Lead Engineer - CSS & React.js

Company OverviewNeighborly is a holding company of 22 service brands, focused on repairing, maintaining and enhancing consumers homes and businesses. The company operates online platforms that connect consumers to service providers in their local communities that meet their rigorous standards as a franchisor across 14 service categories at www.getneighborly.com in the United States and www.getneighbourly.ca in Canada. The company was founded in 1981 as Dwyer Group with its world headquarters in Waco, Texas. More information about Neighborly/Neighbourly, and its franchise concepts, is available at www.NeighborlyBrands.com and www.nbly.co.uk.Neighborly is an active member in the International Franchise Association (IFA), Canadian Franchise Association (CFA), British Franchise Association (BFA) and German Franchise Association and is a founding company of the Veterans Transition Franchise Initiative (VetFran).Position Overview:The Neighborly IT Team is focused on achieving great outcomes and is committed to helping our associates succeed through technology driven solutions. We are seeking an experienced IT professional to join our team. The UI Software Engineer will be responsible for developing quality code working as part of an agile team delivering Neighborly Field Service & Point of Sale Applications. This is a hands-on role that includes coding & writing unit tests. The engineer is expected to work with product managers, scrum masters, QA engineers & other developers. Working with the development teams, the candidate will be an advocate for quality and testability - ensuring that the team is kept informed of the progress and overall quality of deliverables - escalating any blockers through the appropriate channels.Primary Responsibilities:Responsible for developing and maintaining custom software using Neighborly standard coding practices and techniquesResponsible for architecting and developing functioning solutions based on technical requirementsWorks with enterprise architects, technical leads, and other developers to ensure scalable and quality solutionsResponsible for ensuring tasks assigned are completed in a timely mannerResponsible for documenting and communicating application design, topologies, and architecture in an understandable way to peers, Jr Developers and business usersResponsible for assisting and performing code review of other developers.Responsible for following Neighborly SDLC processes.Responsible for mentoring and guiding other development staff, including senior and lead roles, in best practices and techniquesFosters an environment of communication and problem solving, leveraging the Neighborly Code of Values.Assists the team in researching solutions and recommends solutions to meet business requirements.Maintain confidentiality of personal information.Interface with others in a professional manner and be a trusted go to person.Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.Minimum Required Attributes:Experience of working in a CI/CD model8+ years of working experience in UI development and should hold strong knowledge of ReactJS, Advanced JavaScript, HTML and CSSHandled a minimum of 5 member team sizeExposure on AWSExperience writing unit test casesA solid understanding of web standards, accessibility, cross-browser compatibility, website security and data privacy best practicesCandidate must be customer focused, goal oriented, and have a passion for successKnowledge and experience in common API technologies including SOAP and RESTAble to lead other developers regarding best practices and techniquesAble to see the bigger picture and explain it clearly to other development staffAble to document clearly and create flow/process diagrams to describe complex business applicationsStay abreast of UX trends, corporate and industry standards looking for creative ideasParticipate in driving and creating both web and mobile products concepts as a part of cross functional teamHighly organized and detail-oriented.Self-starter. Ability to work autonomously with little support.Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines.Experience and proven ability to communicate (verbally and written) effectively with business and IT stakeholders and senior leadership.Preferred AttributesFull stack development experience with React JS, Node JS, .NETExtensive working knowledge in AWS and related AWS servicesWorking knowledge on postgres databaseExperience using Docker/KubernetesEducation & Experience:Bachelors degree or equivalent experience8+ years of proven work experience ATS