Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
4+ years of experience owning features or product areas end to end.
Strong proficiency in TypeScript and modern React (hooks, composition, state, and data-fetching patterns).
Experience shipping production web applications.
Ability to communicate clearly and provide actionable feedback.
Responsibilities
Design, build, and ship features for member apps, internal tools, and merchant portals.
Create reusable components aligned with Figma designs.
Implement partner theming to support multiple brands from a single codebase.
Integrate with backend services for data handling and error management.
Write unit, component, and integration tests to maintain code quality.
Ensure accessibility and performance standards are met.
Mentor junior engineers and review code for quality.
Benefits
Flexible PTO and 11 company holidays, including parental leave.
Generous dining reimbursement with restaurant clients.
401(k) plan with company match.
Two medical plan options with a company match for HDHP participants.
Partnership with Rx n Go for certain free prescriptions.
Two dental plan options and a vision plan.
Flexible Spending Accounts and pre-tax commuter benefits.
Company-paid life insurance and AD&D insurance.
Full Job Description
Job Overview
This engineer builds the front-end applications that serve three audiences: members, internal employees, and restaurant owners. The role exists to ship polished, accessible, well-tested products on shared foundations: a common design system, a shared API client, and a monorepo that serves many partner brands.
This is a hybrid position that requires in office presence 3 days a week (Tuesday-Thursday) in Chicago.
What you'll bring to the table: (Responsibilities)
Design, build, and ship features across the member app, internal operations tools, and merchant portal, from technical approach through production release.
Build reusable components and design-system primitives that serve consumer, employee, and merchant surfaces, and keep them aligned with Figma designs.
Implement partner theming and configuration so one codebase supports many brands without forking.
Integrate with backend services, including data fetching, caching, error handling, and optimistic updates, and work with API owners on contracts.
Implement authentication and role-based access in the front end, such as employee SSO and merchant-user permissions, and design for data-visibility rules.
Write unit, component, and integration tests, and help maintain strong coverage and CI quality gates.
Build for accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA) and performance, including startup time, bundle size, and rendering on low-end devices.
Review code, give actionable feedback, and mentor less-experienced engineers (senior level).
Break down ambiguous requirements with Product, Design, and QA, and write clear tickets, specs, or decision records.
Support releases and deployments, troubleshoot production issues, and use logging and monitoring to find root causes.
Improve developer experience by contributing to shared tooling, templates, and documentation.
Do you have the right mix of ingredients:
Writes clean, typed, maintainable code and cares about consistency across a large shared codebase.
Translates design files into pixel-accurate, responsive, accessible UI.
Can reason about cross-platform differences (iOS, Android, web) and know when to branch and when to share.
Understands how API design, caching, and loading and error states shape user experience.
Communicates clearly in writing and in review, and is comfortable giving and receiving feedback.
Works independently on ambiguous problems and raises risks early.
Senior only: sets technical direction for a feature area, makes trade-offs explicit, and raises the quality of the team around them.
Bachelor's in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
4+ years, with a record of owning features or a product area end to end.
Strong TypeScript and modern React (hooks, composition, state, and data-fetching patterns).
Experience shipping production web applications.
Preferred
React Native and/or Expo experience shipping to the App Store and Google Play, or sharing code across native and web (React Native Web).
Experience with a data-fetching library such as TanStack Query and with a themeable styling system (e.g., Unistyles).
Experience building admin, back-office, or B2B portals: tables, forms, filters, permissions, and audit-sensitive workflows.
Familiarity with OIDC/OAuth and identity providers such as Auth0.
Monorepo experience (pnpm workspaces or similar), plus Vitest/Jest, React Testing Library, and Storybook.
Background in loyalty, rewards, payments, restaurant, or hospitality products.
Comfort using AI-assisted development tools in a real workflow.
What you'll love about us:
Comprehensive benefits package, which includes:
This is a full-time, exempt position. The base salary range for this role in Chicago is $120,000-$160,000 annually, depending on level (mid-level or senior), as well as candidate experience, skills, and other factors. This role is also eligible for an annual bonus target of 10%, bringing total target compensation to $132,000-$176,000.
Competitive Time Off Benefits: including flexible PTO, 11 company holidays, and parental leave.
Generous dining reimbursement when you dine with our restaurant clients
401(k) plan with a company match
Two medical plan options- Standard PPO or High Deductible Health Plan (HSA with company match for HDHP participants)
Partnership with Rx n Go, offering certain prescriptions for free
Two dental plan options and a vision plan
Flexible Spending Accounts and a pre-tax commuter benefit program
Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance Plans
Short Term and Long Term disability
Company-paid life insurance and AD&D insurance, supplemental employee, spouse, and child life insurance
Employee Life Assistance Program
Hybrid working environment in a new office space downtown near the Metra Train stations and catered lunches on Tuesdays.
Expected Pay Range
$120,000-$160,000 USD
About Rewards Network
Rewards Network is a leading provider of marketing, loyalty, and financing services to the restaurant industry. The company offers a range of solutions to help restaurants attract and retain customers, including dining rewards programs, financing options, and marketing services. Rewards Network has a strong reputation for delivering high-quality solutions that are tailored to meet the specific needs of each customer. The company has a team of experienced professionals who are dedicated to providing exceptional service and support to customers.
