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Senior Full Stack Developer (Node/React)

Theory and Principle is looking for a senior Full Stack Developer to join its team in Portland, Maine. Theory and Principle is an industry-leading legal technology product design and development firm, working at the intersection of law, justice, and technology. 

This company’s office is on the waterfront in Portland, Maine, but we’re a hybrid team and working out of the office is not a requirement. 

We’re looking for an individual who can work with a range of clients from non-profits to large, multinational law firms to:

Responsibilities

  • Assist in technical planning and estimation of development tasks. 
  • Contribute to requirement gathering and design of new functionality.
  • Architect, design, optimize, and refactor code.
  • Build out the front-end of custom products and be able to translate wireframes and design into world class web applications.
  • Work with a variety of languages/frameworks including Javascript, React (JSX), Redux, Node.js, Vue.js etc. 
  • Assess current code bases and make refactoring recommendations to improve efficiency and readability.

Required skills and experience:

  • 5+ years of professional software development experience.
  • Experience with CSS, HTML/HTML5 and JavaScript a must.
  • Strong experience with React or equivalent technology.
  • Experience with server-side frameworks.
  • Experience with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.).
  • Experience building REST APIs.
  • Experience working on a team using Agile methodologies.
  • Experience with git.
  • Comfortable working in a command line environment
  • Experience using and interacting with APIs.
  • Strong written communication skills.
  • Demonstrate past experience through a robust portfolio.

Nice to have:

  • DevOps experience (CI/CD, Docker, Cloud primitives)
  • Sysadmin experience (Ubuntu, CentOS, Amazon Linux)
  • Familiarity with AWS & Azure
  • Automated testing experience (lab, cypress, jest, etc.)
  • Familiarity with 12 Factor App methodology
  • Experience with ORMs and Query Builders
  • Open Source contributions
  • Familiarity with Node.js and related Javascript server-side frameworks (hapi, Express, etc.)

Benefits of working with us:

  • Competitive Salary
  • Medical, dental and vision plan
  • Generous vacation policy
  • 401K matching
  • An inclusive environment of justice-minded software experts
  • A place to grow and learn while working on impactful projects

Senior Full Stack Developer (Node/React)