React.js Technical Lead - JavaScript, Node.js

Job Summary

We are looking for an Engineer - Web Full Stack that has a solid understanding of Javascript, NodeJS, React, and emerging javascript frameworks, to work on an agile cross-functional team that values collaboration, automation, and innovation. If you're a JavaScript enthusiast looking to build highly scalable, performant and fault-tolerant applications, come grow your skills as a software engineer at Amex

Key Responsibilities

What to expect:

• Deliver features for end-to-end web application development on a multi-functional team
• Learn how to build applications using our in-house frameworks
• Collaborate with product owners to understand business needs and participate in refining stories
• Embrace code review, pair programming, and process innovation to better yourself and the team
• Optimize code for accessibility, performance, availability
• Increase the confidence in our deployments by writing tests, contributing to reliability frameworks, and finding automation opportunities
• Investigate and resolve production issues with the help of our site reliability team
• Innovate and implement new technologies in an effort to improve our team and applications

Skill Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Have at least 5+ years of experience in Web Development
• Have solid experience with front end frameworks and state management with or similar to ReactJS / Redux
• Have a strong understanding of NodeJS, CSS, APIs, Jest, Mocha, Rest, GraphQL, Express
• Have experience with modern JavaScript coding, open source ecosystem, and development practices
• Have a passion for providing the best customer experience, and is comfortable optimizing for accessibility and performance
• Are comfortable working in an environment based on Agile development methodologies and DevOps principles
• Take initiative to collaborate with others in order to find solutions to the team's problems
• Are excited about innovation and automation

Other Requirements

1.Relevant certifications in Web Development technologies such as React.JS or Node.JS are a plus.