React Front-End Developer

Quick Facts

• Role: React Front-End Developer (Software Engineer)
• Location: Newark, NJ (Hybrid: 3 days onsite, Tue–Thu)
• Duration: 12 months (Temp to Hire)
• Employment: W2 only

Description

Join the Retirement Strategies Technology team to build responsive, scalable front-end applications using React and modern design practices. You will collaborate with product and engineering partners to implement and test features that solve business problems and deliver robust customer experiences.

Responsibilities

• Build applications using latest coding practices, modern design patterns, and architectural principles
• Develop high-quality, well-documented code following applicable standards
• Collaborate with product owners on feature stories and with tech leads and engineers on technical design
• Write unit, integration, and functional automation tests; troubleshoot issues found by QA or support
• Stay current on emerging technologies and contribute ideas for learning and innovation
• Work across diverse problem scopes; analyze data and evaluate identifiable factors
• Use technologies including Java, Python, JavaScript, React, Spring Boot, and Node.js frameworks

Requirements

• W2 employment only
• Strong hands-on experience with React.js (hooks, state management, component-based architecture)
• Solid backend experience with Node.js (Express/NestJS) and RESTful API design
• Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript across full stack (frontend + backend)
• Experience designing and integrating REST/GraphQL APIs and microservices architectures
• Hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, API Gateway, Lambda)
• Working knowledge of Docker and deployment to AWS ECS (or EKS)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments in AWS environments
• Understanding of cloud infrastructure concepts (VPC, IAM, load balancing, auto scaling)
• Database proficiency (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or NoSQL) and query optimization
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., CloudWatch)

Benefits

• Temp-to-hire opportunity
• Hybrid schedule (3 days onsite, Tue–Thu)
• Opportunity to grow skills and advance your profession while contributing to digital transformation