Senior Full Stack JavaScript Developer (SSR / Front-End Leaning)

Social News Desk, Inc

$100K — $130K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of software engineering experience, specifically with Node.js and AWS
  • 2+ years of engineering team leadership experience
  • Experience with AI-assisted software development
  • Strong background in designing and scaling backend services and APIs
  • Experience with serverless or distributed production infrastructure
  • Track record of delivering reliable customer-facing SaaS products
  • Excellent communication skills that align technical and business objectives

Responsibilities

  • Lead daily standups and manage sprint priorities
  • Drive technical design and architecture discussions
  • Oversee code reviews and enforce source code standards
  • Mentor engineers to promote clean and maintainable code
  • Plan and oversee production releases and deployment processes
  • Ensure uptime and reliability of production systems
  • Collaborate with Product teams on feature priorities and feasibility

Benefits

  • Retirement benefits plans
  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage including medical, dental, and vision
  • Paid vacation and parental leave
  • Fully remote work environment within approved states
  • Opportunities for growth into senior engineering leadership roles
Full Job Description
Senior Full Stack JavaScript Developer (SSR / Front-End Leaning)

Role Overview
In this role, you will build and maintain core user interfaces in our platform - especially areas that benefit from SSR (Next.js or similar), React, and responsive, accessible front-end development. You'll work closely with Product and Engineering to ship features end-to-end, integrate with our Node.js/AWS backend, and ensure what we put in front of customers is reliable, performant, and maintainable. This is a senior IC role: no formal people management, but you should be comfortable breaking down work, reviewing PRs, and "steering" 1-2 other developers to get features across the finish line.

Key ResponsibilitiesProduct & System Ownership
  • Own and maintain production web experiences used by customers.
  • Ensure reliability, performance, and accessibility of front-end experiences.
  • Break down feature work and provide direction to 1-2 other developers as needed.

Front-End / SSR Delivery
  • Build SSR/SSG pages and components using Next.js (or similar).
  • Implement responsive, mobile-friendly interfaces in React.
  • Apply and extend design systems and shared component libraries.
  • Enforce accessibility best practices (ARIA, keyboard navigation, contrast).

Full Stack / Platform Integration
  • Integrate with backend APIs built in Node.js and serverless/ECS/AWS.
  • Work with integrations to social platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Threads, YouTube, TikTok, RSS) where applicable.
  • Contribute to code quality, CI/CD, and observability.

Collaboration
  • Partner with Product to clarify requirements and edge cases.
  • Participate in code reviews across multiple repositories.
  • Align with other engineers on architecture, patterns, and standards.

QualificationsRequired
  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
  • Strong experience with React.js.
  • Proven experience with SSR frameworks (Next.js or similar).
  • Experience working with or building design systems.
  • Strong responsive and accessible UI skills.
  • Experience integrating with RESTful APIs in a JS/TS environment.
  • Ability to take ownership of a production feature/service.
  • Ability to provide direction to 1-2 other developers to complete work.

Preferred
  • Experience with social media platform APIs and/or webhooks.
  • Experience with AWS/serverless (Lambda, API Gateway).
  • Experience with real-time features (WebSockets, socket.io).
  • SaaS, B2B, or public-sector product experience.

Tech Stack
  • Frontend: React, Next.js (or similar SSR), React Native (Expo exposure)
  • Backend: Node.js, Serverless Framework, AWS Lambda, API Gateway
  • Infrastructure: AWS (S3, CloudFront, IAM, CloudWatch), Redis Labs, MongoDB Atla
  • Integrations: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X (Twitter), Threads, YouTube, TikTok, RSS
  • Tools: GitHub, Asana, Slack, AI-assisted coding tools

Compensation & Benefits
  • Retirement benefits plans
  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, vision)
  • Paid vacation and parental leave
  • Fully remote within approved states
  • Opportunities to grow into broader technical ownership

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