Senior Frontend Developer

BCforward; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

BCforward is seeking a Sr. Full Stack Developer for an onsite role in Jersey City, NJ. The role blends frontend and backend work, with a strong emphasis on React/TypeScript UI and Java services behind them. You will contribute to the Cloud Health product and integrate AI agents and workflows.

Join an Agile team, collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers, and participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and retrospectives to raise engineering standards.

Qualifications

• Strong frontend focus with React, including hooks and performance optimization.
• Experience with micro frontends (MFEs) and Storybook for component docs.
• Backend development in Java and SQL database work.
• Experience creating and managing AI agents and AI workflows.
• Knowledge of MCP connectivity and agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain responsive UIs in React and TypeScript.
• Develop MFEs and shared UI components documented in Storybook.
• Develop and enhance backend services and APIs in Java.
• Work with SQL databases, including design and optimization.
• Create and integrate AI agents/workflows into the product.
• Collaborate in an Agile team and participate in reviews and sprints.
• Write clean, testable code and contribute to engineering standards.

Skills

React with hooks

MFEs

TypeScript

HTML/DOM

Jest

Cypress

Storybook

Java

SQL

AI agents

MCP

Agile

Communication

Job description

BCforward is looking for Sr. Full Stack Developer in Jersey City, NJ

Full Stack Developer

Location: Jersey City, NJ – Onsite

Duration: 6 months contract to hire

About the Role

We’re looking for a Full Stack Developer with a strong frontend focus to join our Engineering team in New Jersey. You’ll build and improve the Cloud Health product, which gives customers visibility into the health of their private and public cloud environments. The role is roughly 60% frontend and 40% backend: most of your time goes to building polished, performant React interfaces, with the rest spent on the Java services behind them. You’ll also help bring AI agents and agent-driven workflows into the product.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain responsive, high-quality user interfaces in React and TypeScript
• Build and evolve micro frontends (MFEs) and shared UI components documented in Storybook
• Develop and enhance backend services and APIs in Java
• Work with SQL databases, including schema design, queries, and performance tuning
• Create and manage AI agents and AI workflows, and integrate them into the product
• Connect agents to tools and data sources using MCP, and design multi-agent solutions
• Write unit and end-to-end tests with Jest and Cypress
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers in an Agile team
• Take part in code reviews, sprint planning, and retrospectives
• Write clean, testable, maintainable code and help raise engineering standards

Required Skills

• Strong, hands‑on experience with React, including hooks, state management, component design, and performance optimization
• Solid working knowledge of micro frontends (MFEs)
• Proficiency in TypeScript, HTML, and the DOM
• Experience with Jest for unit testing and Cypress for end‑to‑end testing
• Experience building and documenting components with Storybook
• Solid experience with Java for backend development
• Proficiency in SQL
• Experience creating and managing AI agents and AI workflows
• Experience with agent connectivity using MCP (Model Context Protocol)
• Working knowledge of Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban)
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Nice to Have

• Experience with AWS services
• Experience with cloud monitoring, observability, or cloud management products
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines
• Background in enterprise or SaaS product development