The Opportunity

Modern Tribe is looking for an experienced UI/Front End Developer to join our team as a freelance contractor.

If you have experience with advanced JavaScript, frameworks including React and React Native and want to apply those skills on top of a variety of delivery systems, from integrations with large scale WordPress installs to custom backend and server side rendered platforms you’re probably a good match for this role.

You will enjoy unique challenges and build hybrid app systems or complex interactive UI’s alongside other Front End/Back End Developers that will require deep collaboration with your team. Performance optimization and testing will be a required skill set, and knowledge of the latest asset bundling systems with optimal performance configuration for them will be key. You will also implement designs accurately with progressive css/templating methods and work with the rest of the team to identify reusable code proactively, abstracting that to internal tools as applicable.

This opportunity is for a person ready to challenge themselves with a diverse team on a wide range of JavaScript intensive projects. We foster a collaborative and engaging environment, and are looking for people who want to grow our systems with us as we create the best interfaces and experiences we can for our clients. 

Personal Competencies

• Strong communication skills
• Experience working as part of a remote team
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented
• Strong organizational skills
• A methodical approach to all tasks
• Ability to prioritize workloads and meet deadlines
• Fluent English speake

Knowledge & Experience

• Extensive knowledge of modern JavaScript standards and patterns
• Experience with React and/or React Native
• Proficiency at local environment setup for app development, docker
• Experience with REST APIs
• Experience with async operations at scale and modern practices to handle them
• Advanced experience with state management
• Solid understanding of various styling approaches for UI Development (CSS Modules, Styled Components etc)
• Unit, snapshot and integration testing
• GIT

Bonus Points

• Examples of plugins / code that you’ve released to the open source community
• Experience with WordPress
• Experience with GraphQL
• Native app development (android, ios)

Responsibilities

• ARCHITECT  Work to architect scalable and maintainable applications across a range of technologies.
• COLLABORATE Coordinate and communicate clearly and whenever needed with designers, back-end developers and other application devs
• SOLVE You will be presented with complex technical requirements and design robust solutions to fulfill them. 

Location

Work from anywhere and join our distributed team working across the globe. If your timezone is outside of US business hours, but you work at least 3-4+ hours of overlap each day, let’s chat. You should be fluent in English and just need a computer and a strong wifi signal to support daily video chats with the Tribe.

Compensation

Pay range is commensurate with qualifications and experience between $40-$65/hour. We are currently looking for freelance contractors about 10-20 hours a week for this gig. 

Perks

We believe that distributed working is a way of life. We understand what it means to work remotely. We offer consistency in expectations, payment, and support. We believe in learning from each other and fostering personal growth. You can expect to learn a lot while working with us. (Also, if you work enough with us, we’ll bring you on the team trips.) 

Who We Are

Modern Tribe, Inc. is a rapidly growing software & design company. We develop custom solutions for some of the world’s largest companies, government institutions and smaller growing organizations. We pride ourselves on our ability to bridge people and technology and to bring the passion and dedication of an entrepreneur to every project. Our team is composed of talented employees and freelancers around North & South America (and a smattering across the globe). 

Inclusion Statement

Modern Tribe is committed to a culture that embraces diversity and inclusion. We foster an environment of collaboration, open engagement, fairness and respect regardless of differences in age, race, disability, national origin, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation or veteran status. As a hybrid workspace ranging from distributed contractors to traditional employees, we value the unique perspectives and experiences of our global team.

We come from all walks of life. We are small business owners. We are tattoo aficionados and 80’s movie buffs and ex-pats. We are homeschool teachers. We are single parents. We are musicians, college drop-outs, and entrepreneurs. We are travelers, feminists, runners, volunteers, and makers. We are a Modern Tribe.

Everyday we strive to fulfill our motto: live well and do good work. We hope you will consider joining us.