Senior Node/React Engineer - Remote, Independent Contractor

Kake; Iowa; Remote; USD 96,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully Remote

Better Me Fund

Compassion is Badass

Job summary

Kake, a remote-first, people-first global community of senior engineers, is seeking Senior Software Engineers (Node.js/React) for an independent contractor role. You will own features end-to-end across Node and React, building scalable systems for millions of users.

You’ll design and version REST or GraphQL APIs, define data models, and shape architecture with event-driven thinking. Strong English communication and ability to work independently in a fast-paced remote environment are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with Node.js and React.
• Experience designing and versioning REST or GraphQL APIs.
• Proficient with CI/CD and cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS, or Azure).
• Strong data modeling, system design, and event-driven thinking.
• Proficient in SQL and familiar with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB.
• Excellent English communication and ability to work remotely.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship production features end-to-end across Node.js backends and React frontends, owning your work from implementation through deployment.
• Design, build, and version REST or GraphQL APIs that serve as the contract between frontend and backend systems.
• Make architecture decisions around data modelling, service boundaries, and component design, applying event-driven thinking where it fits.
• Model and query data across relational and NoSQL stores, choosing the right database and structure for each use case.
• Write clean, well-tested code and set up the observability needed to catch and debug issues in live systems.

Skills

Node.js

React

REST APIs

GraphQL

CI/CD

Cloud platforms

SQL

NoSQL

Distributed systems

English comms

Remote work

Job description

Kake, a remote-first, people-first global community of senior engineers, is seeking Senior Software Engineers (Node.js/React) for an independent contractor role. You will own features end-to-end across Node and React, building scalable systems for millions of users.

You’ll design and version REST or GraphQL APIs, define data models, and shape architecture with event-driven thinking. Strong English communication and ability to work independently in a fast-paced remote environment are essential.