Staff Engineer – Tech Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois.

📋 Description

• Lead the design and development of applications for customer order entry utilizing React and Next.js.

• Take ownership of frontend architecture decisions, encompassing SSR/SSG strategies, state management, performance enhancement, and accessibility.

• Create scalable and resilient user experiences that accommodate complex order workflows, validation rules, and real-time feedback.

• Collaborate with backend teams to establish clear and well-documented API contracts for order submission and validation.

• Promote the use of unit, integration, and end-to-end test automation for both frontend and supporting services.

• Enhance CI/CD pipelines with an emphasis on quality gates, test reliability, and deployment confidence.

• Ensure that applications adhere to production standards regarding performance, observability, security, and usability.

• Serve as a technical mentor and leader, elevating frontend engineering maturity and best practices throughout the team.

• Allocate 60% of your time to hands-on coding and 40% to mentorship activities.

• Collaborate with Product Management, UX, and Architecture teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience is required.

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in designing, building, testing, and deploying modern software applications.

• Strong proficiency in React, Next.js, and modern JavaScript or TypeScript.

• Experience in developing complex, form-driven or workflow-based user interfaces, preferably in order entry, checkout, or transactional systems.

• Demonstrated experience with test automation frameworks such as Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, Playwright, or similar tools.

• Familiarity with backend integration patterns, including REST APIs, event-driven systems, and asynchronous workflows.

• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), and containerized environments.

• Capability to make informed technical decisions, influence design direction, and lead in uncertain problem spaces.

• Experience working within Agile teams with strong collaboration among engineering, product, and design disciplines.

• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans commencing on day one.

• Six complimentary sessions each year with a licensed therapist.

• Twenty-three paid time off (PTO) days annually for full-time employees.

• Six company holidays per year.

• A 6% company contribution to a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with each pay period.

• Employee discounts available.

• Tuition reimbursement offered.

• Student loan refinancing assistance provided.

• Free access to financial counseling, education, and tools.

• Maternity support programs available.

• Nursing benefits offered.

• Up to 14 weeks of paid leave for birth parents.

• Up to 4 weeks of paid leave for non-birth parents.

• Incentive target of up to 15% based on individual and company performance objectives.