Frontend Software Tech Lead

About the Role

Rocket Lawyer is seeking an experienced, passionate Frontend Engineer who wants to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with a talented agile team. As part of a cross-functional team consisting of a product manager, designer, 4-6 software engineers, and QA analysts, you will be an active partner in the design, coding, unit testing, and release of new features and enhancements for our growing customer base.

We value a fun, collaborative, team-oriented work environment, where we celebrate our accomplishments. 

Responsibilities

• Participate in UI design, technical design, and code reviews
• Write and present high-level technical designs for new features and products
• Groom and provide technical scope for stories and epics in 2-week sprints
• Write high-quality, performant, reusable frontend code for the UX in Rocket Lawyer’s products
• Write unit and integration tests that demonstrate that the code meets acceptance criteria
• Lead other team members to incrementally deliver value to customers

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience building frontend applications, including prior experience as a technical lead
• 3+ years of experience building web applications
• Strong knowledge of modern JavaScript technologies such as Angular, React, and Typescript
• Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS/LESS/SASS
• Experience developing responsive interfaces for web and mobile
• Experience with performance debugging, benchmarking, and best practices
• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
• Advanced English skills

Highly Desired

• Experience with NextJS or another React framework
• Strong interest in building delightful, intuitive user experiences
• Experience with testing frameworks such as Jest and JUnit
• Working knowledge of backend technologies like Java Spring Boot, Node, REST-based API development
• Knowledge of web architecture and the HTTP protocol
• Understanding of microservices architecture
• Experience with MVC development
• Knowledge of caching strategies
• Knowledge of cloud development
• Familiarity with Jenkins and CI/CD environments
• Experience developing internationalized software
• Experience integrating and configuring CMS, CDP, tag managers, marketing analytics, and other MarTech technologies

Benefits & Perks