Lead React Developer

This is a remote role

About AAPC

AAPC is a leading organization in the healthcare industry, dedicated to providing top-tier education, certification, and resources for healthcare professionals. We foster a culture of humility, support, drive, transparency, and innovation—values that guide everything we do.

Position Overview

AAPC is seeking a Lead React Developer to spearhead our front-end development efforts. This role is ideal for a highly skilled developer with leadership capabilities, who is eager to mentor a team, set technical direction, and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders while remaining hands-on in coding and architecture.

The ideal candidate thrives in both leadership and development, ensuring best practices, driving innovation, and guiding the team toward high-performance web applications.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Strategy

· Define and implement best practices in front-end development, ensuring scalable, high-performing web applications.

· Set technical direction and architecture for React-based applications, integrating with headless CMS and eCommerce platforms.

· Stay ahead of industry trends and proactively recommend improvements to technology and processes.

Hands-On Development

· Architect, develop, and maintain React applications with Next.js.

· Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code in TypeScript and JavaScript.

· Optimize applications for performance, accessibility, and scalability.

· Work closely with UX/UI designers to translate designs into seamless user experiences.

Team Mentorship & Collaboration

· Lead and mentor front-end developers, conducting code reviews and knowledge-sharing sessions.

· Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and accountability within the team.

· Work cross-functionally with product owners, marketing, UX designers, and backend developers to align development goals.

Code Quality, Testing & Deployment

· Ensure high code quality through unit and integration tests.

· Establish code review standards and enforce best practices in Git workflows.

· Debug and resolve complex technical issues with an analytical approach.

Qualifications & Skills

Must-Have:

· 5+ years of React development experience with a strong understanding of hooks, context, and performance optimizations.

· Proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), Next.js (v14.x+), and Storybook.

· Expertise in integrating with RESTful APIs & GraphQL.

· Experience working with headless CMS (Contentful).

· Familiarity with Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) and Jira.

· Strong understanding of responsive design, accessibility (WCAG), and modern front-end tooling (Webpack, Turbopack, NPM).

· Experience in CI/CD pipelines, Git version control (Github), and automated testing.

· Excellent problem-solving skills, communication, and ability to lead a team.

· Strong attention to detail while maintaining the ability to grasp abstract concepts and the broader strategic vision.

Bonus Skills:

· Experience with leveraging search platforms (Algolia).

· CRM (HubSpot, Salesforce) integrations.

· Prior BigCommerce enterprise-level project experience is a strong plus.

· Familiarity with A/B testing (VWO), analytics (Google), and performance monitoring tools (New Relic).

· Experience working with a CDP (Rudderstack)

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation commensurate with experience
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Generous PTO and Holiday Pay
• 401(k) retirement plan

AAPC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company does not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices based on race, sex, age, disability, religion, national origin or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above-listed items.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company does not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices on the basis of race, sex, age, disability, religion, national origin, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above-listed items.