Staff Engineer - REACT/Full Stack

Staff Full-Stack/React Engineer

Position Description:

ServiceTrade is a leading SaaS company transforming the fire protection and mechanical industries. We’re seeking a motivated and skilled Staff React Engineer to join our growing team. As a Staff React Engineer, you will be a technical leader with a deep understanding of React and its ecosystem, capable of driving complex projects and mentoring other engineers.

Why ServiceTrade:

At ServiceTrade, you will have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging opportunities in software engineering. As the company transitions its front-end framework, our front-end engineers play an instrumental role in shaping the future of the user experience. You’ll be able to collaborate with other teams including product and design to continuously improve and expand our offerings. You will get to work closely with a passionate team that is eager to work on new technologies and push the boundaries of what is possible.

What sets us apart? Our product is a true GAME-CHANGER that provides our customers a massive ROI and keeps them on the leading edge of the industry.

About You:

You thrive on complex front-end engineering challenges that allow you to apply your extensive full-stack experience and skills. As a seasoned developer, you take pride in architecting polished, high-performing user interfaces using modern frameworks and techniques. While focused on front-end work, your experience with back-end code and databases will allow you to identify opportunities to improve performance and user experience of the user interface. 

You enjoy collaborating cross-functionally to ensure cohesive product experiences. As an individual contributor, you work closely with other engineering teams to integrate front-end code. You also partner with product and design teams, providing constructive feedback to enhance interfaces and resolve any issues preventing great user experiences. With your technical expertise and diplomatic communication style, you help shape solutions that are innovative, user-centered, and deliver business value.

Key Responsibilities and Activities:

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of complex React applications.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers.
• Drive architectural decisions and best practices for front-end development.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to define and implement features.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure code quality and performance.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and scalability issues.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in the React ecosystem.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience with building large-scale web applications using React, Redux, and modern JavaScript frameworks.
• Expert-level knowledge of React and its core principles, state management, asynchronous programming, and RESTful APIs.
• In-depth knowledge of front-end technologies, including HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript (ES6+).
• Experience building scalable APIs used by SaaS application
• Experience working with RDBMS and noSQL databases 
• Strong understanding of Experience with testing frameworks (e.g., Jest, Mocha, Cypress) and writing unit and integration tests.
• Familiarity with version control tools such as GitHub, and experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to think critically in high-pressure situations.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. 
• A passion for mentoring and helping others improve their skills.

Preferred Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience with TypeScript in large-scale applications.
• Familiarity with UI component libraries such as Material-UI or Styled Components.
• Experience with PHP or Java APIs
• Experience with MySQL and Mongo (as it relates to UI performance)
• Experience with Google FireBase Realtime Database
• Experience with cloud services (AWS, GCP, etc.) and modern deployment 
• Experience with containers (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.) is a plus.
• Experience in Agile development processes, including Scrum or Kanban.

#LI-Hybrid (this means you are local to the Raleigh-Durham, NC area, and are able and willing to come into the office 1-2x per week). 

A few things you’ll want to know:

What does ServiceTrade do?

Founded in 2012, ServiceTrade is the software platform for commercial mechanical and fire contractors. More than 1,300 contractors use ServiceTrade to increase profit and deliver more work during a persistent skilled labor shortage by improving service and project operations, helping technicians be more productive and do their best work, selling more service and inspection agreements, and growing customer loyalty. Over 10% of the commercial or industrial buildings in the United States are serviced by contractors using ServiceTrade to manage 13 million equipment assets and invoice more than $7.5 billion of service-related commerce. 

Ok, so why should I care about that?

Our customers are smart, hard-working people who we enjoy serving. We help them grow their business to earn more revenue, employ more blue-collar workers, and become more valuable to their customers. It’s why we get excited about serving a market that you might never have thought about before.

What kind of working environment do you have?

We’ve transitioned from a start-up to a scale-up -- that means we still have the spirit and energy of a start-up and are adding new people who will help us expand our business faster and run our business smarter. We have big ambitions and every employee understands our goals and what their role is in achieving them. Read about our company culture on our About Us page. 

What kind of benefits do you offer?

• Medical with Blue Cross Blue Shield NC (2 options)
• Dental and Vision with Unum 
• Company-paid Life insurance, STD and LTD 
• Voluntary benefits including Supplemental Life Insurance, HSA, FSA and Dependant Care, Critical Illness and Accident  
• 401(k) with up to 3% employer match and NO vesting period
• Flexible PTO policy
• 10 company holidays
• Parental Leave 
• Community Impact Program (Volunteer) 

Want to know more? 

Go ahead and apply! Let’s get to know each other.