Senior Front-End Software Engineer (React)

Senior React Developer

Company Description

At Higher Logic, engagement happens here. As the industry-leading, human-focused engagement platform we deliver powerful online communities and communication tools to organizations looking to build, retain, and grow their member or customer base. We’re obsessed with engagement and, with over 13 years of experience in the industry, we’ve got it down to a science. We are a global company with offices throughout the US, Canada, and Australia. We serve more than 3,000 customers, representing over 350,000 online communities with over 200 million users across 42 countries worldwide.

Our team is a thriving community of authentic people with diverse experiences and perspectives. We are honest and genuine and believe that sharing ideas and feedback openly helps us to be successful. We believe that diversity and empathy bring us #AllTogether to make us stronger. We learn from failure and successes because both help us to grow and learn. We strive to understand the why behind our actions and bring our best selves to work every day.

Job Description

Higher Logic is looking for an eager Senior Front-End Developer who is ready to help grow our platform and build out strong solutions. The role is heavily focused on React front-end development, with the opportunity to dive into the back end from time to time.

Responsibilities:

· Work in a multidisciplinary agile team to build and maintain features.

· Write code with proper testing and review code of fellow teammates.

· Triage and fix bugs.

· Translating designs and wireframes into high quality code

· Use modern technologies and the latest web standards that scale to serve millions of users and perform well on all kinds of devices and platforms.

· Work primarily within the scope of your team, but you’ll also belong to the guild of your craft to enhance the quality and understanding of it through mentorship and sharing experiences. Guilds are a great place to propose new or updated coding practices, suggest improvements to the architecture and otherwise empower people with knowledge to improve their everyday work.

What we’re looking for:

· Knowledge of Agile values and principles.

· Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model

· Strong understanding of prototypical inheritance and object creation

· Thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles

· Strong understanding of React state and ways to handle its asynchronous

· Familiarity with RESTful APIs

· Experience with modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token

· Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.

· Familiarity with code versioning tools such as Git

Desired Qualifications

· In-depth knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, SCSS HTML, and front-end languages.

· 1+ years’ experience with Typescript

· 4+ years of experience working with

o React or another major JavaScript Library.

o Modular/Pluggable architecture.

o REST API architecture.

o Modern IDE’s like VSCode, Atom, or Sublime

EEO Disclosure

Higher Logic is committed to equal opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Higher Logic is committed to ensuring that its application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an application, please contact us by emailing [email protected]