which inject components in our legacy UI, to a full SPA application (React ^16.13.x)
• Communicate frontend best practices to the team, enhancing efficiency and performance across the department

Additional activities and benefits:

• Continuously learning as a front-end developer and improving SPA development and other skills
• Web and Mobile Applications (Development and Integration, iOS , Android , etc.)
• IT Services (Data and System Migration, Cloud, IT Security, etc.)
• Process Automation (Smart Technology implementation, Problem-solving methodologies, etc.)

Project Types

Future projects as highly loaded SaaS web-based services for automating business processes in the field of medicine, insurance, finance, energy, including modules for processing large data arrays, integration with external data sources, mobile applications, and others.

• Performing code review and improving CI/CD processes and automation
• Participating in bi-weekly inter-team demos via Zoom, sharing results, and receiving input from other teammates
• Working in short 5-day sprints with small batches of clear tasks

Requirements

• Thorough understanding of React and its core principles, including React 18 or later
• DOM, HTML5 API, CSS3, and HTML5
• Building SPAs (Single Page Applications) and writing tests using Jest + React Testing Library
• RESTful architecture and API

AI related requirements

• Proficiency in AI-driven development tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Cursor IDE, Tabnine, or similar is required
• Strong prompt engineering skills to optimize the outputs of AI tools effectively
• Critical understanding of the boundaries of AI tools and the ability to apply sound judgment and critical thinking
• Utilizing artificial intelligence to debug, refine code quality, and improve documentation for enhanced productivity and workflow reliability

The following experience will be considered as an advantage:

• Experience in independently implementing product features
• Working in a cross-functional team environment (e.g., with designers, UX researchers, BAs, product managers, and developers)
• Proficiency in TypeScript
• Interest in the latest ECMAScript features, React, and client-side development innovations
• Familiarity with Testing Library and its extensions for hooks and React
• Experience with introducing new tools and refining configurations for ESLint and Prettier
• Customization of GitLab CI/CD pipelines, Docker, or modern build tools like Vite and ESBuild
• Knowledge of Nginx configuration
• Intermediate English proficiency or higher
• Velvetech is in the TOP 5 development companies in Illinois,USA
• You have FLEXIBLE working conditions and a COOPERATIVE environment
• Many CHALLENGING and exciting projects with new opportunities and learning
• GROWTH opportunities, skills and competencies improvement, and professional certification
• In-company TRAINING (English, Software / DevOps / Project management / Design / Business)

What we offer

Our employee has an opportunity for continuous learning as a front-end developer with improving your SPA development and other skills while performing code review and improving CI/CD processes and automation. Besides that, you will be participating in bi-weekly inter-team demos via Zoom, sharing results and receiving input from other teammates. By working in short 5-day sprints with small batches of clear tasks, we offer many flexible benefits that make us different from other companies.

Our team

We are a friendly team of 170+ professionals where everyone is able to achieve high results and grows professionally not only due to their own knowledge and skills but also with the support of colleagues. Values that we highly appreciate are high performance, responsibility, respect, and loyalty. In order to have a highly motivated team, Velvetech invests in their people, additional education, certification, and others. You choose your career path and we are here to support you!

People work together in harmony, encouraging each other to continuously learn, progress, and pursue perfection. Our employees enjoy working as we turn challenges into advantages to share success with each other.

You have a chance to become a part of a friendly and professional team that creates robust software solutions to deliver maximum value to our international clients.

Miami Office - Headquarters:
18101 Collins Ave, Suite 1208
Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160 Chicago Office:
5440 N. Cumberland Ave, Suite #150
Chicago, IL 60656