Senior Frontend React Engineer

Please Note: This role requires the ability to work on site 2-3 days per week per company policy.
What we do
Founded in 2015, ReUp Education is the only organization focusing exclusively on helping colleges and universities engage and re-enroll the more than 40 million US residents who have "stopped out" and support them until graduation, through our technology-enabled service. To date, we have re-enrolled over 28,500 students, and recaptured over $139 million in tuition for our university partners. Today, we build regional marketplaces to connect the supply of educational opportunities with the demand for skilled and credentialed workforce professionals.
The role
ReUp Education is seeking skilled Senior Frontend Engineer, React, to build our next generation of responsive web apps enabling us to support institutions of higher learning and their millions of adult learners. This role will be a key member of the software engineering team creating and delivering new products to market.
As Senior Frontend Engineer, you'll work with a cross-functional team responsible for the full software development life cycle, from ideation to production release. This includes working with graphic designers and product managers who will define the specifications and features. You will be part of a team developing the features from top (frontend) to bottom (backend), ensuring the application is functional and responsive. You should have expert-level experience with frontend coding languages, frameworks, tools, and third-party libraries.
If you are passionate about working on a project that will have a real-world positive impact on people's day-to-day lives, we encourage you to apply!
What you'll do
As our Senior Frontend React Engineer, your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Working with architects, developers, designers, and product managers to create software solutions.
• Participate in the technical, data modeling, and architectural decisions for the frontend of a cloud-based web application.
• Participate in the development of frontend components based on UI design specifications.
• Participate in the development of backend APIs used by the frontend.
• Test software for bugs, responsiveness, performance, and security vulnerabilities.
• Develop clean, reusable, and documented code and troubleshoot, debug, and update code to fix issues.

Qualifications
ReUp Education is an equal opportunity employer. Our company values diversity and believes diverse teams make innovation possible. We encourage all qualified applicants from any race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or other characteristics to apply.
As a Senior Frontend React Engineer, you'll bring a deep understanding of both frontend and backend development to our team. We're looking for a seasoned professional with:

• 5+ years of experience building SaaS web applications.
• Strong proficiency in frontend technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript) with expertise in frontend frameworks (primarily React and React components).
• Experience with backend technologies (Node.js, Python) and databases (SQL, NoSQL).
• Expertise in modern development practices, security, CI/CD, API development (RESTful, GraphQL), and cloud platforms, such as AWS.
• Agile (Scrum) experience.
• Test-driven development (TDD).

Nice to have

• Mobile app development.
• Experience in infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform.
• A history of mentoring junior engineers in frontend development with React.
• Experience developing a library of reusable React components used in multiple applications.

What does success look like?

• Collaborates seamlessly across teams to solve complex problems creatively.
• Thrives in fast-paced environments while maintaining a strong growth mindset.
• Leverages data insights to drive impactful solutions while understanding the human element.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary of 155,000-170,000 USD annually (Austin, TX)
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees
• • We pay 100% of the employee's premium and 50% of any dependents' premiums
  • FSA or HSA available
• Company paid short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance for employee
• Flexible time off and remote work opportunity
• 15 paid holidays per year (including Juneteenth and the last week of the calendar year)
• Company wellness days (2 per year)
• Day of Service (Paid day for volunteering)
• 401(k) plan
• Paid parental leave (12 weeks primary parental leave, 6 weeks secondary parental leave)
• A diverse team that fosters a high level of collaboration despite being highly distributed
• We provide your choice of a Mac or PC laptop

Location
This hybrid role will be based in Austin, TX. This role will be expected to work from the Austin office 2-3 days a week.
Company Culture
TEAMWORK * RESULTS * CONSTANT LEARNING * AGENCY * DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION * JOY
ReUp employees share a passion for improving outcomes for stopout students. We support students to get Results as they embark on finishing what they started. We believe in the power of human potential and that supporting an individual's Agency acts as a catalyst for positive change and resiliency. We support Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, for both the students we work with and in our hiring practices. We value Teamwork and strive to create a safe and supportive environment where trust, communication, creativity, and humility are valued as highly as technical skills. We tackle hard problems with curiosity and take action towards continuous improvement and Constant Learning. Approaching our work with open hearts, open minds, and seeking collective success creates Joy. If that sounds like your dream work environment, we look forward to hearing from you.
Research shows that women and people from underrepresented groups often only apply to jobs if they meet all of the qualifications. However, no one ever meets 100% of the qualifications. ReUp encourages you to break that statistic and to apply. We look forward to your application.
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