Senior Front End Engineer

Employment Type: Contract (6 months)

Project Overview

We’re looking for a senior frontend engineer independent contractor to partner with our engineering team. This role is designed to support two key objectives: (1) accelerate delivery of major product initiatives, and (2) provide architectural guidance and mentorship to level up our frontend capabilities. The role has strong potential to convert to a full-time position based on performance and business needs.

Project Scope and Deliverables

• Partner with product and design to implement key initiatives across our platform with high-quality, maintainable code
• Evaluate and evolve our React.js architecture to ensure maintainability, performance, and scalability
• Provide mentorship and code guidance to junior and mid-level frontend engineers
• Support backend engineers working in the frontend codebase, improving structure, clarity, and documentation to enable their efficiency
• Improve styling consistency and usability using CSS and Material UI components
• Help establish and document frontend engineering best practices and design patterns
• Bonus: Contribute to backend work (Node.js) when needed to unblock or accelerate frontend progress

Required Key Skills and Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience building modern web applications using React.js
• Demonstrated experience designing or refactoring frontend architecture at scale
• Proficient in modern JavaScript/TypeScript, component design, and UI performance optimization
• Strong CSS skills, with hands-on experience in Material UI (MUI) or similar component libraries
• Comfortable supporting full-stack or backend-focused engineers working in frontend code
• Familiar with state management tools like Redux, or similar
• Experience with Node.js on the backend is a plus
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset

Additional Information: 

• Start Date: July 1, 2025
• Contract Duration: 6 months
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
• Travel: This position may require occasional travel. The frequency and duration of travel will vary depending on business needs.
• Rate: $100-$125 per hour

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the independent contractor for this contract. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with notice.

This position requires prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Blumira is an inclusive employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.