Position: Front-End Engineer (MERN)
Location: Remote
Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Overview

As a Front-End Engineer, you’ll be responsible for designing and implementing features in Homefile’s web and mobile applications. Working primarily within the MERN stack, you’ll collaborate with product managers, designers, and back-end developers to build scalable, maintainable, and visually appealing interfaces.

While we primarily use Chakra UI, we are open to candidates experienced in any modern front-end UI framework. The most important skills for this role are expertise in React and TypeScript, ensuring the foundation of our interfaces is robust and scalable.

Key Responsibilities

Front-End Development

• Build and maintain dynamic, responsive, and user-friendly web and mobile interfaces using React and React Native.
• Integrate with back-end APIs to ensure seamless data flow and functionality.
• Collaborate with design teams to implement pixel-perfect UI/UX designs.

Component Development and Design Systems

• Create and manage reusable, modular components, leveraging tools like Storybook for consistency.
• Use Chakra UI or other modern UI frameworks to deliver customizable, responsive design solutions.
• Contribute to the evolution and documentation of Homefile’s design system.

Collaboration and Agile Practices

• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and back-end developers, to deliver high-quality features.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, and troubleshooting to maintain code quality and performance.
• Optimize application performance, ensuring fast load times and smooth interactions.

Scalability and Maintainability

• Ensure code is scalable, maintainable, and adheres to best practices in software engineering.
• Write clean, reusable, and testable code with a strong focus on TypeScript.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and frameworks to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Experience

• 3+ years of professional experience as a front-end engineer working with the MERN stack.
• Proven expertise with React and TypeScript (most critical).

Technical Skills

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript.
• Experience with React Native for mobile development.
• Proficiency with any modern UI framework (Chakra UI, Material-UI, TailwindCSS, or others).
• Familiarity with component libraries and tools such as Storybook.
• Understanding of responsive design principles and mobile-first development.
• Solid grasp of RESTful APIs and asynchronous programming.
• Proficiency with Git and version control workflows.

Other Skills

• Ability to debug, troubleshoot, and optimize front-end performance.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• A keen eye for detail and passion for delivering exceptional user experiences.
• Experience with testing frameworks such as Jest, Enzyme, or React Testing Library.
• Familiarity with GraphQL or other advanced API frameworks.
• Experience deploying and maintaining web and mobile applications using CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG) and best practices.