Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. American Unit, Inc is a fast-growing restaurant technology business seeking a Lead Full stack Web Developer. This role involves driving the architecture, design, and delivery of modern web applications while mentoring engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture, design, and development of enterprise-scale web applications using React, Node.js, and Express.js
- Define frontend architecture and establish best practices for reusable, accessible, scalable, and high-performing React applications
- Build and maintain responsive, modern user interfaces using React, TypeScript, Hooks, and component-driven design
- Design and support backend APIs for online ordering, menu management, loyalty programs, customer accounts, payments, POS, and third-party integrations
- Collaborate with Product Managers, UX/UI Designers, QA, DevOps, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions
- Contribute hands-on code, review pull requests, troubleshoot complex issues, and support production environments
- Mentor and guide developers through code reviews, technical coaching, and engineering best practices
- Support the full software development lifecycle, including planning, estimation, development, testing, deployment, and production support
- Partner with DevOps on CI/CD pipelines, cloud deployments, and release planning
- Identify technical risks, manage technical debt, and provide daily, weekly, or monthly client updates as needed
Skills
- 10+ years of professional software development experience
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with React, JavaScript, and TypeScript
- 3+ years of backend development experience with Node.js and Express.js
- 3+ years of technical leadership and mentoring experience
- 2+ years of experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud-based deployments
- Strong expertise in React architecture, state management, accessibility, performance optimization, responsive design, and component reusability
- Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs, secure authentication and authorization flows, and scalable backend integrations
- Proven experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, Agile delivery, and collaborative development workflows
- Strong understanding of secure software development, networking, troubleshooting, and code quality practices
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and client-facing consulting skills
- Experience with Next.js, React Query (TanStack Query), Storybook, Jest, React Testing Library, Playwright, or Cypress
- Familiarity with Redux or similar state management libraries
- Experience with HTML5, CSS3, LESS, SASS, responsive design, and mobile-first development
- Knowledge of Atomic Design, headless architecture, server-side rendering, SEO optimization, and WCAG accessibility standards
- Experience with Azure Cloud Functions, Azure DevOps, and modern build tools such as npm, Webpack, Vite, and Babel
- Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as DataDog, Splunk, Azure Application Insights, or New Relic
- Experience designing microservices or event-driven architectures
- Background in restaurant technology, hospitality, retail, e-commerce, SaaS, POS, online ordering, loyalty platforms, or payment integrations
Benefits
- Remote work flexibility
- Availability required during Mountain Time business hours
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