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Gravity IT Resources

Frontend Developer IV (San Diego)

Gravity IT Resources, San Diego, California, United States, 92189

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Position Title: Front-End Developer IV (Hybrid

San Diego) Position Summary: We are supporting a leading financial software company in hiring a

Front-End Developer IV

to join a highly collaborative engineering team responsible for building and maintaining large-scale, customer-facing web applications used across multiple product lines. This role is 100% web-focused, working within a shared component library environment, and will help modernize front-end architecture while contributing to high-impact features across the organization. The ideal candidate is a seasoned JavaScript/React engineer with strong UI/UX sensibilities, experience working in fast-paced Agile environments, and a passion for building scalable, maintainable front-end applications. This role is

hybrid onsite in San Diego (3 days per week). Essential Responsibilities: ? Create and maintain modern, scalable web applications using JavaScript, React, and related front-end frameworks. ? Transform UX/UI design concepts into fully functional, responsive, and performant front-end implementations. ? Develop high-quality JavaScript/TypeScript code that interacts with shared libraries, reusable components, and internal frameworks. ? Collaborate closely with product owners, designers, and business stakeholders to refine requirements and deliver new features and enhancements. ? Work with QA and backend teams to ensure cross-functional compatibility, performance, and quality. ? Contribute to a fast-paced Agile development environment, participating in sprint planning, code reviews, retrospectives, and daily standups. ? Utilize automated testing frameworks (e.g., Cypress) to ensure reliability, maintainability, and regression coverage for front-end components. ? Participate in ongoing modernization efforts, including migration from JavaScript to TypeScript and improvements to shared front-end architecture. ? Ensure UI consistency across products through adherence to shared design patterns, component libraries, and best practices. ? Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize complex front-end issues in a high-traffic, customer-centric environment. Minimum Experience and Qualifications: ? Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent hands-on experience. ? 5+ years of professional front-end development experience building production-scale web applications. ? Expert-level proficiency in JavaScript, React, and modern front-end development practices. ? Experience with or willingness to work heavily in TypeScript as part of ongoing modernization. ? Strong understanding of HTML5, CSS, SASS/PostCSS, responsive design patterns, and component-driven UI development. ? Hands-on experience with automated testing frameworks such as

Cypress . ? Working knowledge of RESTful API integrations and web-based service architectures. ? Strong grasp of usability, accessibility, and performance optimization principles. ? Experience using Agile methodologies, issue tracking tools, and source control (e.g., Git). ? Ability to work onsite in San Diego at least

3 days per week . Preferred Experience and Qualifications: ? Experience with additional frameworks (e.g., AngularJS, Ember, Backbone, Node.js, Aurelia.js). ? Familiarity with hybrid mobile frameworks (e.g., Cordova, React Native). ? Experience working with shared component libraries at enterprise scale. ? Background building high-volume, customer-centric web applications, e-commerce experiences, or multivariate testing platforms. ? Strong collaboration skillsthis team works closely together and values communication, feedback, and shared ownership. Work Environment: ? Hybrid schedule: onsite in San Diego 3 days per week. ? Highly collaborative engineering team with several senior engineers based locally. ? Fast-paced Agile environment with strong cross-functional partnership.