Job Title: Lead React Engineer

Location: Chicago, IL (3 days onsite per week)

Anchor Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday

Duration: 12 months with a possibility of conversion

Project Overview:

About Private Passport at Clients.

Private Passport is an application that has been built to deliver key self-service capabilities like balance inquiries, transaction history, mobile deposit capture and basic document handling. There is a shift from supporting a "self-service" model into a "service excellence" model for all its clients. The application provides the tools to its users to perform both investment and banking tasks. Exciting changes are forecasted for this application to provide intelligence and improved reporting to assist our customers in their investment choices.

Should Have:

• Experience writing automated tests (e.g. Mocha, Jest, Enzyme, etc.)****
• TypeScript
• Redux or other state management libraries in the React ecosystem
• Data visualization experience (e.g. D3, Chart.js, Highcharts, SVG, Canvas, etc.)
• Good sense of UI/UX design
• Experience with a code style guide (we use the Airbnb style guide)
• Experience working with databases (relational, document, etc.) and writing SQL
• Knowledge of web application security ( Content Security Policy, OWASP, etc.)
• Knowledge of Webpack or similar module bundler
• Experience Leading teams

Secondary Skills:

• Highly motivated, self-directed and possesses solid execution skills.
• Demonstrates critical thinking and probes beyond the surface of the requested data to get at the valuable (actionable) information.
• Able to understand complex technical concepts quickly.
• Detail oriented but understands broader impacts of requests.
• Adjusts quickly to changing priorities as necessary.
• Manages multiple tasks and deliverables simultaneously and in an organized and results-oriented manner.
• Strives to proactively identify and address areas where business process efficiency and effectiveness improvements would make a positive impact on the top and bottom lines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Possesses a strong analytical, quantitative, and objective outlook.
• Excellent people skills are also necessary since this position interacts with all levels of resources across the entire organization

Qualifications (must haves):

• A BS degree in Computer Science or related Computer Engineering or Science curriculum is required.
• At least 8 years of professional development experience with significant exposure to working on complex projects with cross functional teams.
• Strong programming skills in Javascript, React.js, Typescript, Node.js – 5 years minimum.
• Must have proven experience building external facing friendly websites (Includes mobile) using JavaScript frameworks.
• Server-side programming experience with automation and backend support preferred.?
• Some SQL skills for developing and optimizing complex stored procedures desirable.
• Experience with agile project methodology and collaboration in Jira/ADO.
• Excellent communication skills, analytical ability, strong judgment and management skills, and the ability to work effectively with client and IT management and staff required.
• Skills in working with Opensource technologies, Database technologies, micro service architecture, cloud-native development, continuous build, continuous integration, and continuous deployment desirable.
• Ability to work effectively with end users to define requirements.
• Leadership and organizational skills are required to determine the Business Unit's goals, resources needed, and to assess and develop the skills of staff.
• Experience in Domain Driven Design desirable.
• Experience with continuous integration and collaboration tools like JIRA, ADO, Bitbucket, GitHub, and Confluence.

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Developing new greenfield and brownfield products using ReactJS.
• Building reusable components and front-end libraries for future use.
• Translating designs and wireframes into high quality code.
• Responsible for efficiently working with other teams in the organization to help them leverage the micro-FE
• framework/components library in their quest to modernize their applications.
• Optimizing components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers.
• Facilitate code review
• Have the abilities to debug and resolve defects and bugs
• Responsible for designing, developing, testing, and deploying software solutions for Private Passport Accounts pages. Propose new designs and modify existing ones to continuously improve performance, functionality, and stability of the system. Partner with business leaders and business unit partners to define priorities and deliver custom solutions to solve business problems or address business needs. Must be competent to work at the highest technical level of all phases of system design and implementation.?
• Provides comprehensive consultation to Business Unit and IT management and staff at the highest technical level on all phases of the project development cycle.
• Provide technical expertise to support and enhance the Private Passport application.
• Provides leadership and guidance to staff, fostering an environment that encourages employee participation, teamwork, and communication.
• Seasoned multi-disciplinary expert with extensive technical and / or business knowledge and functional expertise. Financial Services experience preferred.
• Carries out complex initiatives involving multiple disciplines and/or ambiguous issues.

About Us: Established in 2004, SPECTRAFORCE ® is one of the largest and fastest-growing diversity-owned staffing firms in the US. The growth of our company is a direct result of our global client service delivery model that is powered by our state-of-the-art A.I. proprietary talent acquisition platform, robust ISO 9001:2015/ISO 27001 certified processes, and strong and passionate client engaged teams. We have built our business by providing talent and project-based solutions, including Contingent, Permanent, and Statement of Work (SOW) services to over 140 clients in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and India. Key industries that we service include Technology, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Telecom, Retail, Utilities and Transportation. SPECTRAFORCE is built on a concept of “human connection,” defined by our branding attitude of NEWJOBPHORIA®, which is the excitement of bringing joy and freedom to the work lifestyle so our people and clients can reach their highest potential. Learn more at:

Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.

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