MERN Developer (Durham, NC)

Required Skillset:

• Expert knowledge of NodeJS-based application development
• Deep experience with MongoDB, including data design and performance optimization
• Broad hands-on experience with AWS-based infrastructure and deployment processes
• Working knowledge of Redis, Docker-based containerization, Terraform, Jenkins
•  Flexible and adaptable with a positive “can-do" attitude
• Excellent communication skills with an ability to work effectively in-office and remote
• Able to build modular, loosely coupled, reusable, and maintainable software components
•  Solid experience in modern JavaScript, HTML and CSS (React JS /Redux experience a plus)

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Role and Responsibilities:

• 25%- Help to direct and mentor a growing and distributed team of developers at all levels of experience (from junior to senior/principal) leadership. Observe and promote software development best practices such as proper testing and code review, reuse, and refactoring
• 25% Be a proactive and hands-on technical troubleshooter to identify issues early and prevent them from occurring. Optimize the applications for stability, security, speed, and scalability. Hands-on production support, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
• 50% MERN Development. Contribute to the design, definition, and implementation of the application and feature-level architecture across multiple services and tiers. Interface with product teams and other stakeholders on behalf of development as needed.

Department: Preferred Vendors
This is a contract position