Photon is a Digital Engineering and Digital Modernization company founded in 1999. We partner with leading global enterprises, including Fortune 500 organizations, to build and modernize digital platforms and deliver exceptional digital experiences.
Role Overview
Role : Senior Web Developer
Work Location : Sunnyvale, CA (Primary Location)
Secondary Locations : Alpharetta, GA, Berkeley Heights, NJ, and Frisco, TX
We are looking for a Senior Web Developer with strong hands‑on experience building modern web applications using React and TypeScript. The role will focus on developing and maintaining front‑end applications, integrating with backend REST APIs, working with CDN‑based delivery, and ensuring applications are reliable, maintainable, secure, and well tested.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain web applications using React and TypeScript.
- Build reusable and scalable front‑end components.
- Integrate front‑end applications with backend REST APIs.
- Work with CDN‑based content delivery and application assets.
- Write and maintain unit tests.
- Support API and integration testing.
- Follow secure coding practices.
- Monitor and troubleshoot application issues using Datadog and Grafana, where applicable.
- Use GitHub for source code management.
- Use Jira for tracking development work, issues, and defects.
- Participate in debugging and resolution of development and production issues.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 8+ years of relevant software or web development experience.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Strong hands‑on experience with React.
- Strong hands‑on experience with TypeScript.
- Strong experience with CSS and responsive UI development.
- Experience working with CDNs (Content Delivery Networks).
- Strong experience integrating applications with REST APIs.
- Experience with GitHub and Jira.
- Strong understanding of unit testing and writing test cases.
- Experience with API testing and integration testing.Understanding of secure coding practices and front‑end application security.
- Experience with Datadog and/or Grafana for application monitoring and troubleshooting.
- Strong debugging, problem‑solving, and troubleshooting skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Jest, React Testing Library, or other front‑end testing frameworks.
- Experience with Postman or similar tools for API testing.
- Experience with front‑end performance optimization and web application monitoring.
- Knowledge of accessibility standards and secure front‑end development practices.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.
- Experience developing and maintaining large‑scale enterprise web applications.